"By developing physics-based forecasting models and reducing the risk of human-induced earthquakes, we could increase the social acceptance of next-generation geothermal technologies," Mohammad ...

Deep geothermal energy has huge potential as environmentally friendly CO2-free district heat source in urban centres. A drawback is that geothermal systems can induce earthquakes that pose seismic ...

As with fracking for oil and gas, fracturing deep rocks to access geothermal reservoirs can trigger earthquakes ... reduce the risk and size of induced seismicity,” said Horne.

VTT Technical Research Center of Finland and Geological Survey of Finland is studying how to mitigate induced seismic risk associated with deep geothermal power stations in Finland. Small-magnitude ...