Introduction

Geothermal energy hidden underground is a new energy source with enormous potential. According to the storage form of geothermal energy, it can be divided into shallow geothermal energy and medium deep geothermal energy. The total storage capacity of global geothermal energy is considerable and can fully meet all human energy needs. The scientific and rational development and utilization of geothermal energy is the main research goal of the local thermal energy research team. Our research team is the earliest national level scientific research institution in China to conduct research on geothermal energy utilization. Since its establishment, the team has won multiple national and provincial scientific awards. Our main research directions include geothermal energy utilization technology and geothermal energy evaluation technology. Geothermal energy utilization technology covers technologies such as geothermal power generation, geothermal cooling, geothermal heating, and geothermal drying. Geothermal energy evaluation technology covers the development of dynamic evaluation software for geothermal resources and the study of mathematical models for geothermal resource prediction. Our research team has successfully built China's first geothermal power station and China's first 5-level geothermal comprehensive cascade utilization project. We have also successfully developed China's first low-temperature geothermal refrigeration unit and modular ORC geothermal power generation unit. In terms of geothermal energy utilization technology, our research results have reached the leading level in China. At present, our team has 12 full-time researchers (including 4 professors and 5 associate professors) and 12 graduate students (9 master's and 3 doctoral students)

Key Research Areas

▪ Geothermal power generation and integrated utilization technologies

▪ Geothermal energy storage technologies

▪ Technologies for efficient utilization of deep geothermal energy

▪ Wide-temperature-range geothermal cooling technologies

▪ Dynamic analysis technologies for geothermal resources

▪ Comprehensive evaluation technologies for regional geothermal development

▪ Optimization Technologies for Zero-Carbon Energy Supply and Utilization Systems in Large Public Buildings

▪ Ultra-High-Temperature Steam Heat Pump Technologies

Core Researchers：

GONG Yulie, BU Xianbiao, LI Huashan, YAO Yuan, YE Cantao, WANG Lingbao, TIAN Xiaoming, SHI Zhuofan, GAO Xiang

Group photo of teachers and graduate students from the geothermal energy research team

Key Research Platforms & Facilities

▪ Steam heat pump performance and operating state test bench

▪Test center for performance and operating state of absorption refrigeration units

▪ Experimental device for simulating heat and mass transfer characteristics of underground sand layer

▪ Material drying characteristic testing device using air source heat pump

Signature Achievements

▪ Our team built the first geothermal power station in China in 1970.

▪ Our team built the first "cold, warm, hot water" triple supply system driven by geothermal heat pump in 2002 in China.

▪ Our team developed the first steam heat pump driven by low-temperature heat source in China in 2014.

▪ Our team developed the first ORC modular generator with vertical turbine in China in 2015.

▪ Our team developed the first steam heat pump driven by low-temperature heat source in China in 2014.

International Collaboration

Supported by the special fund for global commonality challenges of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Our team and Delft University of technology in the Netherlands are jointly studing the coupling mechanism of deep geothermal aquifer storage/supply energy system.

Team Leader：Gong Yulie

Contact Number：+86-13751852309

Contact Email：gongyl@ms.giec.ac.cn