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Greenhouse Gas emissions from California Geothermal Power Plants

Mar 14, 2014
42.11 kB
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The information given in this file represents greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and corresponding emission rates for California flash and dry steam geothermal power plants. This stage of the life cycle is the fuel use component of the fuel cycle and arises during plant operation. Des...
Authors
Sullivan, J. Argonne National Laboratory
geothermalgreenhouse gas emissionscalifornia geothermal plantslife cycle assessmentelectricity generatedlca

Water Use in Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS): Geology of U.S. Stimulation Projects, Water Costs, and Alternative Water Use Policies

Dec 16, 2014
2.32 MB
Publicly accessible
According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA) of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), geothermal energy generation in the United States is projected to more than triple by 2040 (EIA 2013). This addition, which translates to more than 5 GW of generation capacity, is anti...
Authors
Harto, C. et al Argonne National Laboratory
geothermalegsenhance geothermal systempowergeologyalternative waterpolicywaterwater usedesert peakthe geysersnewberrynewberry volcanoraft river

Geothermal Flexibility Characteristics

Jun 01, 2020
12.71 kB
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This spreadsheet identifies various flexibility characteristics for flash and binary geothermal power plants which could potentially facilitate provision of grid services beyond bulk power generation. Characteristics are differentiated between resource characteristics such as meta...
Authors
Rhodes, G. and Augustine, C. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergyflexible geothermal operationancillary servicesflashbinaryplantpowerresourcetransmission capacity

Model results and data for Nontechnical Barriers to Geothermal Development

Jul 25, 2022
73.96 kB
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Data included in this submission support the analysis conducted for the report "Nontechnical Barriers to Geothermal Development" which is linked bellow. These data include information about the power purchase agreements (PPAs) analyzed for the report, inputs and model results for ...
Authors
Rabinowitz, H. et al Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
geothermalenergyppapro formanontechnical barriersexcelprocessed dataostipower purchase agreementfeasibilityeconomiccostregression analysisassessmentu.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical informationelectricitypower production

Simbol Materials Lithium Extraction Operating Data From Elmore and Featherstone Geothermal Plants

Jul 01, 2015
253.5 kB
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The data provided in this upload is summary data from its Demonstration Plant operation at the geothermal power production plants in the Imperial Valley. The data provided is averaged data for the Elmore Plant and the Featherstone Plant. See average brine composition tab for submi...
Authors
Harrison, S. Simbol, Inc
geothermalsalton seaelmorefeatherstonelithiummineral extractionicp-oesbrine treatmentfetherstonesimbol materialsextractionimperial valleybrinebrine compositiondemonstrationchemistrywater chemistrygeochemistry

GBCGE Subsurface Database Explorer and APIs

Mar 16, 2020
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This submission defines a DOI for the Great Basin Center for Geothermal Energy's (GBCGE) Subsurface Database Explorer web application and underlying data services, and acknowledges the INGENIOUS project as a major source of funding for data compilation and quality assurance. The ...
Authors
Mlawsky, E. and Ayling, B. NBMG; GBCGE; UNR
geothermalenergygreat basinnevadautahidahooregoncaliforniawellsspringspower plantsstructural settingstemperaturechemistryinjectionproductionwell logscore photographydigitizationrelational databasedatabasepostgresqlsqlarcmap onlinerest serviceapiweb applicationweb map

Cascades/Aleutian Play Fairway Analysis: Data and Map Files

Nov 15, 2015
1.44 GB
Publicly accessible
Contains Excel data files used to quantifiably rank the geothermal potential of each of the young volcanic centers of the Cascade and Aleutian Arcs using world power production volcanic centers as benchmarks. Also contains shapefiles used in play fairway analysis with power plant...
Authors
Shevenell, L. ATLAS Geosciences Inc
geothermalworld volcanic centersplay fairwaycascadesaleutianspfaplay fairway analysisgis datamap datamap packagegeochemistrygeothermometryspringswellsfumarolessurface areapower plantsmw capacitiessurface areasvolcanic ventsrock typevolcanic centersstructural characteristicstectonic settingshapefilesaleutiangeochemsitry datastructural datageospatial data

Alternative Geothermal Power Production Scenarios

Mar 14, 2014
68.11 kB
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The information given in this file pertains to Argonne life-cycle analyses (LCAs) of the plant cycle stage for a set of ten new geothermal scenario pairs, each comprised of a reference and improved case. These analyses were conducted to compare environmental performances among the...
Authors
Sullivan, J. Argonne National Laboratory
geothermalalternative scenarioslife cycle metricsgreenhouse gas ratioslcoeslcaghg ratioenergy ratiomaterial to power ratioslife-cycle analysescost of energylevelizedmaterial to power ratiomprgetemevaluatiionresourceinventoryhydrothermaleconomicevaluationcostenergyratioghgfossil fuelpowerproductionscenarios

US Geothermal Electricity and Heat Market Analysis and Report

Jun 30, 2020
43.06 kB
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The power production data from FY19 is provided for U.S. geothermal power plants. The spreadsheet includes the plant name and type, nameplate capacity, summer capacity, winter capacity, and net generation for each power plant.
Authors
Robins, J. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergynameplate capacitysummer capacitywinter capacitymean net generationnet generationpower productionpowerplant typegeothermal risingdouble flashdry steamtriple flashsingle flashbinarygrcgeothermal resources council

Nevada Production and Injection Well Data for Facilities with Flash Steam Plants

Jan 01, 2009
881.6 kB
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Files contain a summary of the production and injection data submitted by the geothermal operators to the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology over the period from 1985 thru 2009
Authors
Mines, G. Idaho National Laboratory
geothermalbeowaweproduction datainjection databrady hot springsdesert peakdixie valleysteamboat hillsproducitoninjection

Geothermal Life Cycle Calculator

Mar 11, 2014
95.09 kB
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This calculator is a handy tool for interested parties to estimate two key life cycle metrics, fossil energy consumption (Etot) and greenhouse gas emission (ghgtot) ratios, for geothermal electric power production. It is based solely on data developed by Argonne National Laborator...
Authors
Sullivan, J. Argonne National Laboratory
geothermalcalculatorlife cycle metricsgreenhouse emissions ratelife cycle metricgreenhouse gas emissions ratefossil energy consumptiongreenhouse gas emissionsratioselectric powerlife cycleghgemissionsperformanceexplorationcapacitylifetimecapacity factorenvironmentenvironmentalratioenergy

West Flank Coso FORGE: MT Station Locations

May 04, 2011
14.04 kB
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This data includes the locations of the MT data collected in and around the Coso Geothermal field that covered the West Flank area. These are the data that the 3D MT models were created from that were discussed in Phase 1 of the West Flank FORGE project. The projected coordinate ...
Authors
Blankenship, D. Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalwest flankforgegeophysicsmtmagnetotelluricscalifornialocation datagpsstationlocationgeospatial datacosophase 1

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...
Authors
Levine, A. and Smith, L. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergycalifornianevadasalton searegulatorybarriersnon-technicalinterviewsenvironmentalstakeholdersntbnon-technical barriersnon technical barriers

West Flank Coso FORGE: Refined Earthquake Focal Mechanism Catalog for Southern California (1981-2010)

Dec 31, 2014
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A refined earthquake mechanism catalog for southern Califiornia using the HASH method and locations derived from waveform cross-correlation. Each focal mechanism is obtained from grid searching for the best-fitting double-couple focal mechanism solution to both the P-wave first mo...
Authors
Blankenship, D. Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalforgeegsfocal mechanismearthquake catalogwest flankcosoearthquake focal mechanismearthquakecatalogcalifornia

Play Fairway Analysis CA-NV-OR: Geochemistry Data (Play Fairway Area Only)

Aug 05, 2015
145.32 MB
Publicly accessible
Subset of all Aqueous Geochemistry, selected for UCD PF area only.
Authors
M, C. University of California
geothermalaqueousgeochemistryaqueous geochemistryca-nv-orpfaplay fairway analysischaracterizationgeospatial datacalifornianevadaoregon

Play Fairway Analysis CA-NV-OR: Medicine Lake 2km MT

Aug 05, 2015
6.14 kB
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Magnetotelluric (MT) data for Medicine lake with 2km grid.
Authors
M, C. University of California
geothermalmagnetotelluricmedicine lakemtpfaresistivityconductivitycaliforniacaca-nv-orplay fairway analysisexplorationcharacterizationgeophysics

Rare Earth Element Concentrations in Submarine Hydrothermal Fluids

Oct 27, 2017
2.13 MB
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Rare earth element concentrations in submarine hydrothermal fluids from Alarcon Rise, East Pacific Rise, REE concentrations in submarine hydrothermal fluids from Pescadero Basin, Gulf of California, and the Cleft vent field, southern Juan de Fuca Ridge. Data are not corrected to z...
Authors
Fowler, A. and Zierenberg, R. University of California
hydrothermalrare earth elementssubmarineoffshorereegeothermaldataaasgaqueous chemistryventcontent modelngdsusginfluid chemistrygeochemistryaqueousmineral recoverypescadero basingulf of californiacleft ventjuan de fuca ridgealarcon riseeast pacific rise

Play Fairway Analysis CA-NV-OR: Geochemistry Data

Aug 05, 2014
120.19 MB
Publicly accessible
Tabular aqueous geochemistry data files for the Play Fairway Analysis CA-NV-OR area.
Authors
M, C. University of California
geothermalgeochemistryaqueouscalifornianevadaoregonpowell and cummingchemistryheliumpfaplay fairway analysisca-nv-orcharacterization

U.S. Geothermal Electricity Siting Regulation and Zoning Ordinances (2026)

Sep 21, 2026
38.41 MB
Curated
This is a collection of documented state and local ordinances governing utility-scale geothermal electricity projects throughout the United States. The data were compiled using the Infrastructure Continuous Ordinance Mapping for Planning and Siting Systems (INFRA-COMPASS) tool, wh...
Authors
Pullutasig, B. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies
geothermalenergypowerutilitywellexplorationdrillingnoisesetbackspermitssitinglocalcitationsaillmcompassinfra-compassmachine readableartificial intelligencewell drillingpower plantspower production

Rare Earth Element Content of Thermal Fluids from Surprise Valley, California

Sep 23, 2015
830.5 kB
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Rare earth element measurements for thermal fluids from Surprise Valley, California. Samples were collected in acid washed HDPE bottles and acidified with concentrated trace element clean (Fisher Scientific) nitric acid. Samples were pre-concentrated by a factor of approximately 1...
Authors
Fowler, A. and Zierenberg, R. University of California
geothermalrare earth elementssurprise valleymineral recoveryrare earth element aqueous chemistryhot springsboiling springsreeaqueous chemistrycontent modelaqueous chemistry analysisaasg

Play Fairway Analysis CA-NV-OR: 2km Grid Based Analysis

Aug 20, 2015
17.56 MB
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Combined geochemical and geophysical data, weighted and ranked for geothermal prospect favorability.
Authors
M, C. University of California
geothermalgeochemistrygeophysicscalifornianevadaoregongrid filesrankingsca-nv-orpfaplay fairway anaysisexplorationcharacterizationrankfavorabilityprospectsan emidiomedicine lakewell dataheat flowgeothermometrymtfaultsstressfaultstructural settingstrainstrain rateseismicityvolcanismhelium

West Flank Coso, CA Magnetic and Gravity Data

May 19, 2016
4.23 MB
Publicly accessible
Gravity and aeromagnetic data for West Flank FORGE site.
Authors
Katzenstein, A. et al Sandia National Laboratories
geothermalegsforgewest flankgravitymagneticaeromagneticgeophysicsgeophysical dataindian wells valleyeast-central californiacametamorphicstructuralaeromagcore complexcesium vapormagnetometercoso rangecoso

Surprise Valley Water Geochemical Data

Apr 13, 2015
664.67 kB
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Chemical analyses of thermal and cold ground waters from Surprise Valley, California, compiled from publicly available sources, in collaboration with UC Davis.
Authors
Spycher, N. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalsurprise valleygeochemistryhot springchemical analysisgroundwaterwaterthermalgeochemical datawater chemistry datacaliforniachemical analysesaqueous chemistry

GeoDAWN: Airborne magnetic and radiometric surveys of the northwestern Great Basin, Nevada and California

Mar 01, 2024
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This submission encompasses the airborne magnetic and radiometric survey data from the northwestern Great Basin in Nevada and California, collected under the GeoDAWN initiative: Geoscience Data Acquisition for Western Nevada. Included in the dataset are all flight details, geophys...
Authors
Glen, J. and Earney, T. United States Geological Survey
geothermalenergygeodawnnevadacaliforniaremote sensingearthmriexplorationprocessed datamappingaerialmagneticradiometricgreat basinmineralusgsgeospatialgeologygeophysicsairbornesurface geologysoil compositionsubsurface structurehigh-resolution

Global Value Chain and Manufacturing Analysis on Geothermal Power Plant Turbines

Mar 30, 2018
4.93 MB
Publicly accessible
In this study, we have undertaken a robust analysis of the global supply chain and manufacturing costs for components of Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) Turboexpander and steam turbines used in geothermal power plants. We collected a range of market data influencing manufacturing from...
Authors
Akar, S. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergymanufacturingturboexpanderorcsteam turbinevalue chainpower plantclean energy manufacturing analysis center
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