Geothermal resource area 3 [electronic resource] : Elko County. Area development plan.
Geothermal Legacy.
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| Format: | Government Document Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC : Oak Ridge, Tenn. :
United States. Dept. of Energy. Geothermal Division ; distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy,
1981.
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| Summary: | Geothermal Legacy. |
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| Abstract: | Geothermal Resource Area 3 includes all of the land in Elko County, Nevada. There are in excess of 50 known thermal anomalies in this area. Several of the more major resources have been selected for detailed description and evaluation in this Area Development Plan. The other resources are considered too small, too low in temperature, or too remote to be considered for development in the near future. Various potential uses of the energy found at each of the studied resource sites in Elko County were determined after evaluating the area's physical characteristics; the land ownership and land use patterns; existing population and projected growth rates; transportation facilities and energy requirements. These factors were then compared with resource site specific data to determine the most likely uses of the resource. The uses considered in this evaluation were divided into five main categories: electrical generation, space heating, recreation, industrial process heat, and agriculture. Within two of these categories several subdivisions were considered separately. It was determined that several of the geothermal resources evaluated in the Area Development Plan could be commercially developed. The potential for development for the seven sites considered in this study is summarized. |
| Item Description: | Published through the Information Bridge: DOE Scientific and Technical Information. 01/01/1981. "doe/ra/50075-t8" "DE82007600" Pugsley, M. Nevada Dept. of Energy, Carson City (USA) |
| Physical Description: | Pages: 84 : digital, PDF file. |