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Dataset for report: Non-Technical Barriers to Geothermal Development in California and Nevada

Mar 10, 2022
66.68 MB
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In California and Nevada, geothermal projects are subject to non-technical barriers, which may create development delays leading to higher project costs and risks and decreased competitiveness with other electricity generation technologies. These non-technical barriers may include...
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Levine, A. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergycalifornianevadasalton searegulatorybarriersnon-technicalinterviewsenvironmentalstakeholdersnon-technical barriersntbgeoreportseatpermitenvironmental reviewauthorizationseconomiclcoecostfeasibilityprocessed dataannual technology baselineatbimperial countychurchill county

Imperial Valley Dark Fiber Project Continuous DAS Data

Nov 10, 2020
1.09 TB
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The Imperial Valley Dark Fiber Project acquired Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) seismic data on a ~28 km segment of dark fiber between the cities of Calipatria and Imperial in the Imperial Valley, Southern California. Dark fiber refers to unused optical fiber cables in telecomm...
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Ajo-Franklin, J. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergydistributed acoustic sensingdasimperial valleybrawleyhidden geothermal resourcesearthquakesseismicitytectonicssouthern californiaseismic datastrain rateseismic noisedark fiberdark fiber dassalton searaw datageothermal explorationtelecommunications fiberpythonhdf5jupyter notebookgeophysicsfiber optich5py

Microearthquake Studies at the Salton Sea Geothermal Field

Oct 01, 2013
409.48 kB
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The objective of this project is to detect and locate microearthquakes to aid in the characterization of reservoir fracture networks. Accurate identification and mapping of the large numbers of microearthquakes induced in EGS is one technique that provides diagnostic information w...
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Templeton, D. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalseismicityearthquakesmicroearthquakesinduced seismicityfractureseismologysalton sea

NTB (Non-technical Barriers) Interviews with Geothermal Stakeholders for Geothermal Development in the Salton Sea.

Oct 01, 2021
219.56 kB
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Non-technical barriers to deploying geothermal electricity projects in the United States can create significant delays and other challenges, leading to higher project risk and costs, lost opportunities to access policy incentives, and ultimately decreased competitiveness against o...
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Levine, A. and Smith, L. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergycalifornianevadasalton searegulatorybarriersnon-technicalinterviewsenvironmentalstakeholdersntbnon-technical barriersnon technical barriers

Imperial Valley Dark Fiber Project (IVDF): Brawley EQ Cluster Catalog and DAS Event Dataset

Apr 08, 2026
4.13 GB
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The Imperial Valley Dark Fiber (IVDF) project deployed a distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) interrogator on a pre-existing dark fiber cable running ~28 km between Calipatria and Imperial, California, passing through the Brawley Geothermal Field and surrounding Brawley Seismic Zone...
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Ajo-Franklin, J. et al Rice University
geothermalenergydasdistributed acoustic sensingfiber optic sensingbrawley seismic zonesalton seaimperial valleybrawley fieldearthquakeseismicityevent cataloghdf5southern california seismic networkscsnwaveform recordingsswarmraw dataprocessed datageophysics

Synthetic Lithium Prize Brine for Finalists of the Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize Competition

Sep 29, 2023
30.75 kB
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The Department of Energy (DOE), Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO) launched a multi-phase funding program to advance technologies for extraction of lithium from geothermal brines. This initiative, known as American-Made Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize (GLEP), had objectives ...
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Neupane, G. and Smith, R. Idaho National Laboratory
lithium extractioncritical mineralsgeothermal brinedirect lithium extractionbrine miningbrine synthesiscompetitionsynthetic lithium prize brineslpbglepidaho national laboratorydlegeochemistrygeothermal fluidsalton seassgfamerican-made geothermal lithium extraction prize

Supercritical Drilling Materials Analysis: Report on Resources, Challenges, and Needed Technologies

May 01, 2026
19.98 MB
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This report describes a comprehensive review of 49 existing supercritical geothermal wells to inform future geothermal drilling attempts and avoid previous failure points and understand material and testing limitations, while collating information gathered in a publicly accessible...
Authors
Kibikas, W. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalenergysupercriticaldrilling materialswell completionwellborematerial validationmaterial testinglaboratory experimentswell casingcasing connectionscementdrill bitfluid chemistrylost circulation materialslinerdrill stringsmaterial performancefailure pointsliterature reviewsupercritical wellsgeothermal wellsgeochemistrycirculationdrilling fluidstechnical reportnesjavellirhengillreykjaneskraflalarderellocampi flegreinisyroskakkondapunathe geyserssalton sealos humerosmenengai

Salton Sea Geothermal Development Nontechnical Barriers to Entry Analysis and Perspectives

Jun 28, 2022
5.95 MB
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The report included in this submission details the nontechnical barriers to entry for development of geothermal resources in the Salton Sea. The Salton Sea provides an economically viable opportunity for replacing the energy imported by California which makes up 25 percent of Cali...
Authors
Goodman, D. et al Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
geothermalenergysalton seatechnoeconomic analysismageteanontechnicalbarrierslithiumresource developmentresourcecaliforniatechnoeconomictechno economictechno-economicanalysismodeldevelopmentfeasibilityreportresource potentiallithium extraction
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