Geothermal energy: a brief assessment

Technical Report · Thu Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6886483· OSTI ID:6886483

Lunis, B C; Blackett, R; Foley, D ^[1]

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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.

• Research Organization: EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls (USA); University of Utah Research Institute, Salt Lake City (USA). Earth Science Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-76ID01570
• OSTI ID: 6886483
• Report Number(s): DOE/ID/01570-T62; ON: DE84012205
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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