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

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

GeoVision Barriers Taskforce

Sep 30, 2015
55.69 kB
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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...
Authors
Young, K. and Levine, A. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergybarrierscostspermitpermittingregulatorytimelinesocial acceptanceregulationreedsgeovisionsocio-economicssocialeconomicssocio-economicseatsocio-economic assessment toolgeoreportbarriers expert teamland accesstransmissionmarketcosteconomiceaenvironmentalassessmentculturaltribalbiologicalregulatory frameworkstatefederalleasinggeothermal resource potentialdevelopment timelinesnepamarket barriersincentive

Coordinating Permit Offices and the Development of Utility-Scale Geothermal Energy

Sep 30, 2013
1.81 MB
Publicly accessible
This study examines various forms of coordinating permit offices at the state and federal level in the western United States, discusses inefficiencies and mitigation techniques for permitting natural resource projects, analyzes whether various approaches are easily adaptable to ut...
Authors
Young, K. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergyutility-scalepower plantregulationpolicycoordinating permit officespermitpermittingregulatoryregulatory roadmaprapidblmhawaiialaskaenvironmentaleabureau of land managementgeothermal regulatory roadmapgrradaptability

Funding Mechanisms for Federal Geothermal Permitting

Sep 30, 2013
6.34 MB
Publicly accessible
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...
Authors
Young, K. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergypermitpermittingfederal budgetcost recoveryprocessing feesset-aside fundsleaserevenueregulatoryregulationepact2005blmusfsforest servicerapidgrrgeothermal regulatory roadmapbudgeteconomicsrapid toolkit

GOOML Big Kahuna Forecast Modeling and Genetic Optimization Files

Jun 30, 2021
13.6 MB
Publicly accessible
This submission includes example files associated with the Geothermal Operational Optimization using Machine Learning (GOOML) Big Kahuna fictional power plant, which uses synthetic data to model a fictional power plant. A forecast was produced using the GOOML data model framework ...
Authors
Buster, G. et al Upflow
geothermalenergymachine learningoptimizationoperationssynthetic datapower plantbig kahunagoomlgenetic optimizationforecastinputsoutputsconfigurationexamplephygnnphysics guided neural networkssteamfieldsteam fieldwellsflash plantsneural networkdataprocessed datacodepythonsimulationmodel

Geothermal Project NEPA Database

Sep 30, 2014
1.59 MB
Publicly accessible
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

Geothermal Development and the Use of Categorical Exclusions Under NEPA

Sep 30, 2014
6.8 MB
Publicly accessible
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

Magnetic Nanofluid Rare Earth Element Extraction Process Report, Techno Economic Analysis, and Results for Geothermal Fluids

Mar 14, 2016
1.86 MB
Publicly accessible
This GDR submission is an interim technical report and raw data files from the first year of testing on functionalized nanoparticles for rare earth element extraction from geothermal fluids. The report contains Rare Earth Element uptake results (percent removal, mg Rare Earth Ele...
Authors
McGrail, P. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
geothermalreemofnanofluidrare earth elementmetal organic frameworkgeothermal mineral recoveryneodymiumeuropiumyttriumdysprosiumcesiummagnetic separationmetal uptaketechno economic analysisrare earth element extractiontechno economicsilica sorbentsuptake results

Geologic Framework of Thermal Springs, Black Canyon, Nevada and Arizona

Aug 13, 2014
Size unavailable
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This report presents the geologic framework critical in understanding spring discharge and the hydrogeology in Black Canyon directly south of Lake Mead below Hoover Dam, Nevada and Arizona. Most of the springs are thermal 2 Geologic Framework of Thermal Springs, Black Canyon, Neva...
Authors
Beard, L. et al United States Geological Survey
geothermalthermal springsblack canyonnevadaarizonahydrogeologygeologymapgeologic mappinggeochronologystructuralstructurecross sectioncross-sectionusgsfaultsfracture zonesrock characteristicshydrogeologicstratigraphy

Hydrogeologic Windows: Regional Signature Detection for Blind and Traditional Geothermal Play Fairways applied to Southwestern New Mexico

Oct 16, 2015
10.82 MB
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Final Report describing regional signature detection for blind and traditional play fairways as part of Phase I of New Mexico Play Fairway Analysis. This project seeks to reduce exploration risk and identify new prospective targets using available geologic, geochemical, and geophy...
Authors
Bielicki, J. et al Los Alamos National Laboratory
geothermalhydrogeologic windowshydrothermalgeochemical tracersintegrated frameworkhydrothermal modelingblind geothermalsystemstraditional geothermalnew mexicoaridexplorationresource assessmentresource characterizationtracer testgeochemicalgeochemistrygeophysicsgeophysicalprospectivetargetsitesgeologygeologicpfaplay fairway analysischaracterizationreport

GeoThermalCloud framework for fusion of big data and multi-physics models in Nevada and Southwest New Mexico

Mar 29, 2021
179.87 MB
Publicly accessible
Our GeoThermalCloud framework is designed to process geothermal datasets using a novel toolbox for unsupervised and physics-informed machine learning called SmartTensors. More information about GeoThermalCloud can be found at the GeoThermalCloud GitHub Repository. More information...
Authors
Vesselinov, V. Los Alamos National Laboratory
geothermalenergymachine-learningnew mexicobradynevadagreat basinsouthwest new mexicomulti-physicsbrady hot springssmarttensorsgeothermalcloudgeothermal cloudlos alamos national laboratorysite datasimulationmachine learningmodel

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

Jun 10, 2014
2.84 MB
Publicly accessible
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...
Authors
Schroeder, J. et al Argonne National Laboratory
geothermalpoweregswaterpolicyhydrothermalbinaryflashwater resource assessmentgetemlife cycle assessmentwater resourcewater consumptionegs flash

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

Oct 01, 2021
219.56 kB
Publicly accessible
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

QuakeCastNet: Source Code for Forecasting of Injection-Induced Seismicity

Sep 20, 2026
16.21 MB
Curated
This submission houses the companion code for the manuscript by Zhengfa Bi (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) and Nori Nakata (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; MIT). Both the companion code and manuscript are included in the resources section of this submission. Fluid ...
Authors
Nakata, N. and Bi, Z. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
geothermalenergyutah forgeseismicitydeep learningthe geysersforecastegsinduced seismicityseismicity forecastingtftprobabilisticmulti-horizontemporal transformer frameworkmachine learningdecision supporttraffic light

Utah FORGE: Seismic Risk Trafic Light System Version 2

Jan 24, 2025
574.05 kB
Publicly accessible
The report outlines the updated Traffic Light System (TLS) for the Utah FORGE project, which aims to mitigate seismic risks associated with Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) operations. It integrates lessons from past operations, including stimulation and circulation experiments a...
Authors
Pankow, K. et al University of Utah Seismograph Stations
geothermalenergyseismicseismic hazardstlstrafic light systemutah forgeseismic hazard mitigationwell stimulationegstraffic light systemseismic risk mitigationstimulationcirculationcape stationseismic thresholdsreal-time monitoringqseekreservoir dynamicsseismic eventsmagnitude thresholdsprotocols

Utah FORGE 2-2439v2: A Multi-Component Approach to Characterizing In-Situ Stress Final Report

Dec 22, 2025
2.43 MB
Publicly accessible
This comprehensive technical report documents a multi-component approach to in-situ stress characterization at the Utah FORGE EGS site that integrates Machine Learning (ML) methods for predicting near-well principal stresses around geothermal wells with the physics-based finite el...
Authors
Bunger, A. et al University of Pittsburgh
geothermalenergyin-situ stress estimationutah forgewave velocitythermo-poro-elastic modelingmachine learningegsnear-wellbore stressfar-field principal stressstress anisotropyphysics-based modelingfinite element modelingsonic logtuvtechnical reportreservoir characterization

FedGeo Project: Low-Temperature Geothermal Resources of East-Central Georgia

Sep 29, 2026
27.37 kB
In progress
This collection includes datasets used for the analyses and modeling of low-temperature geothermal resources in east-central Georgia. This project file includes tabular and geospatial data accessed from publicly available repositories and scholarly and government publications.
Authors
Pandey, U. et al University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
geothermalenergygeorgiageologyhydrogeologymodelinggeophysicsfedgeolow temperature

Machine Learning-Assisted High-Temperature Reservoir Thermal Energy Storage Optimization: Numerical Modeling and Machine Learning Input and Output Files

Apr 15, 2022
113.79 MB
Publicly accessible
This data set includes the numerical modeling input files and output files used to synthesize data, and the reduced-order machine learning models trained from the synthesized data for reservoir thermal energy storage site identification. In this study, a machine-learning-assiste...
Authors
Jin, W. et al Idaho National Laboratory
reservoir thermal energy storagestochastic simulationgeotesmachine learningmodelingtesht-rtescharacterizationnumerical modelstochastichydrogeologic formationsimulated datasimulation datahigh-temperaturethermal energy storageoptimizationartificial neural network regressionannneural networkoperation scenariosseasonal-cyclepareto frontsseasonal operationcontinuous operationfalconmoose

Newberry EGS Literature References

Apr 22, 2016
69.94 kB
Publicly accessible
Research references to literature about the Newberry geothermal area, Oregon.
Authors
Rose, K. National Energy Technology Laboratory
geothermalegsenhanced geothermal systemnewberryoregonnewgengeophysicsgeologyhydrothermalseismicstructurep waveelectricmagnetotelluriclithologyliteraturefield guidegeologic historyvolcano hazardsframeworkpetrologyexploratory drillingslimholeexplorationflow testingdrillholestructuralactive sourceteleseismictomographyresource characterizationmagma chambercrustalvelocitygravityemelectricalcompressional wavecoremineralogy

University of Illinois Campus Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Designs for Deep Injection and Monitoring Wells

Mar 30, 2018
Size unavailable
Publicly accessible
The following information is provided about the design of deeps wells constructed in the Illinois Basin to store, sequester, or dispose of CO2, natural gas, and industrial wastes.
Authors
Lin, Y. et al University of Illinois
geothermalenergyddudeep direct-useuniversity of illinoisillinois basinwell constructioninjection wellsindustrial waste disposalinjection

Closed Loop Geothermal Working Group: GeoCLUSTER App, Subsurface Simulation Results, and Publications

Feb 03, 2023
177.77 MB
Publicly accessible
To better understand the heat production, electricity generation performance, and economic viability of closed-loop geothermal systems in hot-dry rock, the Closed-Loop Geothermal Working Group a consortium of several national labs and academic institutions has tabulated time-depe...
Authors
Beckers, K. et al Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
geothermalenergyclosed loopclosed loop geothermal working groupgeoclusteru-shape configurationcoaxial configurationwater working fluidsco2 working fluidlcohlcoeapplicaitonhdf5databaseinstallationclgwghot-dry rockhdrcodepythondashsubsurfacesimulationmodelingeconomiccoaxialu-shapedconfigurationclosed loop geothermal

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

Sep 30, 2024
16.44 MB
Publicly accessible
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

Economic Impact of Permitting Timelines on Produced Geothermal Power

Feb 15, 2022
469.81 MB
Publicly accessible
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

Utah FORGE 6-3712: Report on Building a Recurrent Neural Network Framework for Induced Seismicity October, 2025

Oct 13, 2025
1.62 MB
Publicly accessible
This is a technical report for the Probabilistic Estimation of Seismic Response Using Physics Informed Recurrent Neural Networks project. The report describes the process of designing a recurrent neural network (RNN) to predict induced seismicity. Background material is included t...
Authors
Williams, J. et al Global Technology Connection, Inc.
geothermalenergydeep learninginduced seismicitypredictivemagnitudeartificial intelligenceaimachine learningmldlphysics-basedmodelingutah forgeegstechnical reportseismic datainjection parametersgeophysical modelsprobabilistic
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