Geothermal Energy Encyclopedia - Comprehensive Coverage of All Aspects of Geothermal with Toolkits, Information on Power, Heating, Industry, Agricultural Usage, Enhanced Geothermal Systems (DVD-ROM)

This electronic book on DVD-ROM provides an unprecedented encyclopedic collection of authoritative official documents, reference books, guides, handbooks, and technical reports about every conceivable aspect of geothermal power - with over 32,000 pages of invaluable material presented in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. This incredible library has been revised and updated for this 2011 edition. Progressive Management has been a leader in renewable energy publishing for nearly a decade, and we believe that this exceptional collection provides the most comprehensive set of government geothermal energy documents ever offered! If you have a professional or personal interest in geothermal energy, you will find this disc to be an effective, time-saving, and practical source of ready-to-use information. Geothermal energy technologies use the heat of the earth for direct-use applications, geothermal heat pumps, and electrical power production. Research in all areas of geothermal development is helping to lower costs and expand its use. In the United States, most geothermal resources are concentrated in the West, but geothermal heat pumps can be used nearly anywhere. Direct use projects have temperatures between those of heat pumps and electric power generation. Geothermal Energy Program; National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL); GeoPowering the West; U.S. Geothermal Potential; Geothermal Photo Gallery; Geothermal Technical Reports; Exploration; Drilling; Direct Use; Geothermal Heat Pumps; Geothermal Electricity Production; Advanced Technologies. NREL Renewable Resource Data; DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; NREL Information Resources Catalog; Director and Management; Education Programs; Environmental Safety & Health; DOE Climate Challenge; NREL Publications; News and Events. DOE Geothermal coverage includes: GeoPowering the West; Geothermal Photo Gallery; Energy Program; EERE Geothermal Topics; DOE Golden Field Office; NREL Center for Basic Sciences; Geothermal Energy Information Links; U.S. Geothermal Potential; Geothermal Solicitations and Awards; EREN Geothermal Energy Program. GeoPowering the West is a commitment to dramatically increase the use of geothermal energy in the western United States. EERE Geothermal Topics coverage include: Exploration; Drilling; Direct Use; Geothermal Heat Pumps; Electricity Production; Advanced Technologies; Environment; Resources with Numerous Links; Geothermal Technical Reports. The Geothermal Small Business Workbook was written to give geothermal entrepreneurs, small businesses, and developers the tools they need to understand geothermal applications both direct use and small-scale power generation and to write a business and financing plan. The Workbook provides background, market, and regulatory data for direct use and small-scale (less than one megawatt) power generation geothermal projects; refer you to several sources of useful information including owners of existing geothermal businesses, trade associations, and other organizations; break down the complicated and sometimes tedious process of writing a business plan into five easy steps; lead you the geothermal entrepreneur, small company, or project developer step-by-step through the process needed to structure a business and financing plan for a small geothermal project; and help you develop a financing plan that can be adapted and taken to potential financing sources. Contents of this workbook include: Geothermal Projects Aquaculture; Greenhouses; Industrial or Agricultural Processes; Resorts and Spas; Space and District Heating; Small-scale Power Generation; Hot Contacts; Regulatory and Environmental Issues; Business & Financing Plan - Business Description: Who and why are you? Product or Service: What do you do? Marketing Plan: Market Cubed - The People: Management & Personnel - Show Me the Money.