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Economic Impact of Permitting Timelines on Produced Geothermal Power

Despite having a large geothermal power potential in the United States, only a small fraction has been developed for power generation. Various barriers, including technical, financial, and regulatory permit delays, are attributed to lower contribution of geothermal energy in the n...

Neupane, G. and Adhikari, B. Idaho National Laboratory

Feb 15, 2022
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Utah FORGE: Preliminary Monitoring, Analyses, and Impact Assessment

Preliminary monitoring and analyses for the Utah FORGE Milford Site. Includes a report detailing the seismic monitoring goals and results, a detailed techno-economic infrastructure assessment with an analysis, a budget, schedules, and cost summaries, and a summary of environmental...

Pankow, K. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

Feb 09, 2017
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Environmental Life Cycle Assessment Spreadsheet tool for Deep Direct-Use Geothermal at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Campus

A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) spreadsheet tool was developed to analyze potential environmental benefits of a deep direct-use (DDU) geothermal energy system (GES) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (U of IL) campus. The LCA spreadsheet tool is a unique contribution ...

Tinjum, J. et al University of Illinois

Jan 31, 2020
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Active Management of Integrated Geothermal-CO2 Storage Reservoirs in Sedimentary Formations: Data used in Geosphere Journal Article

This data submission is for Phase 2 of Active Management of Integrated Geothermal-CO2 Storage Reservoirs in Sedimentary Formations, which focuses on multi-fluid (CO2 and brine) geothermal energy production and diurnal bulk energy storage in geologic settings that are suitable for ...

A., T. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Jun 01, 2015
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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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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
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Geothermal Development and the Use of Categorical Exclusions Under NEPA

This study focuses primarily on the Categorial Exclusions (CX) process and its applicability to geothermal exploration. In this paper, we: Provide generalized background information on CXs, including previous NEPA reports addressing CXs, the process for developing CXs, and the ro...

Young, K. and Levine, A. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Sep 30, 2014
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Utah FORGE: Final Topical Report 2018

This is the final topical report for the Phase 2B Utah FORGE project, which is located near Roosevelt Hot Springs, Utah. This PDF format report details results associated with the conceptual geologic model, deep well 58-32, rock geomechanics, reservoir temperatures, seismic survey...

Moore, J. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

Apr 07, 2018
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Environmental Impact Calculations for Geothermal DDU system on WVU Campus

This dataset contains all the inputs used and output produced from Matlab for the environmental analysis of an improved hybrid geothermal district heating and cooling (GDHC) system with a heat pump, without a heat pump, and for a hot water GDHC. Detailed descriptions of the conten...

Garapati, N. et al West Virginia University

Mar 18, 2020
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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
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Visual Impact Assessment of the Existing Land-based Wind Turbine Fleet of the Contiguous United States

This data submission contains GIS raster datasets mapping the visual impacts of the land-based wind turbine fleet in the Contiguous United States (CONUS). Two datasets are included, each presenting a different quantification of visual impacts: 1. Cumulative visual magnitude, meas...

Gleason, M. et al National Renewable Energy Lab

Mar 19, 2024
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Closed BLM public lands: Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC)

A GIS layer of Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) that are within public lands managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The GIS layers were used by BLM in the nationwide Geothermal Resources Leasing Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS). Some o...

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

Jul 29, 2014
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Gravity Survey on the Glass Buttes Geothermal Exploration Project Lake County, Oregon

This report covers data acquisition, instrumentation and processing of a gravity survey performed on the Glass Buttes Geothermal Exploration Project, located in Lake County, Oregon for ORMAT Technologies Inc. The survey was conducted during 21 June 2010 to 26 June 2010. The surve...

Akerley, J. Ormat Nevada Inc

Oct 12, 2011
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Effectiveness of Shallow Temperature Surveys to Target a Geothermal Reservoir at Previously Explored Site at McGee Mountain, Nevada: Final Report for U.S. Department Of Energy Grant EE-0002830

The McGee Mountain geothermal area was selected to test early-stage shallow temperature survey techniques and drill two slim holes to test the resource. Geothermal Technical Partners, Inc. was able to complete only a small portion of the project before lack of funding prevented f...

Zehner, R. Geothermal Technical Partners, Inc.

Mar 07, 2014
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Advanced TidGen Power System Environmental Assessment

The TidGen Power System generates emission-free electricity from tidal currents and connects directly into existing grids using smart grid technology. The power system consists of three major subsystems: shore-side power electronics, mooring system, and turbine generator unit (TGU...

Marnagh, C. et al Ocean Renewable Power Company

Jun 14, 2018
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Life Cycle Analysis Data and Results for Geothermal and Other Electricity Generation Technologies

Life cycle analysis (LCA) is an environmental assessment method that quantifies the environmental performance of a product system over its entire lifetime, from cradle to grave. Based on a set of relevant metrics, the method is aptly suited for comparing the environmental performa...

Sullivan, J. Argonne National Laboratory

Jun 04, 2013
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Geothermal Life Cycle Calculator

This calculator is a handy tool for interested parties to estimate two key life cycle metrics, fossil energy consumption (Etot) and greenhouse gas emission (ghgtot) ratios, for geothermal electric power production. It is based solely on data developed by Argonne National Laborator...

Sullivan, J. Argonne National Laboratory

Mar 11, 2014
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GeoRePORT Case Studies 2019

The Geothermal Resource Portfolio Optimization and Reporting Technique (GeoRePORT) was developed with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Technologies Office to assist in identifying and pursuing long-term investment strategies through the development of a resour...

Kolker, A. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Sep 16, 2019
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Closed National Forest Service Lands: Geothermal Leases Not Permitted

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released a series of GIS layers of National Forest Service Lands that area closed to goethermal leasing (leases are not granted in these areas). The various types of areas included in this set of GIS layers are: National Monuments, National...

Hallett, K. and (BLM), U. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jul 29, 2014
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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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Closed BLM Public Lands: Geothermal Leases Not Permitted

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released a series of GIS layers of public lands closed to geothermal leases (obtaining leases is not permitted in these regions). The various types of closed areas included here are: National Monuments, National Recreation Areas, National C...

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

Jun 30, 2010
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MT Survey on the Glass Buttes Geothermal Exploration Project in Lake County, Oregon

Zonge Geosciences, Inc. performed a magnetotelluric (MT) survey for the Glass Buttes Project at the request of Ormat Technologies Inc. during the period of 7 October 2010 to 8 November 2010. This report provides the deep electromagnetic data and methods that were used to assist O...

Akerley, J. Ormat Nevada Inc

Nov 08, 2010
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Community Geothermal: Connecticut Workforce Needs Assessment Report and Data

Included here is a geothermal industry workforce needs assessment report for Connecticut. As part of the DOE-funded Community Geothermal Heating and Cooling Design and Deployment grant, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnership (NEEP) conducted several online surveys to gain a bett...

Macpherson, C. et al Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP)

Jan 22, 2024
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Hawaii Play Fairway Analysis: West Maui Groundwater Flow Model

Groundwater flow model for West Maui. Data is from the following sources: Whittier, R. and A.I. El-Kadi. 2014. Human and Environmental Risk Ranking of Onsite Sewage Disposal Systems For the Hawaiian Islands of Kauai, Molokai, Maui, and Hawaii Final. Prepared by the University...

Lautze, N. University of Hawaii

Jan 01, 2015
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Hawaii Play Fairway Analysis: Kauai Groundwater Flow Model

Groundwater flow model for Kauai. Data is from the following sources: Whittier, R. and A.I. El-Kadi. 2014. Human and Environmental Risk Ranking of Onsite Sewage Disposal Systems For the Hawaiian Islands of Kauai, Molokai, Maui, and Hawaii Final. Prepared by the University of H...