我国中深层地热资源赋存特征、发展现状及展望

Occurrence characteristics, development status, and prospect of deep high-temperature geothermal resources in China

  • 摘要: 地热资源具有储量大、能源利用效率高、运行成本低和节能减排等优点,是唯一不受天气、季节变化影响的地球本土可再生清洁能源,对于实现双碳目标有重要意义。为了解中深层地热资源赋存特征和发展现状,系统梳理了国外中深层高温地热资源的发展历程和最新进展,并与我国中深层地热资源开发情况进行对比分析,以期为我国中深层地热资源开发利用提供借鉴和启示。总体来讲,我国传统水热型地热资源潜力巨大且开发程度不高,具有很大的开发空间;针对我国地热流体中伴生矿产资源的相关开发依然存在着稀有元素分布特征不清、潜力不明、整体开发利用程度不高等问题,应在评估地热流体中伴生矿产资源潜力基础上,进一步加强地热流体中伴生矿产资源的综合开发利用;随着矿产资源开采深度的加大和高温地热带周边相关工程建设的开展,高温热害成为不可忽视的问题。但目前深部矿井和工程建设中“热害资源化”的研究相对不足,造成了地热资源的浪费,应在“热害资源化”潜力评估的基础上,进一步推动“矿−热共采”及工程建设中的“热害资源化”利用。

     

    Abstract: The geothermal resource has some advantages in energy-saving and emission-reduction. They include enormous reserves, high energy utilization efficiency, and low-cost operation and have played an important role in achieving the targets of carbon peak and carbon neutrality as the only renewable-clean energy on the planet that is not affected by weather and seasons. A systematical analysis of the developing courses and new progress of foreign countries’ middle-deep high-temperature geothermal resources was carried out to analyze the occurrence characteristics and development status of high-temperature geothermal resources. Furthermore, in comparison to the development of high-temperature geothermal resources in China, several suggestions which may provide a reference for the utilization of middle-deep geothermal resources in China are put forward for the actual demands. Conventional hydrothermal geothermal resources in China generally have mature power technology and significant potential. However, in comparison to the total resources, geothermal resources in China have a low development degree and significant development potential. Significantly, a variety of rare mineral resources are associated with geothermal fluids in China, but some issues exist in the development of the associated mineral resources in high-temperature geothermal fluids, such as unclear trace element distribution and development potential, resulting in a low level of resource development. Consequently, based on the potential evaluation of the associated mineral resources, comprehensive utilization of the associated mineral resources in deep geothermal fluids should be strengthened. High-temperature heat harm has become a significant problem as engineering construction in the high-temperature geothermal area has advanced, and the mining depth of mineral resources has gradually increased. The high-temperature heat harm not only has a serious impact on the health of workers but also impedes the construction process and raises costs. However, the resource attribute of high-temperature heat harm, on the other hand, has received little attention. Hence, there is relatively little research on the “resource utilization of heat energy” in deep mines and engineering construction, resulting in the waste of geothermal resources. Based on the potential evaluation of “heat harm resources,” more attention should be paid to the utilization of “heat harm resources” in engineering construction and “ore-thermal co-mining” in deep mines, as well as actively developing high-temperature heat harm resource utilization technology. In general, more attention should be paid to the development of China’s middle-depth geothermal resources. The development of an enhanced geothermal system based on conventional hydrothermal geothermal resources could be more effective. Furthermore, geothermal resource utilization should not be limited to geothermal fluid; associated mineral resources and high-temperature heat-harm resources have enormous resource potential as well.

     

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