geothermal?

 

So why hasn't more been done in the US?  Granted, we don't want to mess
up the gysers at Yellowstone, but there are plenty of places where it
would bother nothing.

Bruce

 



A large ranch near Yellowstone Park, tried to tap into geothermal power by
drilling a deep well into the formations about 20 years ago as I recall.
The result was to diminish some of the natural hot springs and geysers in
the area.

http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/weekly/bl082299.htm  

 


JoeSP wrote:

Yes, I was somewhat aware of that.  That was why I specified other
places.

Here are a few links I found interesting.

http://www.willamette.edu/~jhook/geotherm.htm

http://www.eere.energy.gov/RE/geo_heat_pumps.html

http://www.geoexchange.org/

http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/solar.renewables/page/geothermal/geothermal.gif

The map above is of particular interest since it shows that some power
is being produced from geothermal.  But why not much more given the
vast areas that could be developed?

http://www.smu.edu/geothermal/heatprod/heatflow/geothermal_all_us_clipped_150dpi_pagesize_legend.gif

Bruce

 



"bsr3997@my-deja.com" wrote:


It's done in Iceland but then the energy there seems to be readily available.

Graham

 

Pooh Bear wrote:


Actually Reno Energy LLC and the University of Nevada has a plan for
geothermal area heating in Reno.

http://www.energy.rochester.edu/us/nv/reno/

http://geoheat.oit.edu/bulletin/bull18-2/art41.htm

That would be in addition to the geothermal electricity generated at the
Steamboat hot springs generator complex just South of the city.

ALV