Title :
Geothermal energy in the United States
Author_Institution :
Idaho Nat. Eng. & Environ. Lab., Idaho Falls, ID, USA
Abstract :
Geothermal energy resources are hydrothermal systems containing water in pores and fractures. Most hydrothermal resources contain liquid water, but higher temperatures or lower pressures can create conditions where steam and water or only steam is the continuous phases. All commercial geothermal production is currently restricted to hydrothermal systems. Successful, sustainable geothermal energy usage depends on re-injection back to the reservoir of the maximum quantity of produced fluid to augment natural recharge of hydrothermal systems. This paper examines geothermal energy resources in the United States of America.
Keywords :
geothermal power; geothermal power stations; USA; geothermal energy resources; geothermal production; hydrothermal systems; sustainable geothermal energy; Earth; Geothermal energy; Heat transfer; Permeability; Power generation economics; Production systems; Reservoirs; Temperature; Water heating; Water resources;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering Society Summer Meeting, 2002 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7518-1
DOI :
10.1109/PESS.2002.1043164