business opportunities for the US geothermal industry. The report establishes data bases on the status of worldwide geothermal … development and the competitiveness of US industry. Other factors identified include existing legislation, tax incentives, and … expansion of the geothermal industry internationally. The study then determined to what extent their geothermal resource had …

expansion of the US geothermal industry and that the industry is being technologically prepared to meet those challenges into … the part of both government and industry are documented in almost every section. The FEDERAL BEAT points up that the … sources of energy. With the announcement of the construction of several new plants and plant expansions, the INDUSTRY SCENE …

geothermal resources. The results of a quick-response study conducted during the course of this research are discussed. The … several typical projects within each of the two categories are compared and, by using statistically-strong industry decision …

hydrothermal resources for electric power generation; and multiattribute investment decision criteria of the several types of firms … in the geothermal industry. An application of the investment model to specific resource sites in the state of Utah is …

revealed that the industry is more concerned about finding buyers (utilities) for the discovered resources than about finding … exploration industry. This analysis was conducted in three phases. The first phase involved a review of the state-of-the-art and … new resources in the near term. …

and projected geothermal share of the energy market is discussed. The public and private sector initiatives supporting …

The last two decades have seen a dramatic increase in the market share of independent, non-utility generators (NUGs …--has gained prominence in the industry. Specific debates have revolved around the relative advantages of, the types of risk … publicly owned electric utilities, however, perhaps due to the belief that public power's tax-free financing status leaves …

The United States (U.S.) geothermal industry has a 45-year history. Early developments were centered on a geothermal … generated in California and Nevada. The majority of geothermal capacity came on line during the 1980s when stable market … wave of geothermal development that lasted until the early 1990s. However, by the mid-1990s, the market for new geothermal …

The reservoir technology program supports the utilization of geothermal resources through development and verification … with industry in areas of greatest current need is utilized to maximize the benefit of the program to the geothermal … industry. The program uses a coordinated, multi-disciplinary approach to investigating and solving reservoir problems facing …