Open AccessPeer Review of the Hot Dry Rock Project at Fenton Hill, New Mexico
Publication year - 1998
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/7497
Subject(s) - geothermal gradient , renewable energy , resource (disambiguation) , geothermal energy , range (aeronautics) , environmental science , earth science , mining engineering , engineering , architectural engineering , computer science , geology , paleontology , electrical engineering , computer network , aerospace engineering
This report briefly describes the history of the hot dry rock experiment project conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy and Los Alamos National Laboratory at Fenton Hill, New Mexico, from about 1971 through 1995. The authors identify the primary lessons learned and techniques developed during the course of the Fenton Hill project, and summarize the extent to which these technologies have been transferred to the U.S. geothermal industry