A system and method of harvesting geothermal energy in a subterranean formation includes providing an injection wellbore that extends into the subterranean formation, positioning a plurality of selectively opening sleeves in the injection wellbore spaced apart the subterranean formation, providing at least one producing wellbore that extends into the subterranean formation in a predetermined location proximate to the injection wellbore, and fracturing the subterranean formation in a plurality of locations proximate to the plurality of selectively opening sleeves to enhance a fluid pathway between the injection wellbore and the at least one producing wellbore. Fluid is injected down the injection wellbore at a first temperature, and the fluid is produced from the at least one producing wellbore at a second temperature higher than said first temperature.

Disclosed is a system for heating and cooling, respectively, of more than one house, where at least two houses are connected to a common energy storage in the ground and where a control device is arranged to transport a heat carrier in a pipe work connected to the energy storage. The houses are connected in parallel in relation to each other to the pipe work. Certain of the houses are arranged to exploit the heat carrier for cooling by raising the temperature of the exploited heat carrier with about 3-4 C. at the same time as other houses exploit the heat carrier for heating by lowering the temperature of the exploited heat carrier with about 3-4 C. The common heat storage is arranged so that the heat carrier flowing out from the common energy storage holds an approximatively constant temperature. A related method is also disclosed.

A hydronic panel and system for heating and/or cooling a room is disclosed. The hydronic panel includes a plurality of contiguous channels. A first chamber is located at a first end, preferably the upper end, of the panel and includes an inlet and communicates with a first subset of the channels. A second chamber is located at an opposite end of the panel and communicates with the first subset and also with a second subset of the channels. A third chamber is located at the first end of the panel, the third chamber communicates with the second subset of the channels and includes an outlet. In this configuration, heated or cooled water flows from the inlet into the first chamber, through the first subset of the channels, to the second chamber, through the second subset of the channels, into the third chamber and out the outlet. Consequently, the heated or cooled water can heat or cool the space. In addition to at least one hydronic panel, the system includes a source of heated and/or cooled water under sufficient pressure to cause the water to flow through the panel. The system also includes a controller to control one or both of the temperature of the water and the flow rate of the water through the panel.

The present invention relates to a vertical relay fluid storage barrel installed with fluid inlet and fluid outlet for whole or in part placement into natural thermal energy body in vertical or downward oblique manner, wherein a thermal energy exchanger is installed inside the relay fluid storage barrel temporarily storing thermal conductive fluid for external flow, the thermal energy exchanger is installed with fluid piping for the thermal conductive fluid passing through, to perform heat exchange with the fluid in the relay fluid storage barrel, and the fluid in the relay fluid storage barrel performs heat exchange with the natural thermal energy body.

The present invention relates to a vertical relay fluid storage barrel installed with fluid inlet and fluid outlet for whole or in part placement into natural thermal energy body in vertical or downward oblique manner, wherein a thermal energy exchanger is installed inside the relay fluid storage barrel temporarily storing thermal conductive fluid for external flow, the thermal energy exchanger is installed with fluid piping for the thermal conductive fluid passing through, to perform heat exchange with the fluid in the relay fluid storage barrel, and the fluid in the relay fluid storage barrel performs heat exchange with the natural thermal energy body.

Device for heating and cooling, respectively, more than one house, where at least two small houses (1) are connected to a common energy storage (2) in the ground and where a control device (3) is arranged to transport a heat carrier in a pipe work (4) connected to the energy storage (2). The small houses (1) are each arranged to have a separate respective heat pump device, and in each heat pump device is connected to the pipe work (4), so that, firstly, the heat carrier can flow through the heat pump device and, secondly, the small houses (1) are connected in parallel in relation to each other to the pipe work (4).

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An open-loop type heat equalization device utilizing the heat exchange fluid as the carrier to transmit the thermal energy of a natural thermal energy storage body to the temperature differentiation body at the exterior, and wherein the fluid inlet/outlet port (4011) of the pipeline structure (401) and a fluid inlet/outlet port (3012) of a pipeline structure (301) is often structured as an open state, and the space limiting and flow direction guiding structure of the heat exchange fluid (104) is nod provided, the main features of the present invention includes one or more than one of the 1) to 7) structural devices including: 1) installing the space limiting and flow direction guiding structure (201) of the heat exchange fluid (104) between the fluid inlet/outlet port (4011) of the pipeline structure (401) and a fluid inlet/outlet port (3012) of a pipeline structure (301) for allowing the heat exchange fluid (104) with thermal energy to be released from the fluid inlet/outlet port (4011) of the pipeline structure (401), and a part thereof is returned to the fluid inlet/outlet port (3012) of the pipeline structure (301) for flowing back to the heat gaining device (101); 2) installing an outward-expanding arc-shaped fluid chamber (108) at one or more than one of turning locations of the open-loop flowpath configured by the heat gaining device (101), the pipeline structure (301), the space limiting and flow direction guiding structure (201) and the pipeline structure (401) for temporally storing a part of the heat exchange fluid (104) and moderating the flow speed of the heat exchange fluid (104) with thermal energy for reducing the flow damping of the flowpath to the heat exchange fluid (104); 3) installing an auxiliary heating/cooling device (115); 4) installing an auxiliary fluid pump (107); 5) installing a heat exchange fluid temperature sensing device (TS201); 6) installing an environment temperature sensing device (TS202); and 7): installing an electric power control unit (ECU200).

A geothermal power plant and method of operating a geothermal power plant in which control over the creation and growth of fractures in the geothermal formation is achieved. A downhole pressure gauge (14) with a high data acquisition rate is located in the injection or production well. Pressure changes in the well are recorded as a pressure trace and transmitted to the surface as data. The data is analysed to determine fracture parameters of the geothermal formation. The pump rate of the well is then varied in response to the calculated fracture parameter(s).

A geothermal power plant and method of operating a geothermal power plant in which control over the creation and growth of fractures in the geothermal formation is achieved. A downhole pressure gauge (14) with a high data acquisition rate is located in the injection or production well. Pressure changes in the well are recorded as a pressure trace and transmitted to the surface as data. The data is analysed to determine fracture parameters of the geothermal formation. The pump rate of the well is then varied in response to the calculated fracture parameter(s).