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Raw Green Podcast - Repurposing Oil and Gas Wells

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    There are over 29 million abandoned or inactive oil and gas wells worldwide, many with severe leakage of harmful substances, damaging the environment and harming human health.
    Can we repurpose them into geothermal energy power plants?Dr. Jingyi Li research recently published (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969723064707) studies the environmental impacts of repurposing oil and gas wells into geothermal power plants across their whole life cycle.
    Period28 Mar 2024

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    • TitleRepurposing Oil and Gas Wells
      Media name/outletOBE - Raw Green
      Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
      Date28/03/24
      DescriptionThere are over 29 million abandoned or inactive oil and gas wells worldwide, many with severe leakage of harmful substances, damaging the environment and harming human health.
      Can we repurpose them into geothermal energy power plants?
      Dr. Jingyi Li research recently published (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969723064707) studies the environmental impacts of repurposing oil and gas wells into geothermal power plants across their whole life cycle.
      URLhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/7rAvASMzKAAFBrmKD0xtn2?si=352c9b5937c14159
      PersonsJingyi Li
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