Title :
Overview of geothermal resource development with emphasis on engineering aspects
Author :
Wright, Phillip M. ; Nielson, Dennis L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Civil & Environ. Eng., Utah Univ., Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Abstract :
Geothermal energy is an important alternative energy resource that is commercially viable at some of the high-grade geothermal sites today. Although the worldwide geothermal resource base is very large, only a small fraction of these resources can be used economically due to inadequacies in technology. The geothermal industry is currently evaluating the state of the technology, and embarking on an R&D program, in cooperation with the US Department of Energy, that is aimed at improving technology and allowing more of the available resource base to be developed
Keywords :
geothermal power; geothermal power stations; project engineering; R&D program; USA; energy resource exploitation; engineering aspects; geothermal resource development; technology status; Earth; Energy resources; Environmental economics; Geothermal energy; Land surface; Land surface temperature; Power engineering and energy; Power generation; Power generation economics; Water resources;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1996. IECEC 96., Proceedings of the 31st Intersociety
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3547-3
DOI :
10.1109/IECEC.1996.561179
