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GeoRePORT Protocol Volume I: Background Document

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1568049· OSTI ID:1568049

The aim of the GeoRePORT Protocol is not to create a country-wide reporting standard for hydrothermal resources. Instead, it aims to best fit the needs of GTO in reporting impacts of its research, development, and deployment (RD&D) activities. The goals of the GeoRePORT Protocol documents are to: provide a clear, objective, comprehensive, understandable (to technical and nontechnical audiences) protocol for reporting geothermal resource grade and project progress; provide examples for using the methodology for GTO goal setting, measuring baselines, and reporting the impact of GTO-funded projects. This Protocol will help GTO to: quantitatively identify the greatest barriers to geothermal development; develop measurable program goals the will have the greatest impact to geothermal deployment; objectively evaluate proposals based (in part) on a project's ability to contribute to program goals; monitor project progress; report on GTO portfolio performance; communicate the impacts of funding decisions to non-technical budget decision makers (e.g., U.S. Congress).

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Geothermal Technologies Office
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308; AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
1568049
Report Number(s):
NREL/TP-4A00-72980
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English