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World Biofuels Study

Description: This report forms part of a project entitled 'World Biofuels Study'. The objective is to study world biofuel markets and to examine the possible contribution that biofuel imports could make to help meet the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA). The study was sponsored by the Biomass Program of the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), U.S. Department of Energy. It is a collaborative effort among the Office of P… more
Date: October 1, 2008
Creator: Alfstad,T.
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Micro-hydro power: reviewing an old concept

Description: This informaion package has been prepared to respond to an increasing number of requests for information on micro-hydro systems. It contains a resource directory, which is an attempt to put the reader in contact with the literature, plans, people, and companies appropriate to needs. On a world-wide basis, small-scale, environmentally benign, mechanical, and electrical hydropower systems are common. These are the systems for individual homes, farm, and shop use and generally have power outputs l… more
Date: January 1, 1979
Creator: Alward, R.; Eisenbart, S. & Volkman, J.
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Magnetotelluric/audiomagnetotelluric study of the Zuni Hot Dry Rock Geothermal Prospect, New Mexico

Description: The Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory has been investigating a large area in New Mexico for Hot Dry Rock geothermal potential. The area includes parts of the Jemez volcanic lineament and the central Rio Grande rift. LASL has completed a detailed magnetotelluric/audiomagnetotelluric survey covering 161 square km over an area of high heat flow, south of Zuni, NM. The data collection was collected and preliminary analysis phases of a regional MT survey which suggest the Jemez lineament is associate… more
Date: January 1, 1980
Creator: Ander, M.E.; Goss, R.; Strangway, D.; Hillebrand, C.; Laughlin, A.W. & Hudson, C.
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Illinois biomass resources: annual crops and residues; canning and food-processing wastes. Preliminary assessment

Description: Illinois, a major agricultural and food-processing state, produces vast amounts of renewable plant material having potential for energy production. This biomass, in the form of annual crops, crop residues, and food-processing wastes, can be converted to alternative fuels (such as ethanol) and industrial chemicals (such as furfural, ethylene, and xylene). The present study provides a preliminary assessment of these Illinois biomass resources, including (a) an appraisal of the effects of their us… more
Date: June 1, 1980
Creator: Antonopoulos, Antonios A.
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Geothermal test-well drilling program for the Village of Jemez Springs, New Mexico. Final technical report, January 1, 1979-June 30, 1981

Description: The geothermal resources located during test drilling at Jemez Springs, New Mexico are described and the feasibility of utilizing this low-temperature resource for a space heating demonstration project at the Town Hall and Fire Department Building is discussed. A test well was drilled to a depth of 824 feet that penetrated water-producing zones at 80 feet with a water temperature of approximately 150 to 155/sup 0/F and at 500 feet with waters of approximately 120 to 125/sup 0/F. After a number … more
Date: September 1, 1981
Creator: Armenta, E.; Icerman, L. & Starkey, A.H.
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When the hole is dry: the HDR alternative in the cascades

Description: The Hot Dry Rock (HDR) method of heat extraction was developed by Los Alamos in silicic plutonic-metamorphic rocks of Precambrian age. Now that the method and mechanisms are better understood, other rock types are under consideration as potential HDR reservoirs. High heat flow over much of the Northwest indicates the potential for geothermal power and heat is great if ways to develop it could be found. Currently two conceptual models for HDR development in volcanic rocks are under development. … more
Date: January 1, 1981
Creator: Arney, B.; Brown, D. & Potter, R.
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Evaluation of the hot-dry-rock geothermal potential of an area near Mountain Home, Idaho

Description: Evaluation of an area near Mountain Home, Idaho, was performed to assess the hot dry rock (HDR) potential of the prospect. The techniques reported include telluric and gravity profiling, passive seismic, hydrology and water chemistry surveys, and lineament analysis. Gravity and telluric surveys were unsuccessful in locating fractures buried beneath recent volcanics and sediments of the plain because density and conductivity contrasts were insufficient. Gravity modeling indicated areas where gra… more
Date: May 1, 1982
Creator: Arney, B.H. & Goff, F.
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New Mexico's energy resources '81. Annual report of Bureau of Geology in the Mining and Minerals Division of New Mexico Energy and Minerals Department

Description: Although production of U/sub 3/O/sub 8/ declined only slightly in 1980, New Mexico's share of domestic production has declined from 48% in 1976 to 35% in 1980. Production projections indicate a continued decline in 1981 and lower production until at least 1984. New Mexico has 41% of total domestic reserves producible in the $50-per-lb cost category. In keeping with the anticipated steady depletion of reserves, production of crude oil in New Mexico was 69.9 million bls, a 6.3% decline in product… more
Date: September 3, 1981
Creator: Arnold, E. C. & Hill, J. M. (comps.)
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Potential for substitution of geothermal energy at domestic defense installations and White Sands Missile Range

Description: Geothermal resources that might provide substitute energy at any of 76 defense installations are identified and evaluated. The geologic characteristics and related economics of potential geothermal resources located at or near the 76 installations were estimated. The geologic assessment identified 18 installations with possible geothermal resources and 4 Atlantic Coastal Plain resource configurations that represented the alternatives available to East Coast bases. These 18 locations and 4 resou… more
Date: January 1, 1982
Creator: Bakewell, C. A. & Renner, J. L.
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Multielement geochemical exploration data for the Cove Fort-Sulphurdale Known Geothermal Resource Area, Beaver and Millard counties, Utah

Description: Multielement geochemical exploration data have been acquired for the Cove Fort-Sulphurdale Known Geothermal Resource Area (KGRA). This was accomplished by analysis of both whole rock and +3.3 specific gravity concentrate samples from cuttings composites collected from shallow rotary drill holes. Areal distributions are reported for arsenic, mercury, lead and zinc. These are elements indicated by previous studies to be broadly zoned around thermal centers in geothermal systems and thus to be use… more
Date: September 1, 1979
Creator: Bamford, R.W. & Christensen, O.D.
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The Shifting Landscape of Ratepayer-Funded Energy Efficiency in the U.S.

Description: Over the last two decades, utility ratepayer funding for energy efficiency programs - and the associated energy savings - has seen both booms and busts. Currently, about 35 states implement ratepayer-funded energy efficiency programs, with a total U.S. budget of $3.1 billion in 2008, approximately 80% of which is concentrated in just ten states (CEE 2008).2 However, a proliferation of new state-level policies enacted over the past several years suggests that the next decade may see a dramatic a… more
Date: July 13, 2009
Creator: Barbose, Galen L; Goldman, Charles & Schlegel, Jeff
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Comparative evaluation of recent reports on the energy conservation potential from cogeneration

Description: Most of the electricity generated in the U.S. and the heat used by industry, buildings, and homes are produced independently from the combustion of separate fuels. Cogeneration, the combined production of electricity and useful heat, could reduce significantly the total amount of fuel required. This report discusses areas of application and alternative technologies for cogeneration. Projections by various investigators indicate potential U.S. energy savings from 1 to 2% up to almost 10%. Severa… more
Date: February 1, 1979
Creator: Barnes, R. W. & Klepper, O. H.
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Alaska: a guide to geothermal energy development

Description: Alaska's geothermal potential, exploration, drilling, utilization, and legal and institutional setting are covered. Economic factors of direct use projects are discussed. (MHR)
Date: June 1, 1980
Creator: Basescu, N.; Bloomquist, R.G.; Higbee, C.; Justus, D. & Simpson, S.
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Alaska: a guide to geothermal energy development

Description: A brief overview is given of the geological characteristics of each region of the state as they relate to potential geothermal development. Those exploration methods which can lead to the siting of a deep exploration well are described. Requirements and techniques needed for drilling deeper higher temperature exploration and production wells are presented. Electrical generation, direct utilization, and indirect utilization are reviewed. Economic factors of direct use projects are presented. A g… more
Date: June 1, 1980
Creator: Basescu, N.; Bloomquist, R.G.; Higbee, C.; Justus, D. & Simpson, S.
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Evaluation of potential geopressure geothermal test sites in southern Louisiana

Description: Six geopressured-geothermal prospects in southern Louisiana were studied in detail to assess their potential use as test sites for the production of geopressure-geothermal energy. Each of the six sites contains substantial quantities of energy. Three of these prospects, Grand Lake, Lake Theriot, and Bayou Hebert, appear to be suitable for a test site. A summary of the findings is presented.
Date: April 1, 1980
Creator: Bassiouni, Z.
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Status of the resource evaluation at Susanville, California

Description: The Bureau of Reclamation and Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory have collaborated on a resource evaluation project at Susanville, California. The project has included drilling exploratory wells, well logging,, subsurface geological studies, hydrothermal measurements, and numerical calculations. The studies show that the portion of the resource above 40 C is partially confined both laterally and vertically. The areal confinement is on three sides of the northwest trending anomaly. The total areal ext… more
Date: July 1, 1979
Creator: Benson, S. M.; Goranson, C. B.; Haney, J. P. & Schroeder, R. C.
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Preliminary Evaluation of Geothermal Potential at the Cheyenee River Sioux Reservation, South Dakota

Description: A geochemical investigation of well waters from the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in South Dakota revealed considerable diversity in the chemistry of the fluids and indicated that waters from the Dakota Formation were the best candidates for direct-use geothermal applications. Geothermometry calculations for all wells suggest that formation temperatures are <90 C. Potential scaling problems from utilization of the waters would most likely be restricted to carbonate scale and could be offs… more
Date: October 1999
Creator: Bergfeld, D.; Bruton, C.; Goff, F. & Counce, D.
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Resource assessment of the Imperial Valley. Final report

Description: A resource assessment of the Imperial Valley has been made based on the use of the gravity anomalies as indicators of total excess mass. These data indicate a potential of producing electric power of 7 to 80 thousand megawatts for 30 years. Over half of the total potential is located in the Salton Sea Anomaly and approximately half of the potential of the Salton Sea field is water covered. An attempt has been made to assess not only the heat in storage in the fluid but also recoverable from the… more
Date: January 1, 1977
Creator: Biehler, S. & Lee, T.
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Aerosols and solar energy

Description: A brief description is presented of the involvement of the Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI) in atmospheric research, including aerosol characterization and modeling. The use of both rigorous and simple models for radiation transport is described. Modeled broadband solar irradiance data are shown to illustrate the important influence that aerosols have on the energy available to solar systems and the economics of solar systems design. Standard aerosol measurement methods for solar applicat… more
Date: January 1, 1979
Creator: Bird, R. E. & Hulstrom, R. L.
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Demonstration of the enrichment of medium quality gas from gob wells through interactive well operating practices. Final report, June--December, 1995

Description: Methane released to the atmosphere during coal mining operations is believed to contribute to global warming and represents a waste of a valuable energy resource. Commercial production of pipeline-quality gob well methane through wells drilled from the surface into the area above the gob can, if properly implemented, be the most effective means of reducing mine methane emissions. However, much of the gas produced from gob wells is vented because the quality of the gas is highly variable and is … more
Date: December 1, 1995
Creator: Blackburn, S. T.; Sanders, R. G.; Boyer, C. M., II; Lasseter, E. L.; Stevenson, J. W. & Mills, R. A.
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Evaluation of the production potential of the Crystal Hot Springs geothermal resource, north central Utah

Description: Results of an artesian flow test of a 1000 foot deep well (USP/TH-1) are reported. The testing program was designed to provide necessary data for estimating the long-term production potential of the geothermal resource. Based on results of a 72 hour flow test, it was concluded that the state-owned portion of the Crystal Hot Springs resource is potentially capable of supplying sufficient energy to provide space and hot water heating for the minimum security portion of the Utah State Prison. Howe… more
Date: January 1, 1981
Creator: Blair, C. K. & Owen, L. B.
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