Assessment of deep geothermal research and development in the Upper Rhine Graben

M Frey, K Bär, I Stober, J Reinecker, J van der Vaart… - Geothermal …, 2022 - Springer
Deep geothermal energy represents a key element of future renewable energy production
due to its base load capability and the almost inexhaustible resource base. Especially with …

Lithosphere tectonics and thermo-mechanical properties: an integrated modelling approach for Enhanced Geothermal Systems exploration in Europe

S Cloetingh, JD van Wees, PA Ziegler, L Lenkey… - Earth-Science …, 2010 - Elsevier
Knowledge of temperature at drillable depth is a prerequisite in site selection for geothermal
exploration and development of enhanced geothermal systems (EGS). Equally important …

Localization of temperature anomalies in the Upper Rhine Graben: insights from geophysics and neotectonic activity

P Baillieux, E Schill, JB Edel, G Mauri - International Geology …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The European Cenozoic Rift System hosts major temperature anomalies in Central Europe.
In its central segment, the Upper Rhine Graben (URG), temperatures range from 75° C to …

Transposing an active fault database into a seismic hazard fault model for nuclear facilities–Part 1: Building a database of potentially active faults (BDFA) for …

H Jomard, EM Cushing, L Palumbo… - … Hazards and Earth …, 2017 - nhess.copernicus.org
The French Institute for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN), with the support of
the Ministry of Environment, compiled a database (BDFA) to define and characterize known …

Separation of rifting and lithospheric folding signatures in the NW-Alpine foreland

O Bourgeois, M Ford, M Diraison, CLC Veslud… - International Journal of …, 2007 - Springer
The development of the Alpine mountain belt has been governed by the convergence of the
African and European plates since the Late Cretaceous. During the Cenozoic, this orogeny …

Hydraulic and hydrochemical properties of deep sedimentary reservoirs of the Upper Rhine Graben, Europe

I Stober, K Bucher - Geofluids, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Hydraulic and hydrochemical data from several hundred wells mostly drilled by the oil and
gas industry within the four deep carbonate and siliciclastic reservoirs of the Upper Rhine …

Uncertainty assessment in 3-D geological models of increasing complexity

D Schweizer, P Blum, C Butscher - Solid Earth, 2017 - se.copernicus.org
The quality of a 3-D geological model strongly depends on the type of integrated geological
data, their interpretation and associated uncertainties. In order to improve an existing …

Alpine tectonics north of the Alps

K Reicherter, N Froitzheim, M Jarosiński, J Badura… - 2008 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The Cenozoic tectonic evolution of Central Europe was governed over long periods of time
by far-field stresses resulting from continent collision in the Alps (which is still ongoing) ridge …

Estimation of small surface displacements in the Upper Rhine Graben area from a combined analysis of PS-InSAR, levelling and GNSS data

T Fuhrmann, M Caro Cuenca, A Knöpfler… - Geophysical Journal …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The intra-plate deformation of the Upper Rhine Graben (URG) located in Central Europe is
investigated using geodetic measurement techniques. We present a new approach to …

Techno-economic assessment of geothermal resources in the variscan basement of the northern upper rhine Graben

M Frey, J van der Vaart, K Bär, C Bossennec… - Natural Resources …, 2023 - Springer
Deep geothermal energy represents an essential component of the future energy supply
because the resources greatly exceed the demand, and the base load capability can …