NREL Geothermal Policymakers' Guidebooks Web Site (Fact Sheet).

NREL Geothermal Policymakers' Guidebooks Web Site (Fact Sheet).
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Total Pages: 1
Release: 2010
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This document highlights the NREL Geothermal Policymakers' Guidebooks Web site, including the five steps to effective geothermal policy development for geothermal electricity generation and geothermal heating and cooling technologies.

Geothermal Exploration and Development Policy

Geothermal Exploration and Development Policy
Author: Leon Edwards
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Geothermal resources
ISBN: 9781633218246

This book focuses on five of the policy types that are most relevant to the U.S. market and political context for the exploration and confirmation of conventional hydrothermal (geothermal) resources in the United States. They include drilling failure insurance; loan guarantees; subsidised loans; capital subsidies; and government-led exploration. The book describes each policy type and its application in other countries and regions. It offers policy-makers a guide for drafting future geothermal support mechanisms for the exploration-drilling phase of geothermal development. The book also focuses on the design of Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) incentive policies for geothermal electric projects and how FITs can be used to reduce risks.

Geothermal Power

Geothermal Power
Author: Steven F. Torbitt
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Geothermal engineering
ISBN: 9781619420106

The United States is the global leader in installed geothermal capacity with approximately 3,086 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity, and is expected to continue that leadership in the next decade. Even so, less than 0.5% of the United States' electricity generation currently comes from geothermal resources. Yet, geothermal energy could be an important contributor to a sustainable energy portfolio in the United States. One of the main constraints on geothermal project development is the ability to secure capital. Despite the technology's 50-year history of providing power at the utility scale, challenges remain in raising sufficient capital, especially during the early stages of project development. This book presents a brief primer on geothermal technology and the most relevant policies related to geothermal project development with a focus on geothermal project finance.

Guidebook to Geothermal Power Finance

Guidebook to Geothermal Power Finance
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Total Pages: 53
Release: 2010
Genre: Geothermal engineering
ISBN:

This guidebook is intended to facilitate further investment in conventional geothermal projects in the United States. It includes a brief primer on geothermal technology and the most relevant policies related to geothermal project development. The trends in geothermal project finance are the focus of this tool, relying heavily on interviews with leaders in the field of geothermal project finance. Using the information provided, developers and investors may innovate in new ways, developing partnerships that match investors' risk tolerance with the capital requirements of geothermal projects in this dynamic and evolving marketplace.

Geothermal Power

Geothermal Power
Author: Steven F. Torbitt
Publisher:
Total Pages: 121
Release: 2012
Genre: Geothermal engineering
ISBN: 9781619420205

The United States is the global leader in installed geothermal capacity with approximately 3,086 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity, and is expected to continue that leadership in the next decade. Even so, less than 0.5% of the United States' electricity generation currently comes from geothermal resources. Yet, geothermal energy could be an important contributor to a sustainable energy portfolio in the United States. One of the main constraints on geothermal project development is the ability to secure capital. Despite the technology's 50-year history of providing power at the utility scale, challenges remain in raising sufficient capital, especially during the early stages of project development. This book presents a brief primer on geothermal technology and the most relevant policies related to geothermal project development with a focus on geothermal project finance.