• DocumentCode
    382964
  • Title

    GeoPowering the West

  • Author

    Norwood, Susan

  • Author_Institution
    West Nat. Coordinator Office of Wind & Geothermal Technol., USDOE, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    25-25 July 2002
  • Abstract
    Summary form only given. The US Department of Energy´s Geothermal Energy program is working across the West to build on their national investment in geothermal energy technology. Called GeoPowering the West, this activity is aimed at identifying and addressing nontechnical barriers to geothermal development. The key focus is capturing the economic and energy security benefits from developing the US nation´s abundant geothermal resources.
  • Keywords
    geothermal power; geothermal power stations; government policies; GeoPowering the West; USA; economic benefits; energy security benefits; geothermal energy programme; geothermal energy technology; geothermal resources; national investment; nontechnical barriers; Cities and towns; Energy capture; Energy management; Environmental economics; Geothermal energy; Geothermal power generation; Health and safety; Information security; Power generation economics; Renewable energy resources;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Power Engineering Society Summer Meeting, 2002 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Chicago, IL, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7518-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PESS.2002.1043161
  • Filename
    1043161