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Re‐examining potential for geothermal energy in the United States
Author(s) -
Showstack Randy
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2003eo230003
Subject(s) - geothermal energy , renewable energy , legislation , incentive , geothermal gradient , business , sustainable development , energy policy , incentive program , sustainable energy , public administration , political science , environmental planning , engineering , economics , environmental science , law , geophysics , geology , electrical engineering , microeconomics
New technological initiatives, along with potential policy and economic incentives, could help to bring about a resurgence in geothermal energy development in the United States, said several experts at a 22 May forum in Washington, D.C. The forum was sponsored by the House and Senate Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucuses, the Sustainable Energy Coalition, and the Environmental and Energy Study Institute. Among these initiatives is an ambitious program of the U.S. Department of Energy to expand existing geothermal energy fields, and potentially create new fields through “enhanced geothermal systems.” In addition, a program of the Bush administration encourages geothermal development on some public lands, and current legislation would provide tax credits and other incentives for geothermal development.

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