Status of Nevada geothermal resource development - Spring 2011

Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council

Volumn 35 1, Issue , 2011, Pages 67-72

  Shevenell, Lisa ^a   Zehner, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Development trends; Geothermal; Historical perspective; Nevada; Power plants

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHODS; DEVELOPMENT TRENDS; ENERGY POLICY ACT; EXPLORATION COMPANY; GEOTHERMAL; GEOTHERMAL EXPLORATION; GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES; GREENFIELD; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; NEVADA; POWER PLANT CONSTRUCTION; PRODUCTION TAX CREDIT;

ENERGY POLICY; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; INDUSTRY; MODULAR CONSTRUCTION; POWER PLANTS; SHIPS; WELLS;

GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING;

EID: 84860869771     PISSN: 01935933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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