2013 Market Trends Report

关键词: Geothermal;    market report;    EGS;    hydrothermal;    Geothermal Technologies Office;    low-temperature;    GTOFP;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1220825
RP-ID  :  DOE/EE--0989
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1220825
Others  :  Other: 6661

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

The potential geothermal energy resource base of the United States is a major natural asset, on the order of more than 100 gigawatts (GW) of clean renewable energy. Conventional hydrothermal technologies could be utilized for 6 GW of additional potential beyond what has already been developed. There are an estimated 30 GW of additional conventional resources yet to be discovered in the western United States. The next generation of geothermal technologies, enhanced geothermal systems (EGS), is positioned to access additional geothermal resources by adding either permeability or a heat exchange fluid to a geological formation with sufficient heat. A breakthrough in EGS could expand the U.S. geothermal resource base dramatically.