Geothermal Energy

Information about the use of geothermal energy for heating, cooling, and power generation.

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• Geothermal Energy: Beneficial Uses of Heat from the Earth

  National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) (PDF 1.6 MB)

• Direct Use of Geothermal Energy and Geothermal Heat Pumps

  NREL (PDF 1.8 MB)

• Geothermal Resource Assessment

  Division of Energy and Minerals Development (DEMD) (PDF 1.9 MB)

• Geothermal Projects

  DEMD (PDF 1.1 MB)

• Geothermal Energy in South Dakota

  DEMD (PDF 1.0 MB)

• Geothermal Resource Assessment: Aleutian/Pribilof Islands, Alaska

  DEMD (PDF 1.0 MB)

• Chena Hot Springs 400 kW Geothermal Power Plant

  Gwen Holdmann (PDF 2.2 MB)