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Publications

NREL's geothermal team develops publications, including technical reports and conference papers, about geothermal resource assessments, market and policy analysis, and geothermal research and development (R&D) activities. In addition to the selected documents available below, you can find resources on the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Geothermal Technologies Program Web site or search the NREL Publications Database. For additional geothermal documents, including those published since 1970, please visit the Office of Science and Technology Information Geothermal Legacy Collection.

Policymakers' Guidebooks

Five steps to effective policy.

• Geothermal Applications
• Market and Policy Analysis
• Program Activities
• R&D Activities

Geothermal Applications

• Development of Direct-Use Projects
  NREL Conference Paper, Preprint
  Event: Stanford University Geothermal Reservoir Engineering Workshop, January 31-February 2, 2011, Stanford, California
  Author: Lund, J.

• NREL GHP Showcase: GHP Installation and Intensive in situ and Performance Monitoring at NREL's Solar Radiation and Research Laboratory
  NREL Conference Paper, Preprint
  Event: Geothermal Resources Council 2010 Annual Meeting, October 24-27, 2010, Sacramento, California
  Author: Anderson, E.

• Geothermal Energy Production from Co-Produced and Geopressured Resources
  U.S. DOE Fact Sheet
  Publication Date: July 2010

• Low-Temperature Geothermal Resources
  U.S. DOE Fact Sheet
  Publication Date: May 2010

• Renewable Energy in China: Development of the Geothermal Heat Pump Market in China
  Fact Sheet
  Author: NREL
  Publication Date: March 2006

• Geothermal Technologies Program: Direct Use
  U.S. DOE Brochure
  Publication Date: August 2004

Market and Policy Analysis

• Guidebook to Geothermal Power Finance
  NREL Subcontract Report
  Authors: Pater Salmon, J.; Meurice, J.; Wobus, N.; Stern, F.; Duaime, M. (Navigant Consulting)
  Publication Date: March 2011

• Policymakers' Guidebook for Geothermal Electricity Generation
  NREL Brochure
  Publication Date: February 2011

• Policymakers' Guidebook for Geothermal Heating and Cooling
  NREL Brochure
  Publication Date: February 2011

• Updated U.S. Geothermal Supply Curve
  Conference Paper
  Event: Stanford Geothermal Workshop, February 1, 2010, Stanford, California
  Authors: Augustine, A; Young, K.R. (NREL). Anderson, A. (U.S. DOE)

• Policy Overview and Options for Maximizing the Role of Policy in Geothermal
  NREL Technical Report
  Authors: Doris, E.; Kreycik, C.; Young, K.
  Publication Date: September 2009

• 2008 Geothermal Technologies Market Report
  U.S. DOE Technical Report
  Publication Date: July 2009

• Evaluation of the Geothermal Public Power Utility Workshops in California
  NREL Technical Report
  Authors: Farhar, B.C.
  Publication Date: October 2004

• Economic Valuation of a Geothermal Production Tax Credit
  NREL Technical Report
  Author: Owens, B.
  Publication Date: April 2002

• Geothermal Access to Federal and Tribal Lands: A Progress Report
  NREL Conference Paper, Preprint
  Event: Geothermal Resources Council 2002 Annual Meeting, September 22-25, 2002, Reno, Nevada
  Author: Farhar, B.C.

Program Activities

• Clean Domestic Power
  U.S. DOE Fact Sheet
  Publication Date: June 2010

• Geothermal Tomorrow
  U.S. DOE Brochure
  Publication Date: September 2008

• Geothermal Today: 2005 Geothermal Technologies Program Highlights
  U.S. DOE Report
  Publication Date: September 2005

R&D Activities

• Hybrid Cooling Systems for Low-Temperature Geothermal Power Production
  NREL Technical Report
  Authors: Ashwood, A.; Bharathan, D.
  Publication Date: March 2011

• Further Developments on the Geothermal System Scoping Model
  NREL Conference Paper, Preprint
  Event: Geothermal Resources Council 2010 Annual Meeting, October 24-27, 2010, Sacramento, California
  Authors: Antkowiak, M.; Sargent, R.; Geiger, J.W.

• Report on the U.S. DOE Geothermal Technologies Program's 2009 Risk Analysis
  NREL Conference Paper, Preprint
  Event: Stanford Geothermal Workshop, February 1, 2010, Stanford, California
  Authors: Young, K.R.; Augustine, C. (NREL). Anderson, A. (U.S. DOE)

• Organometallic Polymer Coatings for Geothermal-Fluid-Sprayed Air-Cooled Condensers
  NREL Conference Paper, Preprint
  Event: Geothermal Resources Council Annual Meeting, September 22-25, 2002, Reno, Nevada
  Authors: Gawlik, K.; Sugama, T.; Jung, D.

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