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Analysis of the obstacles to financing geothermal hydrothermal commercialization projects and the government programs designed to remove them

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5244963· OSTI ID:5244963
The risks associated with geothermal hydrothermal commercialization are broken down into five categories: resource risk; technological risk; regulatory risk; investment parity risks; and institutional risk aversion. The impact of each risk upon geothermal financing is assessed. The federal government's programs to provide financial incentives for geothermal development are presented as follows: tax incentives; indirect financial incentives programs; direct grant/cost-sharing programs; and attempts at reducing regulatory risk through the enactment of legal and institutional reforms. (MHR)
Research Organization:
JM Energy Consultants, Inc., Los Angeles, CA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-79ET27241
OSTI ID:
5244963
Report Number(s):
DOE/ET/27241-T2; ON: DE82008499
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English