Meeting the challenge of increased competition

Conference · Wed Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1997

OSTI ID:602614

This document contains the Proceedings of the 1997 Annual Meeting of the Geothermal Resources Council held on October 12-15, 1997 in Burlingame, California. The topics covered in these proceedings include direct use of geothermal energy, geothermal well drilling and completion, environmental and regulatory concerns in the geothermal industry, geothermal resource development and exploration, IEA contributions to geothermal development, international development, and making geothermal energy production cost competitive. Some articles discuss case studies of geothermal fields and resource development in Mexico, New Zealand, The Geysers Geothermal Field in California, and others. Also included are articles describing advances in geothermal exploration and production, production technology, reservoir management, and power generation and scale control at geothermal power plants.

• OSTI ID: 602614
• Report Number(s): CONF-971048--; ISBN 0-934412-81-2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
58 GEOSCIENCES
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GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
GEOTHERMAL EXPLORATION
GEOTHERMAL HEATING SYSTEMS
GEOTHERMAL INDUSTRY
GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS
GEOTHERMAL PROCESS HEAT
GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES
GEOTHERMAL WELLS
LEADING ABSTRACT
RESOURCE ASSESSMENT
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
WELL DRILLING