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GRC 2019 Initial Results Presentation

The Report is being developed by NREL and the GRC, with financial support from the Geothermal Technologies Office of the U.S. DOE and the GRC. It is intended to provide geothermal policymakers, regulators, developers, researchers, and other stakeholders with up-to-date information...

Robins, J. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Oct 01, 2020
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Resource Analysis for Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study in East Texas

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Southern Methodist University Geothermal Laboratory, Eastman Chemical, Turbine Air Systems, and the Electric Power Research Institute are evaluating the feasibility of using geothermal heat to improve the efficiency of natural gas power pl...

Richards, M. et al Southern Methodist University

Jun 28, 2018
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Dataset for report: Non-Technical Barriers to Geothermal Development in California and Nevada

In California and Nevada, geothermal projects are subject to non-technical barriers, which may create development delays leading to higher project costs and risks and decreased competitiveness with other electricity generation technologies. These non-technical barriers may include...

Levine, A. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Mar 10, 2022
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Penn State Lab Testing Fluid-Rock Interaction in Geothermal Reservoirs

This project focused on assessment and discovery of fluid-rock interaction in geothermal reservoirs. We accomplished work in four main areas: 1) fracture formation and the relationship between fluid flow and shear failure, 2) assessment of fracture geometry and fluid permeability ...

Madara, B. et al Pennsylvania State University

Jan 01, 2018
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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
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Gas Propagated Borehole Fracture Model And Simulation

We developed a model for fracture production produced during detonation of an explosive mixture in a 10m packed off section of a shallow borehole. The model is based upon an actual field and lab experiments on low-damage borehole fracturing performed at Sandia National Labs by Mar...

Carrigan, C. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Nov 15, 2015
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Geothermal Sector Cybersecurity Vulnerability Assessment Presentation

As geothermal resource contributions to the energy sector grow, cybersecurity will be increasingly important to ensure resilient, reliable, and secure clean energy for years to come. An overview of the cybersecurity vulnerability assessment project was developed and presented at t...

Markel, T. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Oct 20, 2020
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Aqueous Rare Earth Elements, Concentration, and Stable Isotopes in Deep Basin Brines, Wyoming

Presentation given to National Groundwater Association meeting on deep basin brines. This presentation discusses why produced waters are being observed, the importance of REE's, the study areas examined, the data collected, and the relationship between REE concentration and possib...

Quillinan, S. et al University of Wyoming

Apr 25, 2017
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EGS Collab Experiment 1: 4850L Downhole Camera Surveys During Injection

This package includes data and footage from two rounds of downhole camera surveys performed at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) on the 4850 level. The exercise was performed once on 25 May 2018 and once on 21 December 2018. On May 25th, the first round was done dur...

Schwering, P. et al Sandia National Laboratories

May 25, 2018
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The Use of 3D Geologic Modeling to Improve Well Targeting in Glass Buttes, Oregon

The Glass Buttes Project includes combining a suite of high-resolution geophysical and geochemical techniques to reduce exploration risk by characterizing hydrothermal alteration, fault geometries and relationships. This is aided through geologic observation, modern remote sensing...

Walsh, P. Ormat Nevada Inc

Oct 09, 2011
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Aqueous Rare Earth Element Patterns and Concentration in Thermal Brines Associated with Oill and Gas Production

This study is part of a joint effort by the University of Wyoming (UW) School of Energy Resources (SER), the UW Engineering Department, Idaho National Laboratories (INL), and the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to describe rare earth element concentrations in oil and gas pr...

Nye, C. et al University of Wyoming

Feb 01, 2017
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EGS Collab Experiment 1: Circulation Testing

These data and test descriptions comprise a chilled circulation test conducted at the 164' fracture in the EGS Collab Experiment 1 testbed on the 4850 ft level of the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Descriptions of the meta data, design drawings for the flow testing system,...

Knox, H. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Apr 01, 2019
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Newberry Well 55-29 Stimulation Data 2014

The Newberry Volcano EGS Demonstration in central Oregon, a 5 year project begun in 2010, tests recent technological advances designed to reduce the cost of power generated by EGS in a hot, dry well (NWG 55-29) drilled in 2008. First, the stimulation pumps used were designed to ru...

Cladhouhos, T. et al AltaRock Energy Inc

Sep 03, 2015
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Tracking the Sun

Berkeley Lab's Tracking the Sun report series is dedicated to summarizing installed prices and other trends among grid-connected, distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in the United States. The present report, the 11th edition in the series, focuses on systems installed thro...

Barbose, G. and Darghouth, N. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)

Oct 01, 2019
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University of Illinois Campus Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Subsurface Temperature Profile

High resolution fiber-optic distributed temperature sensing logs from the Illinois Basin Decatur Project (IBDP) in Decatur, IL were used to model the thermal profile in the Illinois Basin.

Lin, Y. et al University of Illinois

Jun 13, 2018
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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
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Utah FORGE Project 3-2535: Building a 3D Resistivity Model for Simulation and Survey Design of EM Measurements

The included report outlines the creation of three 3D resistivity models that will be used to determine the sensitivity of EM measurements for the hypothetical stimulated reservoir at FORGE as well as for EM survey design. FORGE project 3-2535 is planning on using a casing source ...

Alumbaugh, D. et al Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Dec 01, 2022
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EGS Collab Experiment 1: Second Set Tracer Test Results

The EGS Collab project is developing ~10-20 m-scale field sites where fracture stimulation and flow models can be validated against controlled, small-scale, in-situ experiments. The first multi-well experimental site was established at the 4850 level in the Homestake Mine in Lead,...

Neupane, G. et al Idaho National Laboratory

Dec 19, 2019
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Reservoir Stimulation Optimization with Operational Monitoring for Creation of EGS

EGS field projects have not sustained production at rates greater than half of what is needed for economic viability. The primary limitation that makes commercial EGS infeasible is our current inability to cost-effectively create high-permeability reservoirs from impermeable, igne...

A., C. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Sep 25, 2013
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Newberry Volcano EGS Demonstration Well 55-29 Stimulation Data

The Newberry Volcano EGS Demonstration in central Oregon, a 3 year project started in 2010, tests recent technological advances designed to reduce the cost of power generated by EGS in a hot, dry well (NWG 55-29) drilled in 2008. First, the stimulation pumps used were designed to ...

T., T. AltaRock Energy Inc

Dec 08, 2012
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory/Habitat for Humanity Zero Energy Home: A Cold Climate Case Study for Affordable Zero Energy Homes

The design of this 1,280-square-foot, three-bedroom Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver zero energy home carefully combines envelope efficiency, efficient equipment, appliances and lighting, and passive and active solar features to reach the zero energy goal. The home was designe...

Norton, P. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jul 21, 2016
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Wind for Schools Wind Turbine Data

This dataset is a series of wind turbine data collected for the Wind for Schools project. The U.S. Department of Energy funded the Wind for Schools project, which helped develop a future wind energy workforce by encouraging students at higher education institutions to join Wind Ap...

Summerville, B. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Jan 01, 2012
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MHK Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) Guidance and Techo Economic Analysis Materials

Useful information and tools for calculating the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) and MHK Cost Breakdown Structure. Includes a structure for calculating the capital expenditures and operating costs of a marine energy technology or device, reference resource data for both wave and ...

Jenne, S. and Baca, E. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Nov 08, 2019
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Tidal Currents Turbine Parametric Study

This is an exercise in optimizing the flow through a shrouded axial turbine to have the least resistance and to have optimal output and torque and energy. In this study, different variates of the original geometry of the current turbine designed by Hydrokinetic Energy Corp. (HEC) ...

Schurtenberger, W. and Ge, Z. Hydrokinetic Energy Corp.

Jul 30, 2021
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Focusing Wave Energy for Wave Energy Converter Applications

Wave tank tests at Stevens Institute of Technology quantified the ability of near-surface platforms to concentrate wave energy over the platform. Due to the instantaneous change in water depth, mass, energy, and power are conserved in this process. The energy and power concentrat...

Raftery, M. Martin and Ottaway

Aug 10, 2010
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