Federal Geothermal Research Program Update - Fiscal Year 2004

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Report: Federal Geothermal Research Program Update - Fiscal Year 2004

Abstract

The Department of Energy (DOE) and its predecessors have conducted research and development (R&D) in geothermal energy since 1971. The Geothermal Technologies Program (GTP) works in partnership with industry to establish geothermal energy as an economically competitive contributor to the U.S. energy supply. Geothermal energy production, a $1.5 billion a year industry, generates electricity or provides heat for direct use applications. The technologies developed by the Geothermal Technologies Program will provide the Nation with new sources of electricity that are highly reliable and cost competitive and do not add to America's air pollution or the emission of greenhouse gases. Geothermal electricity generation is not subject to fuel price volatility and supply disruptions from changes in global energy markets. Geothermal energy systems use a domestic and renewable source of energy. The Geothermal Technologies Program develops innovative technologies to find, access, and use the Nation's geothermal resources. These efforts include emphasis on Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) with continued R&D on geophysical and geochemical exploration technologies, improved drilling systems, and more efficient heat exchangers and condensers. The Geothermal Technologies Program is balanced between short-term goals of greater interest to industry, and long-term goals of importance to national energy interests. The program's research and development activities are expected to increase the number of new domestic geothermal fields, increase the success rate of geothermal well drilling, and reduce the costs of constructing and operating geothermal power plants. These improvements will increase the quantity of economically viable geothermal resources, leading in turn to an increased number of geothermal power facilities serving more energy demand. These new geothermal projects will take advantage of geothermal resources in locations where development is not currently possible or

Author

Patrick Laney

Organization

Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory Bechtel BWXT

Published

Geothermal Technologies Legacy Collection, 2005

Report Number

EXT-05-02580

DOI

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Citation

Patrick Laney (Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory Bechtel BWXT). 2005. Federal Geothermal Research Program Update - Fiscal Year 2004. Idaho Falls, Idaho: Geothermal Technologies Legacy Collection. Report No.: EXT-05-02580.

Related Geothermal Exploration Activities

Activities (92)

• Compound and Elemental Analysis At Buffalo Valley Hot Springs Area (Laney, 2005)
• Compound and Elemental Analysis At Central Nevada Seismic Zone Region (Laney, 2005)
• Compound and Elemental Analysis At International Geothermal Area, Indonesia (Laney, 2005)
• Compound and Elemental Analysis At Northern Basin & Range Region (Laney, 2005)
• Compound and Elemental Analysis At Nw Basin & Range Region (Laney, 2005)
• Compound and Elemental Analysis At U.S. West Region (Laney, 2005)
• Compound and Elemental Analysis At Walker-Lane Transitional Zone Region (Laney, 2005)
• Core Analysis At Desert Peak Area (Laney, 2005)
• Core Analysis At International Geothermal Area, Indonesia (Laney, 2005)
• Core Analysis At International Geothermal Area, Philippines (Laney, 2005)
• Core Analysis At U.S. West Region (Laney, 2005)
• Cuttings Analysis At Desert Peak Area (Laney, 2005)
• Cuttings Analysis At International Geothermal Area, Indonesia (Laney, 2005)
• Cuttings Analysis At International Geothermal Area, Philippines (Laney, 2005)
• Cuttings Analysis At U.S. West Region (Laney, 2005)
• Data Acquisition-Manipulation At U.S. West Region (Laney, 2005)
• Direct-Current Resistivity Survey At Dixie Valley Geothermal Area (Laney, 2005)
• Direct-Current Resistivity Survey At Stillwater Area (Laney, 2005)
• Field Mapping At U.S. West Region (Laney, 2005)
• Fluid Inclusion Analysis At U.S. West Region (Laney, 2005)
• Gas Flux Sampling (Laney, 2005)
• Geodetic Survey At Central Nevada Seismic Zone Region (Laney, 2005)
• Geodetic Survey At Northern Basin & Range Region (Laney, 2005)
• Geodetic Survey At Nw Basin & Range Region (Laney, 2005)
• Geodetic Survey At Walker-Lane Transitional Zone Region (Laney, 2005)
• Geographic Information System (Laney, 2005)
• Geographic Information System At Brady Hot Springs Area (Laney, 2005)
• Geographic Information System At Central Nevada Seismic Zone Region (Laney, 2005)
• Geographic Information System At Northern Basin & Range Region (Laney, 2005)
• Geographic Information System At Nw Basin & Range Region (Laney, 2005)
• Geographic Information System At Walker-Lane Transitional Zone Region (Laney, 2005)
• Geothermal Literature Review (Laney, 2005)
• Geothermal Literature Review At Nw Basin & Range Region (Laney, 2005)
• Geothermal Literature Review At U.S. West Region (Laney, 2005)
• Geothermal Literature Review At Walker-Lane Transitional Zone Region (Laney, 2005)
• Geothermometry At Buffalo Valley Hot Springs Area (Laney, 2005)
• Geothermometry At Central Nevada Seismic Zone Region (Laney, 2005)
• Geothermometry At Northern Basin & Range Region (Laney, 2005)
• Geothermometry At Nw Basin & Range Region (Laney, 2005)
• Geothermometry At Walker-Lane Transitional Zone Region (Laney, 2005)
• Ground Gravity Survey At Long Valley Caldera Geothermal Area (Laney, 2005)
• Hyperspectral Imaging At Dixie Valley Geothermal Area (Kennedy-Bowdoin, Et Al., 2003)
• Hyperspectral Imaging At Dixie Valley Geothermal Field Area (Laney, 2005)
• InSAR At Brady Hot Springs Area (Laney, 2005)
• InSAR At Central Nevada Seismic Zone Region (Laney, 2005)
• InSAR At Desert Peak Area (Laney, 2005)
• InSAR At Dixie Valley Geothermal Area (Laney, 2005)
• InSAR At Walker-Lane Transitional Zone Region (Laney, 2005)
• Isotopic Analysis At Buffalo Valley Hot Springs Area (Laney, 2005)
• Isotopic Analysis At Central Nevada Seismic Zone Region (Laney, 2005)
• Isotopic Analysis At Northern Basin & Range Region (Laney, 2005)
• Isotopic Analysis At Nw Basin & Range Region (Laney, 2005)
• Isotopic Analysis At U.S. West Region (Laney, 2005)
• Isotopic Analysis At Walker-Lane Transitional Zone Region (Laney, 2005)
• Isotopic Analysis- Fluid At Dixie Valley Geothermal Area (Kennedy & Soest, 2005)
• Isotopic Analysis- Gas At Dixie Valley Geothermal Area (Kennedy & Soest, 2006)
• LiDAR (Laney, 2005)
• Magnetotellurics (Laney, 2005)
• Magnetotellurics At Dixie Valley Geothermal Area (Laney, 2005)
• Magnetotellurics At International Geothermal Area, Indonesia (Laney, 2005)
• Magnetotellurics At Kilauea East Rift Geothermal Area (Laney, 2005)
• Magnetotellurics At Kilauea Southwest Rift And South Flank Area (Laney, 2005)
• Magnetotellurics At Stillwater Area (Laney, 2005)
• Micro-Earthquake At Coso Geothermal Area (2005)
• Micro-Earthquake At Geysers Area (Laney, 2005)
• Modeling-Computer Simulations (Laney, 2005)
• Modeling-Computer Simulations At Nw Basin & Range Region (Laney, 2005)
• Modeling-Computer Simulations At U.S. West Region (Laney, 2005)
• Modeling-Computer Simulations At Walker-Lane Transitional Zone Region (Laney, 2005)
• Modeling-Computer Simulations At Yellowstone Region (Laney, 2005)
• Multispectral Imaging (Laney, 2005)
• Multispectral Imaging At Brady Hot Springs Area (Laney, 2005)
• Multispectral Imaging At Buffalo Valley Hot Springs Area (Laney, 2005)
• Multispectral Imaging At Cove Fort Area (Laney, 2005)
• Multispectral Imaging At Silver Peak Area (Laney, 2005)
• Multispectral Imaging At The Needles Area (Laney, 2005)
• PSInSAR (Laney, 2005)
• Reflection Survey (Laney, 2005)
• Reflection Survey At Hot Sulphur Springs Area (Laney, 2005)
• Reflection Survey At Rye Patch Area (Laney, 2005)
• Refraction Survey (Laney, 2005)
• Refraction Survey At Hot Sulphur Springs Area (Laney, 2005)
• Refraction Survey At Nw Basin & Range Region (Laney, 2005)
• Refraction Survey At Rye Patch Area (Laney, 2005)
• Refraction Survey At Walker-Lane Transitional Zone Region (Laney, 2005)
• Spontaneous Potential At Fort Bidwell Area (Laney, 2005)
• Thermal And-Or Near Infrared At Railroad Valley Area (Laney, 2005)
• Water Sampling At Buffalo Valley Hot Springs Area (Laney, 2005)
• Water Sampling At Central Nevada Seismic Zone Region (Laney, 2005)
• Water Sampling At Northern Basin & Range Region (Laney, 2005)
• Water Sampling At Nw Basin & Range Region (Laney, 2005)
• Water Sampling At Walker-Lane Transitional Zone Region (Laney, 2005)

Areas (27)

1. Buffalo Valley Hot Springs Area


2. Central Nevada Seismic Zone Geothermal Region


3. International Geothermal Area Indonesia


4. Northern Basin and Range Geothermal Region


5. Northwest Basin and Range Geothermal Region


6. U.S. West Region


7. Walker-Lane Transition Zone Geothermal Region


8. Desert Peak Area


9. International Geothermal Area Philippines


10. Dixie Valley Geothermal Area


11. Stillwater Area


12. Unspecified


13. Brady Hot Springs Area


14. Long Valley Caldera Geothermal Area


15. Dixie Valley Geothermal Field Area


16. Kilauea East Rift Geothermal Area


17. Kilauea Southwest Rift And South Flank Area


18. Coso Geothermal Area


19. Geysers Area


20. Yellowstone Caldera Geothermal Region


21. Cove Fort Geothermal Area


22. Silver Peak Area


23. The Needles Area


24. Hot Sulphur Springs Area


25. Rye Patch Area


26. Fort Bidwell Area


27. Railroad Valley Area

Regions (0)