21st Century Geothermal Energy: A History of Geothermal Energy Research and Development in the United States - Volume 1 - Exploration 1976-2006

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Author: Progressive Management ISBN: 9781465976970
Publisher: Progressive Management Publication: March 5, 2012
Imprint: Smashwords Edition Language: English
Author: Progressive Management
ISBN: 9781465976970
Publisher: Progressive Management
Publication: March 5, 2012
Imprint: Smashwords Edition
Language: English

In 2010, the Department of Energy (DOE) Geothermal Technologies Program (GTP) published a series of four history reports on Geothermal Energy Research and Development in the United States. The reports highlight the history and significant accomplishments of major research programs and projects in geothermal energy exploration, drilling, reservoir engineering and energy conversion in the United States from 1976-2006. Volume 1, converted for accurate flowing-text ebook format reproduction, covers exploration programs.

This report is one of a series issued by the U.S. Department of Energy to document the many and varied accomplishments stemming from the Government's sponsorship of geothermal research since 1976. The reports represent a history of the major research programs and projects that have had a lasting impact on the use of geothermal energy in the United States or which promise to have an impact. We have not attempted to write the definitive history of the Geothermal Program and the $1.3 billion that were expended through 2006 on geothermal research. Rather, we have brought together the collective memories of those who participated in the program to highlight advances which the participants deem worthy of special recognition.

In particular, this report examines the work done in one key area of geothermal technology development: Exploration. Companion reports cover work in other areas, including Energy Conversion, Drilling, and Reservoir Engineering. The history focuses on the period 1976-2006, when the Department of Energy was the lead agency for geothermal technology research as mandated by the Geothermal Research, Development and Demonstration Act of 1974. The earlier, groundbreaking work by precursor agencies, such as the National Science Foundation, Atomic Energy Commission, United States Geological Survey, and the Energy Research and Development Administration, is cited as appropriate but is by no means complete.

Contents: Early Studies * Industry Cooperative Exploration and Drilling * State Cooperative Programs * Selected Hydrothermal System Studies * Geological Technique Development * Geochemical Technique Analysis * Geophysical Technique Development * Exploration Strategies * National and Regional Resource Assessments * Magma Energy Studies

Geothermal energy is a domestic energy source. Clearly, geothermal energy can greatly contribute to the nation's energy mix. It is clean and available 24 hours a day. The United States has an estimated 2800 MW of geothermal installed capacity; worldwide, the figure is 8000 MW. The U.S. Geological Survey estimated in 1979 that the hydrothermal geothermal power potential in the United States was approximately 23,000 MW. In addition, thousands of installations are using geothermal energy for agriculture, aquaculture, district heating and cooling, and other direct uses. This estimate of geothermal potential could be even higher. Using geothermal energy reduces our dependence on imported fuels, creates jobs in the United States, and more favorably balances the U.S. global trading position. Geothermal energy has environmental benefits. Electricity produced from geothermal resources in the United States prevents the emission of 22 million tons of carbon dioxide, 200,000 tons of sulfur dioxide, 80,000 tons of nitrogen oxides, and 110,000 tons of particulate matter every year compared to conventional coal-fired power plants. A geothermal binary power plant, operating with a closed system, emits virtually nothing to the atmosphere. Technologies have been developed to recycle minerals contained in geothermal fluid so that little or no disposal or emissions occur.

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In 2010, the Department of Energy (DOE) Geothermal Technologies Program (GTP) published a series of four history reports on Geothermal Energy Research and Development in the United States. The reports highlight the history and significant accomplishments of major research programs and projects in geothermal energy exploration, drilling, reservoir engineering and energy conversion in the United States from 1976-2006. Volume 1, converted for accurate flowing-text ebook format reproduction, covers exploration programs.

This report is one of a series issued by the U.S. Department of Energy to document the many and varied accomplishments stemming from the Government's sponsorship of geothermal research since 1976. The reports represent a history of the major research programs and projects that have had a lasting impact on the use of geothermal energy in the United States or which promise to have an impact. We have not attempted to write the definitive history of the Geothermal Program and the $1.3 billion that were expended through 2006 on geothermal research. Rather, we have brought together the collective memories of those who participated in the program to highlight advances which the participants deem worthy of special recognition.

In particular, this report examines the work done in one key area of geothermal technology development: Exploration. Companion reports cover work in other areas, including Energy Conversion, Drilling, and Reservoir Engineering. The history focuses on the period 1976-2006, when the Department of Energy was the lead agency for geothermal technology research as mandated by the Geothermal Research, Development and Demonstration Act of 1974. The earlier, groundbreaking work by precursor agencies, such as the National Science Foundation, Atomic Energy Commission, United States Geological Survey, and the Energy Research and Development Administration, is cited as appropriate but is by no means complete.

Contents: Early Studies * Industry Cooperative Exploration and Drilling * State Cooperative Programs * Selected Hydrothermal System Studies * Geological Technique Development * Geochemical Technique Analysis * Geophysical Technique Development * Exploration Strategies * National and Regional Resource Assessments * Magma Energy Studies

Geothermal energy is a domestic energy source. Clearly, geothermal energy can greatly contribute to the nation's energy mix. It is clean and available 24 hours a day. The United States has an estimated 2800 MW of geothermal installed capacity; worldwide, the figure is 8000 MW. The U.S. Geological Survey estimated in 1979 that the hydrothermal geothermal power potential in the United States was approximately 23,000 MW. In addition, thousands of installations are using geothermal energy for agriculture, aquaculture, district heating and cooling, and other direct uses. This estimate of geothermal potential could be even higher. Using geothermal energy reduces our dependence on imported fuels, creates jobs in the United States, and more favorably balances the U.S. global trading position. Geothermal energy has environmental benefits. Electricity produced from geothermal resources in the United States prevents the emission of 22 million tons of carbon dioxide, 200,000 tons of sulfur dioxide, 80,000 tons of nitrogen oxides, and 110,000 tons of particulate matter every year compared to conventional coal-fired power plants. A geothermal binary power plant, operating with a closed system, emits virtually nothing to the atmosphere. Technologies have been developed to recycle minerals contained in geothermal fluid so that little or no disposal or emissions occur.

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