• DocumentCode
    2390389
  • Title

    Status of geysers, plans, and role of geothermal energy in US and worldwide

  • Author

    Urbank, Karl

  • Author_Institution
    Tech. Services, Calpine Corp., Middleton, CA, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    25-25 July 2002
  • Abstract
    Summary form only given,as follows. First, the history of Calpine´s role in The Geysers geothermal field is discussed. Then, an update on the status of The Geysers, including recent upgrades and future plans are reviewed. The presentation then discusses geothermal energy´s role in US and world power industries.
  • Keywords
    geothermal power; geothermal power stations; The Geysers geothermal field; USA; geothermal energy; world power industries; Engineering management; Geothermal energy; Geothermal power generation; Health and safety; History; Pipelines; Power engineering and energy; Power generation economics; Power industry; USA Councils;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Power Engineering Society Summer Meeting, 2002 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Chicago, IL, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7518-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PESS.2002.1043168
  • Filename
    1043168