Energy & HeatPilot

Closed-loop geothermal

Uses closed-loop geothermal wells for baseload clean power or cooling with no water consumption and a small surface footprint.

Open planner →Cost bandVery highIllustrative Example

Where it applies

Applicability of Closed-loop geothermal across climate, water stress, land context, and community scale.
ClimateColdapplicableTemperateapplicableAridapplicableTropicalapplicable
Water stressLowapplicableMediumapplicableHighapplicable
Land contextGreenfieldapplicableDegradedapplicableBrownfieldapplicableUrbanapplicable
Community scaleRuralapplicableTownapplicableMetroapplicable

Five Capitals contribution

  • Natural3
  • Human0
  • Social1
  • Built2
  • Financial1

0–5 illustrative weighting of how this intervention builds each capital. Illustrative Example.

PrecedentPilot

Documented pilot / research deployment.

TVC decarb menu lever

Case studies1

Closed-loop geothermal

Pilot

Various · Geothermal regions

FigureValueSource
Attributebaseload, no water drawmedium conf.Decarb menu (citation)

Closed-loop geothermal appears on the TVC decarbonization menu as a firm clean-power lever with minimal water use.

How it maps herePILOT-tier; high Natural score where geology permits.

Sources

  • TVC decarbonization menuTVC Brief

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