Documenti di Didattica
Documenti di Professioni
Documenti di Cultura
Naina Arora
Joelle Bird
Joelle Bird
Judith Schutter
Judith Schutter
Gail Spencer
Gail Spencer
Geothermal energy
Geothermal energy
"ry Steam
"ry Steam
*lash Steam
*lash Steam
Binary Cycle
Binary Cycle
C%$AN
C%$AN
6
6
$mission)free7
$mission)free7
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8N$9P$NS8:$
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C(NS8ST$NT
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rd rd
largest domestic source of rene&ale
largest domestic source of rene&ale
energy -after hydro and iomass.
energy -after hydro and iomass.
Eells costs et&een FB and FG million each Eells costs et&een FB and FG million each
Alas,a1 AriHona1 California1 5a&aii1 8daho1 Nevada1 Alas,a1 AriHona1 California1 5a&aii1 8daho1 Nevada1
Ne& +e4ico1 (regon1 and !tah Ne& +e4ico1 (regon1 and !tah
$ach have potential for at least B33 +E of po&er $ach have potential for at least B33 +E of po&er
generation per state -Circular I<3. generation per state -Circular I<3.
Eashington
Eashington
*ocus on Glacier Pea, -Snohomish County. *ocus on Glacier Pea, -Snohomish County.
:olcanic
:olcanic
5ot springsCgeysers
5ot springsCgeysers
+arine climate
+arine climate
*ractureCfault Hones
*ractureCfault Hones
*lat terrain
*lat terrain
AJuiferous
AJuiferous
Access roads
%a analysis
%ogging
Cement
Permit 5andoo,
Permit 5andoo,
Eater use
Air emissions
NP"$S
'C'A
$SA
%and
City or county
"epartment of $cology
"rilling
Eater
"epartment of $cology
Air
"epartment of $cology
Issues:
Issues:
"ivertingC(structing *lo& and Bed 'econfiguration "ivertingC(structing *lo& and Bed 'econfiguration
SiHe and location of drain fields SiHe and location of drain fields
Types of Permits:
Types of Permits:
JA'PA JA'PA
NP"$S NP"$S
Issues:
Issues:
Construction Construction
*loodplains1 shorelines1 and critical areas *loodplains1 shorelines1 and critical areas
Noning Noning
Types of Permits:
Types of Permits:
*loodplain "evelopment1 Shorelines1 Critical Areas *loodplain "evelopment1 Shorelines1 Critical Areas
(rdinances (rdinances
8ssues
$missions
5ydrogen sulfide
Types of Permits
Notice of Construction
$nvironmental chec,list
Topography description
$nvironmental chec,list
"rilling permit
FA31333
+inimal noise
+uffling eJuipment
Noise shields
8nsulated uildings
$nvironmental revie&
$nvironmental impacts
Necessary permits
Geothermal resources
CA M +ineral
*irst geothermal
*irst geothermal
plant in !/S/ -B<=3.
plant in !/S/ -B<=3.
AB po&er plants
AB po&er plants
B333 +E electricity
B333 +E electricity
B
B
st st
geothermal
geothermal
energy facility in AK
energy facility in AK
+oderate
+oderate
temperature
temperature
Binary)cycle plant
Binary)cycle plant
Cost)effective
Cost)effective
'emote location
'emote location
B<I2 ) B B<I2 ) B
st st
application for application for
geothermal lease geothermal lease
Controversial Controversial
State rene&ale
standards
!nder the legislation1 also ,no&n as the Ea4man)+ar,ey ill1 the !S &ill
introduce a caron cap)and)trade scheme designed to cut caron emissions
BI per cent y A3A3 and L3 per cent y A3G3 compared &ith A33G levels/
!tility companies &ill also e reJuired to generate A3 per cent of their energy
demands from rene&ale sources y A3A3 and as a raft of ne& incentives for
lo&)caron technologies &ill e introduced/
The $nergy and Commerce Committee said that the ill had een roadly
supported y a coalition of organiHations that included electric utilities1 oil
companies1 car ma,ers and more ovious supporters such as environmental
groups/ SBecause of its alanced approach1 AC$S -American $nergy and
Security Act. has received road support from industry and
environmentalists1S