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PART I - DEFINITIONS AND INTRODUCTORY CONCEPTS
THE HEAT OF THE EARTH: ORIGIN, MEASUREMENT, TRANSPORTATION, GEODYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTS. GEOTHERMAL ENERGY IN THE PANORAMA OF RENEWABLE ENERGY AND LOW CO2 EMISSIONS.
PART II - CLASSIFICATION OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES
STRUCTURE OF GEOTHERMAL AREAS, HEAT SOURCE, THE RESERVOIR, THE CAP ROCKS. RESOURCES OF HIGH, MEDIUM AND LOW ENTHALPY. WATER-DOMINATED SYSTEMS, VAPOR-DOMINATED SYSTEMS, GEOPRESSURED SYSTEMS, DRY ROCK.
PART III - GEOTHERMAL EXPLORATION
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY METHODOLOGIES: ESTIMATION OF THE AGE, SIZE, DEPTH AND T OF THE HEAT SOURCE, EVALUATION OF THE PRESENCE OF RESERVOIR ROCKS AND CAP ROCKS, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PERMEABILITY OF THE RESERVOIR AS A FUNCTION OF SURFACE DATA, REMOTE SENSING AND RECONSTRUCTION OF THE GEOLOGICAL MODEL; EXPLORATION OF THE CAP ROCK. HYDROGEOLOGICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY METHODOLOGIES: ESTIMATION OF THE TEMPERATURE AND COMPOSITION OF THE GEOTHERMAL FLUID FROM HOT SPRINGS AND GASES AT THE SURFACE EVALUATION OF THE DEEP CIRCULATION, AND THE RECHARGE POTENTIAL OF THE RESERVOIR. GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY METHODS: GRAVIMETRY, GEOELECTRIC, MAGNETOTELLURIC, SEISMIC, RECONSTRUCTION OF THE TEMPERATURE GRADIENT. DEEP-DRILLING: PLANNING, EXECUTION, COMMISSIONING, DOWN HOLE MEASURES. USE OF GIS FOR MANAGING AND MODELING OF GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS. NUMERICAL MODELING OF GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS
PART IV - REGIONAL GEOTHERMAL
A BRIEF HISTORY OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY IN ITALY, GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS ASSOCIATED WITH MAGMATIC PROVINCES OF TUSCANY AND LAZIO AND CAMPANIA, EOLIAN ARC ASSOCIATED WITH THE GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM, GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS OF FORELAND: SARDINIA, THE PIANURA PADANA, SICILY.
PART V - USE OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES
GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY; DIRECT USE OF HOT WATER, THE VERY LOW ENTHALPY GEOTHERMAL AND HEAT PUMPS; INTRODUCTION TO LEGISLATION

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