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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
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Update on Geothermal Direct-Use Installations in the United States

An updated database of geothermal direct-use systems in the U.S. has been compiled and analyzed, building upon the Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT) Geo-Heat Center direct-use database. Types of direct-use applications examined include hot springs resorts and pools, aquaculture...

Beckers, K. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Mar 02, 2017
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Nevada Play Fairway Steptoe Valley Geodatabase and Modeling Data

This package contains data and metadata for the 3d thermal model, well lithology logs, gravity grids and depth to basement inversions, play fairway modelling, and ArcGIS geodatabase resources. This project focused on defining geothermal play fairways and development of a detailed...

Faulds, J. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Aug 25, 2018
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Community Geothermal: Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Design Report and Drawings Wallingford, CT

Included here are the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing design report and drawings for the proposed community geothermal system at an affordable housing complex in Wallingford, Connecticut. The report and drawings were developed by LN Consulting, in partnership with the Univers...

Donahue, I. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP)

Jul 31, 2024
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GeoThermalCloud: Cloud Fusion of Big Data and Multi-Physics Models using Machine Learning for Discovery, Exploration and Development of Hidden Geothermal Resources

Geothermal exploration and production are challenging, expensive and risky. The GeoThermalCloud uses Machine Learning to predict the location of hidden geothermal resources. This submission includes a training dataset for the GeoThermalCloud neural network. Machine Learning for Di...

Ahmmed, B. Stanford University

Apr 04, 2022
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Peer Review Presentation: Blind Geothermal System Exploration in Active Volcanic Environments

Geothermal Technologies Program Peer Review Presentation on Blind Geothermal System Exploration in Active Volcanic Environments. Includes plans and statuses for multi-phase geophysical and geochemical surveys in overt and subtle volcanic systems in Hawaii and Maui.

Martini, B. Ormat Nevada Inc

May 19, 2010
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Pending Geothermal lease applications

A GIS layer of pending Geothermal lease applications from Volume II of the BLM's Programmatic EIS to analyze and expedite the leasing of BLM-and FS-administered lands with high potential for renewable geothermal resources in 11 Western states and Alaska. The GIS layer contains ....

Hill, G. and (BLM), U. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jul 29, 2014
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Play Fairway Analysis of the Snake River Plain, Idaho: Final Report

This submission includes the final project report of the Snake River Plain Play Fairway Analysis project as well as a separate appendix for the final report. The final report outlines the application of Play Fairway Analysis (PFA) to geothermal exploration, specifically within the...

Shervais, J. et al Utah State University

Feb 19, 2021
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Techno-Economic Simulation Results Using dGeo for EGS-Based District Heating in the Northeastern United States

This dataset presents the results of techno-economic simulations performed using the Distributed Geothermal Market Demand Model (dGeo) to evaluate the feasibility of Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS)-based district heating in the Northeastern United States. Developed by the Nation...

Pauling, H. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Sep 30, 2024
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USU Camas-1 Test Well: Documentation

This submission contains documents that describe the USU Camas-1 test well, drilled in Camas Prairie, Idaho, in Fall 2018 and Fall 2019. The purpose of this well is to validate exploration methodologies of the Snake River Plain (SRP) Play Fairway Analysis (PFA) project.

Shervais, J. Utah State University

Oct 31, 2018
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Geothermal Exploration Cost and Time Metric

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) was tasked with developing a metric in 2012 to measure the impacts of RD&D funding on the cost and time required for geothermal exploration activities. The development of this cost and time metric included collecting cost and time da...

Jenne, S. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jan 01, 2013
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Technoeconomics of Transported Geothermal Energy

This data set was used to calculate the technical potential and economic feasibility of transported geothermal energy, according to the methodology outlined in the final report included below.

Liu, X. et al Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Aug 10, 2016
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Nanofiltration Results: Membrane Removal of Calcium, Magnesium, Sodium, Silica, Lithium, Chlorine, and Sulfate from Simulated Geothermal Brines

Results from a nanofiltration study utilizing simulated geothermal brines. The data includes a PDF documenting the process used to remove Calcium, Magnesium, Sodium, Silica, Lithium, Chlorine, and Sulfate from simulated geothermal brines. Three different membranes were evaluated...

Renew, J. Southern Research Institute

Feb 06, 2016
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Raft River Geothermal Field Well Head Brine Sample

Raw data and data workup of assay for real-world brine sample. Brine sample was taken at the well head.

Lanyk, T. Tusaar Corp.

Dec 18, 2015
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Geothermal Flexibility Characteristics

This spreadsheet identifies various flexibility characteristics for flash and binary geothermal power plants which could potentially facilitate provision of grid services beyond bulk power generation. Characteristics are differentiated between resource characteristics such as meta...

Rhodes, G. and Augustine, C. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jun 01, 2020
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Geothermal Exploration Cost and Time

The Department of Energy's Geothermal Technology Office (GTO) provides RD&D funding for geothermal exploration technologies with the goal of lowering the risks and costs of geothermal development and exploration. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) was tasked with deve...

JenneNational Renewable Energy Laboratory

Dec 21, 2014
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Utah FORGE: Evaluation of Potential Geochemical Responses to Injection in the FORGE Geothermal Reservoir

Plugging of fracture porosity from mineral precipitation due to injecting cold water into a a geothermal reservoir can impact the overall permeability of the fracture network in the reservoir. This can have serious ramifications on the efficiency of the geothermal resource. Geoche...

Patil, V. and Simmons, S. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

Apr 03, 2019
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Alternative Geothermal Power Production Scenarios

The information given in this file pertains to Argonne life-cycle analyses (LCAs) of the plant cycle stage for a set of ten new geothermal scenario pairs, each comprised of a reference and improved case. These analyses were conducted to compare environmental performances among the...

Sullivan, J. Argonne National Laboratory

Mar 14, 2014
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Chelating Resins for Selective Separation and Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from Low Temperature Geothermal Water

Study on the use of organic ligands to extract lanthanides from low temperature geothermal water.

Callura, J. Carnegie Mellon University

Dec 31, 2016
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Community Geothermal: Final Thermal Conductivity Test Report and Data Logs Carbondale, CO

Provided here are a final thermal conductivity test report, a drilling log, and a heat rejection log from Carbondale, CO. Also attached is a report made before drilling, which contains predictions on the hydrogeologic conditions of the drill site. The forty-eight (48.9) hour in-si...

Ewbank, G. et al Clean Energy Economy for the Region (CLEER)

Oct 20, 2023
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Method to Recover Media Ligand Losses During Sorption of Rare Earth Elements from Simulated Geothermal Brines

This document describes the method and results of an in-situ experiment used to confirm that ligand bleed from a sorptive media can be contained. The experiment focused on maintaining the media's sorption of rare earth elements (REE) obtained from a simulated geothermal brine dop...

Stull, D. Tusaar Corp.

May 24, 2016
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Structural and Tectonic Controls of Geothermal Activity in the Basin and Range Province

We are conducting an inventory of structural settings of geothermal systems (>400 total) in the extensional to transtensional Great Basin region of the western USA. A system of NW-striking dextral faults known as the Walker Lane accommodates ~20% of the North American-Pacific plat...

Faulds, J. et al University of Nevada

Nov 30, 2012
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Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Energy Demand Characterization and Surface Plant Modeling for West Virginia University

This dataset provides information gathered to determine end use load and assessment of existing district heating systems (DHS). It also provides Aspen simulation files used to model hybrid natural gas geothermal district heating and cooling (GDHC) system along with Exchange Design...

Garapati, N. West Virginia University

Jan 09, 2020
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Hotspot Project: The Snake River Geothermal Drilling Project Initial Report

The Snake River volcanic province (SRP) overlies a thermal anomaly that extends deep into the mantle; it represents one of the highest heat flow provinces in North America. The primary goal of this project is to evaluate geothermal potential in three distinct settings: (1) Kimama ...