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Geothermal resources research in a granitic basement - the Braga area case stud...
Pereira, Bruno Sameiro; Antunes, Isabel Margarida Horta Ribeiro; Silva, Helena Maria Sant’Ovaia Mendes da; Gonçalves, Luís Miguel Barros; Cruz, CláudiaGeothermal resources are increasingly being considered as a strategic alternative in energy production, especially with the latest geopolitical developments. The densely populated Braga region, in NW Portugal, is endowed with a geostructural setting that enables the existence of several thermal water occurrences, spatially associated with a deep-rooted structure – the Vigo-Régua shear zone, set in a granite con...
Geothermal resources research in the Cávado Basin (NW Portugal)
Pereira, Bruno Sameiro; Antunes, Isabel Margarida Horta Ribeiro; Gonçalves, Luís Miguel BarrosGeothermal resources are increasingly considered as a natural alternative, particularly to produce energy. Actually, in Portugal, some municipalities are engaged in finding alternatives to the classical methods of energy production for environmental and economic reasons. Therefore it is important to analyze in more detail the geothermal potential of an area attending to the geological background, associated str...