Guidebook to Geothermal Finance

Technical Report · Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2011

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1009282· OSTI ID:1009282

Salmon, J P; Meurice, J; Wobus, N; Stern, F; Duaime, M

This guidebook is intended to facilitate further investment in conventional geothermal projects in the United States. It includes a brief primer on geothermal technology and the most relevant policies related to geothermal project development. The trends in geothermal project finance are the focus of this tool, relying heavily on interviews with leaders in the field of geothermal project finance.Using the information provided, developers and investors may innovate in new ways, developing partnerships that match investors' risk tolerance with the capital requirements of geothermal projects in this dynamic and evolving marketplace.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1009282
• Report Number(s): NREL/SR-6A20-49391; LGJ-0-40242-01; TRN: US201107%%727
• Resource Relation: Related Information: Work performed by Navigant Consulting, Boulder, Colorado
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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