Geothermal resources of California sedimentary basins
January 1, 2004
The 2004 Department of Energy (DOE) Strategic Plan for geothermal energy calls for expanding the geothermal resource base of the United States to 40,000 MW of electric power generating potential. This will require advances in technologies for exploiting unconventional geothermal resources, including Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) and geopressured geothermal. An investigation of thermal conditions in California sedimentary basins through new temperature and heat flow measurements reveals significant geothermal potential in some areas. In many of the basins, the combined cooling effects of recent tectonic and sedimentary processes result in relatively low (
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Title | Geothermal resources of California sedimentary basins |
| Authors | C.F. Williams, F.V. Grubb, S.P. Galanis |
| Publication Type | Conference Paper |
| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Index ID | 70026577 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |