Geothermal well Site Characteristics from Climate Resilient Technologies in Nakuru County, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorKaranja, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorNdunda, Ezekiel
dc.contributor.authorMang’uriu, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorNgare, Innocent
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-30T09:55:55Z
dc.date.available2017-06-30T09:55:55Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractGeothermal energy is regarded as a clean energy source. This assertion has a degree of truth subject to technological interventions applied in its extraction. This paper focuses on quality of vegetation, soils and water points at well sites. The concentrations of trace elements at the well sites is mainly determined by adequacy of technological interventions. Geothermal energy is classified as renewable source and climate changeresilient. However, ineffective interventions andreservoir characteristics could result in undesired effluents to the surrounding rendering it unsustainable. More so, the resource is located in fragile ecosystems pivotal in climate change resilience. Simple random sampling of 81 wells was done. Samples were collected and analyzed in the laboratory. The results indicated that contamination of the vegetation, soils and water was evident. Boron concentrations in the soils for instance resulted in a sigma value of 5.99 and p- value of 0.00. This meant its concentration was significantly higher as compared to recommended standards set by Kenya’s environmental Authority. Therefore, undesirable environmental impacts were a reality in geothermal production and hence could jeopardize efforts for building climate resilience.The choice of technology thus has a bearing on climate resilience for a geothermal facility especially those located in fragile ecological set ups.en_US
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Research in Environmental and Earth Science Volume 3 Issue 4 (2017) pp: 01-05en_US
dc.identifier.issn2348-2532
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/17687
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherQuest Journalsen_US
dc.subjectClimate Changeen_US
dc.subjectGeothermalen_US
dc.subjectResilienceen_US
dc.subjectTechnologyen_US
dc.subjectWell siteen_US
dc.titleGeothermal well Site Characteristics from Climate Resilient Technologies in Nakuru County, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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