Year: 2015
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: New Zealand’s geothermal brines offer potential for the extraction of various metals and minerals, given both the fluid compositions and volumes discharged. The realisation of commercial value from the extracted constituents could create new industries, support economic development, and potentially provide additional revenue streams for geothermal energy generation and related industries. \nA 2013-2015 New Zealand Government-funded research programme (“From Waste to Wealth”) sought to identify potential processing technologies and, in particular, to provide a greater understanding of the barriers and success factors likely to influence the implementation of such technologies. \nThis paper summarises the research to date and makes recommendations for New Zealand’s future research and investment in this area.
Authors: Melissa Climo, E.K. Mroczek, Brian Carey, Anthony Hill, Barry Barton
Language: English
Subfield: Metals and Alloys
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2372310176