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Prospects for Identifying and Applied Use of Hydro and Petrothermal Energy Sources in Geodynamically Active Structures of the Eastern Segment of the Central Caucasus

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The article is devoted to the prospects for the development and use of renewable hydrothermal and petrothermal sources for the production of electrical energy in geodynamically active mountainous regions of the Alpine orogenesis, subjected to intensive magmatism, initiation of tectonic faults of the Sub-Caucasian and Anti-Caucasian orientations of various ranks, which penetrate the crust and reach the tops of the mantleas well asspread only in the crust. The geodynamically active ones are characterized by magmas intrusions of the mantle substrate, increased geothermal potential and high strains of the deformation type. The intersections of variously oriented tectonic disturbances can potentially be zonesof possible seismic sources (PSS)which are dangerous due to the occurrence of deformation waves of tectonic blockage of geological structures that contribute to the localization of a heat source with a large heat transfer potential. The spatial positions of the Ardon and Vladikavkaz deep faults, which are the collectors of the mantle material into the crustal medium and sedimentary cover, are validated. The assessment of the energy potential of the Nizhne-Karmadon occurrence of thermal mineral water and the Biragzang deep-seated hydrothermal mineralized source was made based on the local characteristics of the geothermal gradient.

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The research was supported by Russian Science Foundation (Project No. 19-47-02010 RSF-DST(2018):” Natural hazards and monitoring for mountain territories in Russia and India”.

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    V. B. Zaalishvili, Kh. O. Chotchaev, O. G. Burdzieva, D. A. Melkov & A. K. Dzhgamadze

  2. Sergeev Institute of Environmental Geoscience of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IEG RAS), Moscow, Russia

    V. B. Svalova & A. V. Nikolaev

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Zaalishvili, V.B. et al. (2021). Prospects for Identifying and Applied Use of Hydro and Petrothermal Energy Sources in Geodynamically Active Structures of the Eastern Segment of the Central Caucasus. In: Svalova, V. (eds) Heat-Mass Transfer and Geodynamics of the Lithosphere. Innovation and Discovery in Russian Science and Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63571-8_3

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