The Potential for Renewable Energy Development to Benefit Restoration of the Salton Sea. Analysis of Technical and Market Potential

Technical Report · Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1227956· OSTI ID:1227956

Gagne, Douglas ^[1]; Haase, Scott ^[1]; Oakleaf, Brett ^[1]; Hurlbut, David ^[1]; Akar, Sertac ^[1]; Wall, Anna ^[1]; Turchi, Craig ^[1]; Pienkos, Philip ^[1]; Melius, Jennifer ^[1]; Melaina, Marc ^[1]

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1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

This report summarizes the potential for renewable energy development in the Salton Sea region, as well as the potential for revenues from this development to contribute financially to Salton Sea restoration costs. It considers solar, geothermal, biofuels or nutraceutical production from algae pond cultivation, desalination using renewable energy, and mineral recovery from geothermal fluids.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: State of California Natural Resources Agency, Sacramento, CA (United States); Tetra Tech, Pasadena, CA (United States); Salton Sea Authority, Indio, CA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1227956
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP-7A40-64969
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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