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Environmental Life Cycle Assessment Spreadsheet tool for Deep Direct-Use Geothermal at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Campus

Jan 31, 2020
101.49 kB
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A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) spreadsheet tool was developed to analyze potential environmental benefits of a deep direct-use (DDU) geothermal energy system (GES) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (U of IL) campus. The LCA spreadsheet tool is a unique contribution ...
Authors
Tinjum, J. et al University of Illinois
geothermalenergydeep direct-usedduillinois basinsedimentary basinlow-temperatureagrcicultural research facilitieslife cycle assessmentlcaspreadsheet toolcradle-to-grave environmental impactsfeasibilitylife cycleassessmentenvironmentenvironmentalimpactbenefittooluniversity of illinoischampagne urbana

Utah FORGE: Preliminary Monitoring, Analyses, and Impact Assessment

Feb 09, 2017
9.97 MB
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Preliminary monitoring and analyses for the Utah FORGE Milford Site. Includes a report detailing the seismic monitoring goals and results, a detailed techno-economic infrastructure assessment with an analysis, a budget, schedules, and cost summaries, and a summary of environmental...
Authors
Pankow, K. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalutahforgeutah forgeseismicseismic monitoringroosevelt hot springsmilfordreporttechno-economic infrastructureschedulesutah geothermalbudgettechno-economicnepaenvironmental impactsenvironmentassessmentevironmentalgeophysicseconomictechnicalmonitoringinfrastructureschedulecosteaseismicity

Geothermal Permitting and NEPA Timeline Analysis

Sep 30, 2014
4.91 MB
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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 ...
Authors
Young, K. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergynepanational environmental policy actpermittingpermittimelinenepa databasececxcategorical exclusiondetermination of nepa adequacydnaenvironmental assessmenteaenviromental impact statementeisopeneispecies

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...
Authors
Levine, A. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergycalifornianevadasalton searegulatorybarriersnon-technicalinterviewsenvironmentalstakeholdersnon-technical barriersntbgeoreportseatpermitenvironmental reviewauthorizationseconomiclcoecostfeasibilityprocessed dataannual technology baselineatbimperial countychurchill county

Environmental Impact Calculations for Geothermal DDU system on WVU Campus

Mar 18, 2020
43.3 kB
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This dataset contains all the inputs used and output produced from Matlab for the environmental analysis of an improved hybrid geothermal district heating and cooling (GDHC) system with a heat pump, without a heat pump, and for a hot water GDHC. Detailed descriptions of the conten...
Authors
Garapati, N. et al West Virginia University
geothermalenergywest virginia universitynatural gas boilersenvironmentenvironmentalassessmentgdhcheat pumphybridnatural gasmatlabhot waterdduwvucoalmodelingeainjection testflowco2

Economic Impact of Permitting Timelines on Produced Geothermal Power

Feb 15, 2022
469.81 MB
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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...
Authors
Neupane, G. and Adhikari, B. Idaho National Laboratory
geothermalenergypermittingnepaceqasalton sea geothermalsalt wells geothermaltruckhaven geothermalcove fort geothermalpermitting timelinestimelinespermitnon-technicalbarriersreport

Harsh Environment Sensors for Geothermal Applications

Jan 01, 2012
2.36 MB
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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...
Authors
Senesky, D. et al Regents of the University University of California
geothermalharsh environmentsensorpressuretemperaturesilicon carbidesapphirealuminum nitridedown-holeloggingmonitoringmemsencapsulationexposureenvironmental exposuredownholemass changesputter xpschemical analysismicroelectromechanical

Life Cycle Analysis Data and Results for Geothermal and Other Electricity Generation Technologies

Jun 04, 2013
224.61 kB
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Life cycle analysis (LCA) is an environmental assessment method that quantifies the environmental performance of a product system over its entire lifetime, from cradle to grave. Based on a set of relevant metrics, the method is aptly suited for comparing the environmental performa...
Authors
Sullivan, J. Argonne National Laboratory
geothermallife cycle analysisenergy ratiosmaterial requirementsgreenhouse gas emissionselectricity generating technologiesplant materialsgreenhouse gas emissioncoproducedmprratioghglife cycleanalysislcaenvironmentalassessment

MT Survey on the Glass Buttes Geothermal Exploration Project in Lake County, Oregon

Nov 08, 2010
15.84 MB
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Zonge Geosciences, Inc. performed a magnetotelluric (MT) survey for the Glass Buttes Project at the request of Ormat Technologies Inc. during the period of 7 October 2010 to 8 November 2010. This report provides the deep electromagnetic data and methods that were used to assist O...
Authors
Akerley, J. Ormat Nevada Inc
geothermaloregonmagnetotelluricmtglass butteslake countyelectromagnetic datageothermal resourcesmt surveyreportmagnetotelluric surveygeophysicsgeophysical1d inversion2d inversionparametersinstrumentationsafetyenvironmental issuesenvironmental impactsdata acquisitioneast areawest areacomputationsgeomagnetic indicesresistivity-depth sectioninversion resistivity

Geothermal Project NEPA Database

Sep 30, 2014
1.59 MB
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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...
Authors
Young, K. and Levine, A. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergynepadatabaseopeneicasual usecucategorical exclusioncxcedetermination of nepa adequacydnaenvironmental assessmenteaenvironmental impact statementeisblmusfsfonsigtonational environmental policy actrapid toolkitgrcgeothermal resources council

Regulatory and Permitting Information Desktop (RAPID) Toolkit

Sep 30, 2014
18.76 MB
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The Regulatory and Permitting Information Desktop (RAPID) Toolkit combines the former Geothermal Regulatory Roadmap, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Database, and other resources into a Web-based tool that gives the regulatory and utility-scale geothermal developer commun...
Authors
Young, K. and Levine, A. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergyregulatoryrapiddatabasepermittingtoolkitroadmapregulatory roadmapnepapermitlibrarybest practicesblmrapid toolkitgrcgeothermal resource councilbulk transmissionnational environmental policy acteaenvironmentalassessment

GHPsRUS: Geothermal Heat Pump Employment and Installation Price Data

Jul 09, 2013
5.55 MB
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The GHPsRUS Project's full name is "Measuring the Costs and Benefits of Nationwide Geothermal Heat Pump Deployment." The dataset contains employment and installation price data collected by four economic surveys: (1)GHPsRUS Project Manufacturer & OEM Survey, (2) GHPsRUS Project G...
Authors
Battocletti, L. Bob Lawrence and Associates, Inc.
geothermalgeothermal heat pumploop installation pricemechanical equipment installation priceemploymentgeographic locationmanufacturersindustryghpcost-benefit

Gravity Survey on the Glass Buttes Geothermal Exploration Project Lake County, Oregon

Oct 12, 2011
1.19 MB
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This report covers data acquisition, instrumentation and processing of a gravity survey performed on the Glass Buttes Geothermal Exploration Project, located in Lake County, Oregon for ORMAT Technologies Inc. The survey was conducted during 21 June 2010 to 26 June 2010. The surve...
Authors
Akerley, J. Ormat Nevada Inc
geothermaloregonglass buttesgravitygeophysicsgravity surveygravity datalake countyhat buttepotato lakedatareportorgps datasafetyenvironmental issuesimpact

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

Utah FORGE: Final Topical Report 2018

Apr 07, 2018
173.06 MB
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This is the final topical report for the Phase 2B Utah FORGE project, which is located near Roosevelt Hot Springs, Utah. This PDF format report details results associated with the conceptual geologic model, deep well 58-32, rock geomechanics, reservoir temperatures, seismic survey...
Authors
Moore, J. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyforgeutah forgeroosevelt hot springsutah forge phase 2butah forge 2b final reportutah forge final reportutah forge 2bconceptual geologic modelgeologystructuralsoil gas surveyseismic reflectiontemperature profilewell 58-32geomechanical propertiesstress analysisseismic monitoringmicroseismicityinduced seismicityseismicitytemtransient electromagneticspermeabilitypetrology cuttingsco2hecarbon dioxideheliumismpinduced seismicity mitigation planenvironmental impact assessmenttechno-economic assessmentoutreachgeophysicswellpetrologyhydrochemistryfracturesgravitypermittinginfrastrutureseismic mitigationenvironmental assessmentrock stressgeomechanicssoil gasdfnconstructionquaternary faultsutahegsmilford

Active Management of Integrated Geothermal-CO2 Storage Reservoirs in Sedimentary Formations: Data used in Geosphere Journal Article

Jun 01, 2015
510.68 MB
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This data submission is for Phase 2 of Active Management of Integrated Geothermal-CO2 Storage Reservoirs in Sedimentary Formations, which focuses on multi-fluid (CO2 and brine) geothermal energy production and diurnal bulk energy storage in geologic settings that are suitable for ...
Authors
A., T. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalgeologic co2 storagepressure managementpressure supportworking fluidheat extractionsedimentary formationsreservoir simulationgetemtechno-economic analysisanalysistechno-ecomomicslcoelevelized cost of energyenvironmentalimpactassessmentrisk

Geothermal Development and the Use of Categorical Exclusions Under NEPA

Sep 30, 2014
6.8 MB
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This study focuses primarily on the Categorial Exclusions (CX) process and its applicability to geothermal exploration. In this paper, we: Provide generalized background information on CXs, including previous NEPA reports addressing CXs, the process for developing CXs, and the ro...
Authors
Young, K. and Levine, A. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergyregulatorynepacategorical exclusionfonsipermitpermittingeaenvironmentalassessmentblmbureau of land managementfinding of no significant impactnational environmental policy actadministrativestatutory

Community Geothermal: Planning and Design of a Heating and Cooling System in Framingham, Massachusetts

Sep 01, 2024
3.57 MB
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These reports, plans, and drawings review the achievements of Home Energy Efficiency Team (HEET) and its partners to plan and design a network of interconnected ground-source heat pump systems, or geothermal network, in an area encompassing multiple environmental justice (EJ) neig...
Authors
Varela Gutierrez, I. et al Home Energy Efficiency Team (HEET)
geothermalenergyheatingcoolingcommunitydesignstakeholdercommgeoheetenvironmental justiceground source heat pumpgshpframinghammassachusettsinterconnected loopsexpansion loopmonitoringmeteringoperationsmaintenancepermittingplanreport

Gravity Data for West-Central Colorado

Apr 06, 2012
164.99 MB
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Modeled Bouger-Corrected Gravity data was extracted from the Pan American Center for Earth and Environmental Studies Gravity Database of the U.S. at http://irpsrvgis08.utep.edu/viewers/Flex/GravityMagnetic/GravityMagnetic_CyberShare/ on 2/29/2012. The downloaded text file was open...
Authors
Zehner, R. Flint Geothermal, LLC
geothermalgravitybougercoloradoshapefilepoint shapefileline shapefileshape filegisarcgisgeospatialcontourwestcentralwest-centraldatageospatial data

Ground Magnetic Data for West-Central Colorado

Mar 08, 2012
303.47 MB
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Modeled ground magnetic data was extracted from the Pan American Center for Earth and Environmental Studies database at http://irpsrvgis08.utep.edu/viewers/Flex/GravityMagnetic/GravityMagnetic_CyberShare/ on 2/29/2012. The downloaded text file was then imported into an Excel sprea...
Authors
Zehner, R. Flint Geothermal, LLC
geothermalcoloradomagneticsshapefilewestcentralwest-centralshape filegisarcgisgeospatialmagneticfield strengthpoint shapefilegrounddatageospatial data

Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from Geothermal Fluids through Bacterial Cell Surface Adsorption

Jan 01, 2018
7.18 MB
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We summarized the FY17 and part of FY18 results of the analysis of the effect of several parameters (e.g., total dissolved solids, specific competing metals, pH, and temperature) on REE recovery from geothermal brine in a manuscript that was submitted to Environmental Science & Te...
Authors
Jiao, Y. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalenergyreebrinefluidrare earthelementsbacteriacellsurfaceadsorptionbioengineeringmicrobemicrobialbiosorptionbioadsorptionlanthanide bindingtaglbtgeofluide. coligeochemicalgeochemistryfactors

SubTER ZTEM (Z-Axis Tipper Electromagnetic) Survey Results, Mineral Mountains Area, Utah

Oct 13, 2021
33.93 MB
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This data was acquired as part of the Subsurface Science, Technology and Engineering Research, and Development (SubTER) Crosscut which is a collaboration across the Department of Energy offices involved in research activities in energy production/extraction, subsurface storage, an...
Authors
Wannamaker, P. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyztem surveyztem mineral mountainssubter ztem surveyutah ztem surveyz-axis tipper electromagneticutahmineral mountainssubsurface storageproductionextractionenvironmental remediationroosevelt hot springsgeothermal areaprocess datamapsairborne ztemairborne surveysurveygeological survey

Utah FORGE: Milford Gravity Data Shapefile

Mar 13, 2016
152.13 kB
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This is a zipped GIS compatible shapefile of gravity data points used in the Milford, Utah FORGE project as of March 21st, 2016. The shapefile is native to ArcGIS, but can be used with many GIS software packages. Additionally, there is a .dbf (dBase) file that contains the dataset...
Authors
Moore, J. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalutah forgeforgegravitygis dataegsutah egsroosevelt hot springsgisshapefileshape filegeospatial datacomplete bougergravity anomalygeophysicsgeophysical datagravity datautahmilfordcorrected datacomplete bouger anomalybouger anomalyfree airterraincorrectioncorrectedprocessed data

Community Geothermal: Community Thermal Energy Network Report and Design Drawings Carbondale, CO

Sep 30, 2024
16.44 MB
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This dataset provides an overview of the design, development, and technical specifications of for a community-scale geothermal heating and cooling system in Carbondale, Colorado. This thermal energy network (TEN) within the town's Three-Two Zero Energy District (32ZED) is part of ...
Authors
Fox-Rubin, J. Clean Energy Economy for the Region (CLEER)
geothermalenergycommgeocase studydesign drawingsretrofitthermal energy networkten32zedtechnical reportcommunity engagementambient temperature loopborefieldhigh temperature loopmechanicalelectricaldesignsspecificationsatlhtlpumpsheat pumpsblueprintscarbondalecolorado

McGee Mountain Geoprobe Study, Humboldt County, Nevada

Jun 19, 2010
14.67 MB
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Geoprobes were developed by the environmental industry to collect water, gas and soil samples from contaminated sites at shallow depths (10-40 meters), with a minimum of environmental disturbance. A modified Geoprobe was used to collect bottom hole temperatures, and attempt to col...
Authors
Tullar, K. Geothermal Technical Partners, Inc.
geothermalgeoprobewater samplingtemperature gradienttemperatureshallow temperature surveymcgee mountainhumboldt countynevadareport
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