Category Archives: Geothermal

NREL. April 2012. Geothermal power and interconnection. The Economics of Getting to Market.

Posted on June 4, 2015 by

Excerpts from 44 page: NREL. April 2012. Geothermal power and interconnection.  The Economics of Getting to Market. National Renewable Energy Laboratory.  Technical Report NREL/TP-6A20-54192  [My comment: this is an excellent paper for understanding how the grid works, and why so … Continue reading →

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Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) have a long way to go

Posted on March 28, 2015 by

Geothermal plants such as the world’s largest “The Geysers” in California exist in the rare hot spots near the surface and also need to be near population centers so that the transmission lines don’t end up costing as much or … Continue reading →

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Geothermal – can it make up for peak fossil fuels?

Posted on January 10, 2015 by

Geothermal provides less than half a percent of U.S. electric power. NREL (2016) recently looked at whether the current 3.8 GWe could be doubled to 7.6 GWe by 2020,  and found that only .784 GWe was likely, with another .856 … Continue reading →

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