GEG - Geothermal Energy and Geofluids

Research Interests

I am interested in the following areas of Engineering & Design: Thermodynamics and Power Cycles CO 2 Sedimentary Geothermal Power Generation (CPG) Power Plant Cost Estimation (Techno-economics) Grid-level Renewable Electricity Integration Geothermal Energy Storage (CPGES) Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

Publications

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Refereed Publications in Journals

14 publications

2024 (2 publications)

2 Refereed Publications in Journals

Impact of Temperature on the Performance of Plasma-Pulse Geo-Drilling (PPGD)

Ezzat, M., Börner, J., Kammermann, B., Rossi, E., Adams, B. M., Wittig, V., Biela, J., Schiegg, H.-O., Vogler, D., and Saar, M. O.

2024Refereed Publications in Journals Peer-ReviewedRock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, pp. 3531–3542(Published: May 1, 2024)

DOIDOI: 10.1007/s00603-023-03736-y

Analytical solutions to evaluate the geothermal energy generation potential from sedimentary-basin reservoirs

Birdsell, D. T., Adams, B. M., Deb, P., Ogland-Hand, J. D., Bielicki, J. M., Fleming, M. R., and Saar, M. O.

2024Refereed Publications in Journals Peer-ReviewedGeothermics 116, Art. 102843(Published: January 1, 2024)

DOIDOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2023.102843

2022 (4 publications)

4 Refereed Publications in Journals

Using CO2 -Plume geothermal (CPG) energy technologies to support wind and solar power in renewable-heavy electricity systems

Van Brummen, A. C., Adams, B. M., Wu, R., Ogland-Hand, J. D., and Saar, M. O.

2022Refereed Publications in Journals Peer-ReviewedRenewable and Sustainable Energy Transition 2, Art. 100026(Published: August 1, 2022)

DOIDOI: 10.1016/j.rset.2022.100026

Techno-economic analysis of Advanced Geothermal Systems (AGS)

Malek, A. E., Adams, B. M., Rossi, E., Schiegg, H.-O., and Saar, M. O.

2022Refereed Publications in Journals Peer-ReviewedRenewable Energy, pp. 927–943(Published: March 1, 2022)

DOIDOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2022.01.012

Flexible CO2-plume geothermal (CPG-F): Using geologically stored CO2 to provide dispatchable power and energy storage

Fleming, M. R., Adams, B. M., Ogland-Hand, J. D., Bielicki, J. M., Kuehn, T. H., and Saar, M. O.

2022Refereed Publications in Journals Peer-ReviewedEnergy Conversion and Management 253, Art. 115082(Published: February 1, 2022)

DOIDOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2021.115082

Numerical analysis and optimization of the performance of CO2-Plume Geothermal (CPG) production wells and implications for electric power generation

Ezekiel, J. C., Adams, B. M., Saar, M. O., and Ebigbo, A.

2022Refereed Publications in Journals Peer-ReviewedGeothermics 98, Art. 102270(Published: January 1, 2022)

DOIDOI: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2021.102270

2021 (7 publications)

7 Refereed Publications in Journals

Numerical Modeling of the Effects of Pore Characteristics on the Electric Breakdown of Rock for Plasma Pulse Geo Drilling

Ezzat, M., Adams, B. M., Saar, M. O., and Vogler, D.

2021Refereed Publications in Journals Peer-ReviewedEnergies 15, Art. 250(Published: December 30, 2021)

DOIDOI: 10.3390/en15010250

Sensitivity of Reservoir and Operational Parameters on the Energy Extraction Performance of Combined CO2-EGR–CPG Systems

Ezekiel, J. C., Kumbhat, D., Ebigbo, A., Adams, B. M., and Saar, M. O.

2021Refereed Publications in Journals Peer-ReviewedEnergies 14, Art. 6122(Published: September 26, 2021)

DOIDOI: 10.3390/en14196122

Simulating Plasma Formation in Pores under Short Electric Pulses for Plasma Pulse Geo Drilling (PPGD)

Ezzat, M., Vogler, D., Saar, M. O., and Adams, B. M.

2021Refereed Publications in Journals Peer-ReviewedEnergies 14, Art. 4717(Published: August 4, 2021)

DOIDOI: 10.3390/en14164717

Heat depletion in sedimentary basins and its effect on the design and electric power output of CO2 Plume Geothermal (CPG) systems

Adams, B. M., Vogler, D., Kuehn, T. H., Bielicki, J. M., Garapati, N., and Saar, M. O.

2021Refereed Publications in Journals Peer-ReviewedRenewable Energy 172, pp. 1393–1403(Published: July 1, 2021)

DOIDOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2020.11.145

Minimum transmissivity and optimal well spacing and flow rate for high-temperature aquifer thermal energy storage

Birdsell, D. T., Adams, B. M., and Saar, M. O.

2021Refereed Publications in Journals Peer-ReviewedApplied Energy 289, pp. 1–14(Published: May 1, 2021)

DOIDOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.116658

Analytical Approaches for Porous Media Geothermal Power Calculations

Birdsell, D. T., Adams, B. M., Ogland-Hand, J. D., Bielicki, J. M., Fleming, M. R., and Saar, M. O.

2021Refereed Publications in Journals Peer-ReviewedGeothermics

The value of CO2-Bulk energy storage with wind in transmission-constrained electric power systems

Ogland-Hand, J. D., Bielicki, J. M., Adams, B. M., Nelson, E. S., Buscheck, T. A., Saar, M. O., and Sioshansi, R.

2021Refereed Publications in Journals Peer-ReviewedEnergy Conversion and Management, Art. 113548(Published: January 1, 2021)

DOIDOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2020.113548

2020 (1 publication)

1 Refereed Publication in Journals

Combining natural gas recovery and CO2-based geothermal energy extraction for electric power generation

Ezekiel, J. C., Ebigbo, A., Adams, B. M., and Saar, M. O.

2020Refereed Publications in Journals Peer-ReviewedApplied Energy 269, Art. 115012(Published: July 1, 2020)

DOIDOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.115012

Proceedings Refereed

4 publications

2020 (4 publications)

4 Proceedings Refereed

Advanced drilling technologies to improve the economics of deep geo-resource utilization

Rossi, E., Adams, B. M., Vogler, D., Von Rohr, P. R., Kammermann, B., and Saar, M. O.

2020Proceedings Refereed Peer-ReviewedIn Conference Proceedings(Published: August 13, 2020)

DOIDOI: 10.3929/ethz-b-000445213

Combining direct air capture and geothermal heat and electricity generation for net-negative carbon dioxide emissions

Adams, B. M., Sutter, D., Mazzotti, M., and Saar, M. O.

2020Proceedings Refereed Peer-ReviewedIn World Geothermal Congress

Geospatial estimation of the electric power potential in sedimentary basin geothermal resources using geologically stored carbon dioxide

Maldonado, S. B., Bielicki, J. M., Miranda, M. W., Howard, C., Adams, B. M., Buscheck, T. A., and Saar, M. O.

2020Proceedings Refereed Peer-ReviewedIn World Geothermal Congress

Using sequestered CO2 as geothermal working fluid to generate electricity and store energy

Fleming, M. R., Adams, B. M., and Saar, M. O.

2020Proceedings Refereed Peer-ReviewedIn World Geothermal Congress

Presentations Talks Contributed

1 publication

2020 (1 publication)

1 Presentation Talk Contributed

Enhancing deep geo-resource utilization by advanced drilling technologies: CTMD and PPGD

Rossi, E., Adams, B. M., Vogler, D., Kammermann, B., Schiegg, H.-O., Von Rohr, P. R., and Saar, M. O.

2020Presentations Talks ContributedTalk (Contributed) at 18th Swiss Geoscience Meeting, SGM 2020 - ETH Zürich, Switzerland, online(Published: November 6, 2020)

Proceedings Non-refereed

1 publication

2021 (1 publication)

1 Proceeding Non-refereed

Using Sedimentary Basin Geothermal Resources to Provide Long-Duration Energy Storage

Ogland-Hand, J. D., Bielicki, J. M., Adams, B. M., Buscheck, T. A., and Saar, M. O.

2021Proceedings Non-refereedIn ETH Zurich(Published: April 1, 2021)

URLDOIDOI: 10.3929/ETHZ-B-000467595

Dr. Benjamin Adams

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Research Interests

Publications

Refereed Publications in Journals

2024 (2 publications)

2022 (4 publications)

2021 (7 publications)

2020 (1 publication)

Proceedings Refereed

2020 (4 publications)

Presentations Talks Contributed

2020 (1 publication)

Proceedings Non-refereed

2021 (1 publication)

Refereed Publications in Journals

2024 (2 publications)

2022 (4 publications)

2021 (7 publications)

2020 (1 publication)

Proceedings Refereed

2020 (4 publications)

Presentations Talks Contributed

2020 (1 publication)

Proceedings Non-refereed

2021 (1 publication)