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Economic Impact of Permitting Timelines on Produced Geothermal Power

Despite having a large geothermal power potential in the United States, only a small fraction has been developed for power generation. Various barriers, including technical, financial, and regulatory permit delays, are attributed to lower contribution of geothermal energy in the n...

Neupane, G. and Adhikari, B. Idaho National Laboratory

Feb 15, 2022
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2019 Geothermal Market Report Fact Sheet

The 2020 U.S. Geothermal Power Production and District Heating Market Report is being developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Geothermal Rising, previously Geothermal Resources Council (GRC), with support from the Geothermal Technologies Office of the U.S. Depart...

Robins, J. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Oct 01, 2020
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Advanced Geothermal Drilling and Logging Technologies

The objective of advanced drilling and logging technologies is to promote ways and means to reduce the cost of geothermal drilling through an integrated effort which involves developing an understanding of geothermal drilling and logging needs, elucidating best practices, and fost...

Raymond, D. et al Sandia National Laboratories

Dec 15, 2013
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Community Geothermal: Connecticut Workforce Needs Assessment Report and Data

Included here is a geothermal industry workforce needs assessment report for Connecticut. As part of the DOE-funded Community Geothermal Heating and Cooling Design and Deployment grant, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnership (NEEP) conducted several online surveys to gain a bett...

Macpherson, C. et al Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP)

Jan 22, 2024
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Salton Sea Geothermal Development Nontechnical Barriers to Entry Analysis and Perspectives

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...

Goodman, D. et al Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Jun 28, 2022
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Dataset for report: Non-Technical Barriers to Geothermal Development in California and Nevada

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...

Levine, A. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Mar 10, 2022
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GeoVision Barriers Taskforce

This submission includes papers, presentations, and data developed during the multi-year GeoVision Barriers Taskforce effort. Developers have identified many non-technical barriers to geothermal power development, including land access, permitting, and market barriers. Included i...

Young, K. and Levine, A. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Sep 30, 2015
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Geothermal Permitting and NEPA Timeline Analysis

In this analysis, we outline the types of NEPA-related analyses and approvals (e.g., environmental assessment), and we provide examples of geothermal development activities (e.g., well drilling) that might require each type of approval, including an overview and discussion of the ...

Young, K. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Sep 30, 2014
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Retrospective Analysis of Geothermal Mineral Recovery and Domestic Resource Assessment References

This reference database in RIS format contains all of the references that were collected as part of our retrospective analysis of geothermal mineral recovery (REE and Li) activities and domestic resource assessment. The outputs detail the chemistry and molecular processes used in ...

Dobson, P. and Stringfellow, W. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Oct 20, 2021
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Funding Mechanisms for Federal Geothermal Permitting

This submission includes a presentation and paper for the Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) that discuss: Federal agency revenues received for geothermal projects, including: (1) lease revenues, (2) fixed fees, and (3) cost recovery fees for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) a...

Young, K. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Sep 30, 2013
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Validation of Innovative Exploration Technologies for Newberry Volcano: GRC Paper on Geothermal Exploration at Newberry

Validation of Innovative Exploration Technologies for Newberry Volcano: 2012 GRC Paper Geothermal Exploration at Newberry

Waibel, A. et al Davenport Newberry Holdings, LLC

May 31, 2012
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A Hydrogeochemical Analysis of Geothermal Resources in the State of Hawaii

The University of Hawaii at Manoa conducted a Play Fairway Analysis of the state of geothermal potential for the islands. Phase I included the aggregation of all existing geologic, geophysical and geochemical data available. A probability model incorporating heat, fluid, and perme...

Tachera, D. University of Hawaii

May 01, 2018
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Harsh Environment Sensors for Geothermal Applications

Technical papers detailing the development of harsh environment sensors for geothermal applications. Principle Investigator is Prof. Albert P. Pisano (University of California, Berkeley). Submission includes a paper about geothermal environmental exposure testing on encapsulant a...

Senesky, D. et al Regents of the University University of California

Jan 01, 2012
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Geothermal Water Use: Life Cycle Water Consumption, Water Resource Assessment, and Water Policy Framework

This report examines life cycle water consumption for various geothermal technologies to better understand factors that affect water consumption across the life cycle (e.g., power plant cooling, belowground fluid losses) and to assess the potential water challenges that future geo...

Schroeder, J. et al Argonne National Laboratory

Jun 10, 2014
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Geothermal Project NEPA Database

During the 2013 fiscal year, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) developed the Geothermal National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Database with funding provided by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO). The information in the databas...

Young, K. and Levine, A. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Sep 30, 2014
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NTB (Non-technical Barriers) Interviews with Geothermal Stakeholders for Geothermal Development in the Salton Sea.

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...

Levine, A. and Smith, L. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Oct 01, 2021
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Shaker Test Results Comparing Rare Earth Element Sorption Between Natural and Doped Simulated Geothermal Brine

Shaker test data comparing rare earth element (REE) sorption onto Tusaar media between one natural geothermal brine and two simulated brines doped with known mineral concentrations.

Stull, D. Tusaar Corp.

May 24, 2016
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Synthetic Lithium Prize Brine for Finalists of the Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize Competition

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 ...

Neupane, G. and Smith, R. Idaho National Laboratory

Sep 29, 2023
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Technoeconomics of Transported Geothermal Energy

This data set was used to calculate the technical potential and economic feasibility of transported geothermal energy, according to the methodology outlined in the final report included below.

Liu, X. et al Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Aug 10, 2016
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Memos Relating to 2011 Field Checking of CIRES ASTER Thermal Targets

In 2010 and 2011, Flint Geothermal commissioned CIRES from the University of Colorado to attempt to detect "blind" or buried geothermal systems using remote sensing. CIRES utilized thermal infrared bands from ASTER and LANDSAT satellite imagery to detect areas of warm ground in pa...

Zehner, R. and Hussein, K. Flint Geothermal, LLC

Feb 01, 2012
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Hotspot Project: The Snake River Geothermal Drilling Project Initial Report

The Snake River volcanic province (SRP) overlies a thermal anomaly that extends deep into the mantle; it represents one of the highest heat flow provinces in North America. The primary goal of this project is to evaluate geothermal potential in three distinct settings: (1) Kimama ...

Shervais, J. et al Utah State University

Jan 01, 2012
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Update on Geothermal Direct-Use Installations in the United States

An updated database of geothermal direct-use systems in the U.S. has been compiled and analyzed, building upon the Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT) Geo-Heat Center direct-use database. Types of direct-use applications examined include hot springs resorts and pools, aquaculture...

Beckers, K. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Mar 02, 2017
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Project Hotspot Report: Exploration

Project Hotspot applies innovative approaches to geothermal exploration in the Snake River Volcanic Province. This report summarizes results from our Phase 1 data compilation.

Shervais, J. Utah State University

Sep 17, 2010
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USU Camas-1 Test Well: Documentation

This submission contains documents that describe the USU Camas-1 test well, drilled in Camas Prairie, Idaho, in Fall 2018 and Fall 2019. The purpose of this well is to validate exploration methodologies of the Snake River Plain (SRP) Play Fairway Analysis (PFA) project.