• DocumentCode
    1479731
  • Title

    Earthquakes Hinder Green Energy Plans [Update]

  • Author

    Fairley, Peter

  • Volume
    48
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    4/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    14
  • Lastpage
    16
  • Abstract
    The extraordinary earthquake in Japan last month and the terrifying tsunami that followed left the country´s electricity infrastructure crippled. But for some green technologies, the worry is not that they will be damaged by earthquakes but that they can cause earthquakes. Measured or anticipated seismic shocks associated with geothermal energy, hydropower, and carbon sequestration are raising questions about the wisdom of energy projects and in some cases stopping them in their tracks.
  • Keywords
    earthquakes; geothermal power stations; hydroelectric power stations; earthquakes; electricity infrastructure; green energy plans; Earthquakes; Green products; Hydroelectric power generation; Tsunami;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.2011.5738386
  • Filename
    5738386
    • Link To Document
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