Author(s)

Jiangtao Tan ¹, Jialong Yu ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Tibet University, Lhasa, Tibet, 850000, China

Corresponding Author

Jiangtao Tan

ABSTRACT

As the largest part of the earth, the ocean is rich in energy resources. Marine geothermal energy, as a renewable and clean energy, has great potential and importance. However, the current research on marine geothermal energy is relatively lacking. The main geothermal research is still concentrated on land, and the potential of marine geothermal energy has not been fully explored. As one of the largest coastal countries in the world, China has many sea areas, including the East China Sea, the South China Sea, the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea. These sea areas not only have abundant biological resources, but also contain abundant marine geothermal energy resources. In these sea areas, geothermal resources such as submarine hot springs, hydrothermal channels and underground hot rocks are abundant and have great energy potential. This paper focuses on the research status of marine geothermal energy in the four major sea areas along the coast of China, systematically summarizes the geological survey and geothermal resources of the major sea areas, and looks forward to the future development trend. This paper discusses Marine geothermal resources, development technology, application field, sustainability and environmental protection, so as to arouse more people's attention and research on Marine geothermal energy.

KEYWORDS

Marine Geothermal Energy, China Ocean, Development Trend

CITE THIS PAPER

Jiangtao Tan, Jialong Yu, Research Status and Prospect of Marine Geothermal Energy—Taking China's Ocean as an Example. Frontiers in Power and Energy Systems (2024) Vol. 3: 6-14. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/fpes.2024.030102.

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