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Regulatory and Permitting Information Desktop (RAPID) Toolkit

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...
Young, K. and Levine, A. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Sep 30, 2014
4 Resources
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Geomechanical Modeling for Thermal Spallation Drilling

Wells for Engineered Geothermal Systems (EGS) typically occur in conditions presenting significant challenges for conventional rotary and percussive drilling technologies: granitic rocks that reduce drilling speeds and cause substantial equipment wear. Thermal spallation drilling,...
Walsh, S. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Aug 24, 2011
1 Resources
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Coordinating Permit Offices and the Development of Utility-Scale Geothermal Energy

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...
Young, K. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Sep 30, 2013
2 Resources
0 Stars
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2019 Geothermal Market Report Fact Sheet

The 2020 U.S. Geothermal Power Production and District Heating Market Report is being developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Geothermal Rising, previously Geothermal Resources Council (GRC), with support from the Geothermal Technologies Office of the U.S. Depart...
Robins, J. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Oct 01, 2020
1 Resources
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Competing Use Analysis for Offshore Renewables and Subsea Cables

Demand for abundant and diverse resources in the oceans is growing, necessitating marine spatial planning. To inform development of Marine Hydrokinetic (MHK) and Offshore Wind (OSW) resources, the Department of Energy (DOE) has asked NREL to identify the competing uses areas betwe...
Best, B. and Kilcher, L. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Aug 29, 2019
3 Resources
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Chemical Impact of Elevated CO2 on Geothermal Energy Production

Numerical simulations have shown that the use of supercritical CO2 instead of water as a heat transfer fluid yields significantly greater heat extraction rates for geothermal energy. If this technology is implemented successfully, it could increase geothermal energy production and...
Carroll, S. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Jan 01, 2013
3 Resources
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Geothermal Project NEPA Database

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...
Young, K. and Levine, A. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Sep 30, 2014
4 Resources
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Technology Development and Field Trials of EGS Drilling Systems at Chocolate Mountain

Polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) bits are routinely used in the oil and gas industry for drilling medium to hard rock but have not been adopted for geothermal drilling, largely due to past reliability issues and higher purchase costs. The Sandia Geothermal Research Departmen...
Knudsen, S. et al Sandia National Laboratories
Jan 01, 2012
3 Resources
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Validation of Innovative Exploration Technologies for Newberry Volcano: GRC Paper on Geothermal Exploration at Newberry

Validation of Innovative Exploration Technologies for Newberry Volcano: 2012 GRC Paper Geothermal Exploration at Newberry
Waibel, A. et al Davenport Newberry Holdings, LLC
May 31, 2012
1 Resources
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TEAMER: A Tow Body Optical Camera System

Archive consists of design drawings, assembly instructions, and bill of materials (BOM) for a Igiugig Village Council (IVC)/Ocean Renewable Power company (ORPC) tow body camera system for underwater environmental monitoring using optical cameras. This work was conducted by the Uni...
Joslin, J. et al University of Washington
Apr 30, 2021
6 Resources
0 Stars
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Geothermal Permitting and NEPA Timeline Analysis

In this analysis, we outline the types of NEPA-related analyses and approvals (e.g., environmental assessment), and we provide examples of geothermal development activities (e.g., well drilling) that might require each type of approval, including an overview and discussion of the ...
Young, K. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Sep 30, 2014
5 Resources
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LCOE and Baseline Data for ORPC's RivGen 1.F River Power System

Base data and documentation of LCOE calculations for ORPC's RivGen 1.F Power System, demonstrated in the Kvichak River at Igiugig, Alaska in 2015.
Salmon, A. Igiugig Village Council
Oct 31, 2016
4 Resources
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Funding Mechanisms for Federal Geothermal Permitting

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...
Young, K. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Sep 30, 2013
2 Resources
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GeoVision Barriers Taskforce

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...
Young, K. and Levine, A. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Sep 30, 2015
5 Resources
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Next Generation RivGen Power System: Feasibility Assessment of Hydroacoutics Data for Development of a Probability of Encounter Model of Salmon Smolts

This document contains a feasibility assessment for salmon smolt characterization and analysis based on existing hydroacoustics data and probability of encounter model.
Daroux, A. and Zydlewski, G. Igiugig Village Council
Oct 04, 2017
1 Resources
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Feasibility of a Deep Direct-Use Geothermal System at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Paper authored by Stumpf et al. for the 2018 Geothermal Resources Council Annual Meeting held in Reno, NV USA. Included with the paper is the Microsoft PowerPoint presentation made at the GRC meeting and data tables associated with some of the figures.
Stumpf, A. et al University of Illinois
Dec 31, 2018
6 Resources
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RivGen Open Water Installation Report

The purpose of the Open Water Deployment Report is to provide an overview of the installation of the Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) RivGen 2.0 Power System in Igiugig, AK, in 2019 beginning with the transportation of the system to Igiugig and ending with the deployment of th...
Tyler, R. Igiugig Village Council
Nov 01, 2019
1 Resources
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EcoVillage: A Net Zero Energy Ready Community Ithaca Crawlspace

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Building America team, Consortium for Residential Buildings (CARB), is working with the EcoVillage cohousing community in Ithaca, New York, on the Third Residential EcoVillage Experience neighborhood. This community-scale project consists of 4...
Arena, L. et al Steven Winter Associates of the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings
Apr 27, 2016
3 Resources
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Low-Temperature Hydrothermal Resource Potential Estimate

Compilation of data (spreadsheet and shapefiles) for several low-temperature resource types, including isolated springs and wells, delineated area convection systems, sedimentary basins and coastal plains sedimentary systems. For each system, we include estimates of the accessibl...
Mullane, M. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jun 30, 2016
4 Resources
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Salton Sea Geothermal Development Nontechnical Barriers to Entry Analysis and Perspectives

The report included in this submission details the nontechnical barriers to entry for development of geothermal resources in the Salton Sea. The Salton Sea provides an economically viable opportunity for replacing the energy imported by California which makes up 25 percent of Cali...
Goodman, D. et al Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Jun 28, 2022
1 Resources
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Geothermal Water Use: Life Cycle Water Consumption, Water Resource Assessment, and Water Policy Framework

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...
Schroeder, J. et al Argonne National Laboratory
Jun 10, 2014
8 Resources
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Retrospective Analysis of Geothermal Mineral Recovery and Domestic Resource Assessment References

This reference database in RIS format contains all of the references that were collected as part of our retrospective analysis of geothermal mineral recovery (REE and Li) activities and domestic resource assessment. The outputs detail the chemistry and molecular processes used in ...
Dobson, P. and Stringfellow, W. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Oct 20, 2021
4 Resources
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Low-Temperature Hydrothermal Resource Potential Estimate

Compilation of data (spreadsheet and shapefiles) for several low-temperature resource types, including isolated springs and wells, delineated area convection systems, sedimentary basins and coastal plains sedimentary systems. For each system, we include estimates of the accessible...
Mullane, M. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jun 30, 2016
3 Resources
0 Stars
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Utah FORGE: Geothermal Resource Assessment Report 2024

This report provides a first-order assessment of the producible energy from the Utah FORGE EGS reservoir, based on stimulation and circulation testing in 2024. The assessment is based on a stored heat calculation for a cylindrical volume of stimulated hot dry rock enveloping the d...
Simmons, S. and Barker, B. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
Jun 20, 2025
1 Resources
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Geothermal Resource at the McGee Mountain Prospect, Humboldt County, Nevada

This report describes the geothermal resource at McGee Mountain, including: 1. Local geology 2. Thermal features 3. Known boreholes and temperature gradients 4. Geophysical surveys 5. Fluid geochemistry and geothermometry 6. Estimate of the heat-in-place Description of the heat-i...
Zehner, R. Geothermal Technical Partners, Inc.
Jul 01, 2010
1 Resources
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