Geothermal -- The Energy Under Our Feet: Geothermal Resource Estimates for the United States

Technical Report · Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 2006

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/895377· OSTI ID:895377

Green, B D; Nix, R G

On May 16, 2006, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado hosted a geothermal resources workshop with experts from the geothermal community. The purpose of the workshop was to re-examine domestic geothermal resource estimates. The participating experts were organized into five working groups based on their primary area of expertise in the following types of geothermal resource or application: (1) Hydrothermal, (2) Deep Geothermal Systems, (3) Direct Use, (4) Geothermal Heat Pumps (GHPs), and (5) Co-Produced and Geopressured. The workshop found that the domestic geothermal resource is very large, with significant benefits.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-99-GO10337
• OSTI ID: 895377
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP-840-40665; TRN: US200702%%772
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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