Market survey for industrial and commercial uses of geothermal energy in California
- Science Applications Inc., La Jolla, CA
A market survey was conducted to determine the demand for the direct use of geothermal energy in California. Information was gathered using a mailed survey questionnaire and by personal interviews. The following are some of the major findings: the potential industrial direct use market in 1980 totals 41 trillion Btu's by the year 2000; The commercial market for 1980 totals 21 trillion Btu's and could grow to 35 trillin Btu's by 2000; the best estimate geothermal direct use market penetration projections for commercial and industrial Btu's on-line are given; and the projections of the annual quantity of fuels that can be displaced by the direct use of geothermal resources in 1980 are presented. At the present time, most industrial decisionmakers are unaware of the potential for geothermal direct utilization.
- OSTI ID:
- 6166740
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-800920-
- Journal Information:
- Trans. - Geotherm. Resour. Counc.; (United States), Journal Name: Trans. - Geotherm. Resour. Counc.; (United States) Vol. 4; ISSN TGRCD
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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