The international Mont Terri rock laboratory in Switzerland plays a central role in the safety and construction of deep geological nuclear repositories in clay formations. The laboratory has developed and refined a range of new measurement and evaluation methods: it has e.g. advanced the determination of rock parameters using innovative borehole geophysics, improved the methodology for characterizing pore-water and microbial activity in claystones, and greatly improved our understanding of diffusion and retention processes of radionuclides in and through claystones. The methods and insights described in this compendium can also be applied to low-permeability rocks at various sites around the globe, and in other fields of application.

Möchte man sich auf einem Gebiet Wissen aneignen, sei es, weil es ein Studium oder der Beruf verlangt oder rein aus Interesse, findet man sich zunächst in einem Wald aus Fremwörtern wieder. Das vorliegende Werk aus dem Jahre 1911 will diesem Problem auf dem Gebiet der Schifffahrt Klarheit entgegen setzen. Der Autor John Barten hat alle nautischen Fachbegriffe zusammengefasst, sodass es jedem Interessierten hilft, diese Wissenschaft zu verstehen. Hierbei handelt es sich um ein zweisprachiges Wörterbuch.

Underground thermal energy storage (UTES) provide us with a flexible tool to combat global warming through conserving energy while utilizing natural renewable energy resources. Primarily, they act as a buffer to balance fluctuations in supply and demand of low temperature thermal energy. Underground Thermal Energy Storage provides an comprehensive introduction to the extensively-used energy storage method. Underground Thermal Energy Storage gives a general overview of UTES from basic concepts and classifications to operation regimes. As well as discussing general procedures for design and construction, thermo-hydro geological modeling of UTES systems is explained. Finally, current real life data and statistics are include to summarize major global developments in UTES over the past decades. The concise style and thorough coverage makes Underground Thermal Energy Storage a solid introduction for students, engineers and geologists alike.