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Title: Geothermal energy: a brief assessment

Abstract

This document includes discussions about geothermal energy, its applications, and how it is found and developed. It identifies known geothermal resources located in Western's power marketing area, and covers the use of geothermal energy for both electric power generation and direct applications. Economic, institutional, environmental, and other factors are discussed, and the benefits of the geothermal energy resource are described.

Authors:
; ;  [1]
  1. eds.
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (United States); University of Utah Research Institute, Salt Lake City (USA). Earth Science Lab.
OSTI Identifier:
6886483
Report Number(s):
DOE/ID/01570-T62
ON: DE84012205
DOE Contract Number:  
AC07-76ID01570
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; ARIZONA; CALIFORNIA; COLORADO; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS; IOWA; KANSAS; MARKETING; MINNESOTA; MONTANA; NEBRASKA; NEVADA; NEW MEXICO; NORTH DAKOTA; POWER GENERATION; SOUTH DAKOTA; TEXAS; UTAH; WYOMING; ENERGY; ENERGY SOURCES; FEDERAL REGION IX; FEDERAL REGION V; FEDERAL REGION VI; FEDERAL REGION VII; FEDERAL REGION VIII; NORTH AMERICA; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES; RESOURCES; USA; Geothermal Legacy; 150101* - Geothermal Energy- Resources & Availability- USA- (-1989)

Citation Formats

Lunis, B C, Blackett, R, and Foley, D. Geothermal energy: a brief assessment. United States: N. p., 1982. Web. doi:10.2172/6886483.
Lunis, B C, Blackett, R, & Foley, D. Geothermal energy: a brief assessment. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/6886483
Lunis, B C, Blackett, R, and Foley, D. 1982. "Geothermal energy: a brief assessment". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/6886483. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6886483.
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abstractNote = {This document includes discussions about geothermal energy, its applications, and how it is found and developed. It identifies known geothermal resources located in Western's power marketing area, and covers the use of geothermal energy for both electric power generation and direct applications. Economic, institutional, environmental, and other factors are discussed, and the benefits of the geothermal energy resource are described.},
doi = {10.2172/6886483},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6886483}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982},
month = {Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982}
}