Research Projects
The thermal state of the Earth’s crust in southeast Australia
Dr G. Beardsmore (Chief Investigator)
Funding for 2005: $86,172 (Scopenergy)
The complex geological evolution of southeast Australia makes it extremely difficult to predict with any degree of certainty the temperature distribution within the upper crust. Such knowledge is fundamental to assessing the potential for geothermal energy as a clean and sustainable alternative power source in Victoria, Tasmania and southeast South Australia. Field measurements of heat flow and thermal properties of crustal rocks allow the development of crustal temperature models to aid in geothermal energy exploration and refine existing models of crustal evolution.
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