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• General, Introductory
  • Based on "What is Geothermal Energy?”by Mary Dickson and Mario Fanelli
  • What is Geothermal Energy?”by Mary Dickson and Mario Fanelli, Istituto di Geoscienze e Georisorse, CNR , Pisa, Italy, February 2004
  • Stephen Lawrence, Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0419
  • Geothermal Energy –Beneficial Uses of Heat from the Earth
  • Geothermal Energy, Goldstein, B., G. Hiriart, R. Bertani, C. Bromley, L. Gutierrez-Negrin, E. Huenges, H. Muraoka, A. Ragnarsson, J. Tester, V. Zui, 2011: Geothermal Energy. In IPCC Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation [O. Edenhofer, R. Pichs-Madruga, Y. Sokona, K. Seyboth, P. Matschoss, S. Kadner, T. Zwickel, P. Eickemeier, G. Hansen, S. Schlomer, C. von Stechow (eds)], Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA.
  • Introduction and chapter 1 from Geothermal Energy, UNESCO, book, ISBN 978-608-65205-2-6, Skopje 2010
  • Chapter 1 and Chapter 2, Geothermal Systems and Technologies, book prepared for WP9 of GEOCOM
  • Geothermal Energy, Prof. Dr. Manfred Koch, Department of Geohydraulics and Engineering Hydraulics, University of Kassel, Kassel Winter University, January 6, 2012
  • Renewable Energy Essentials: Geothermal, IEA
  • Utilization of geothermal energy in Serbia, M. Milivojevic and M. Martinovic, International Geothermal Conference, Reykjavík, Sept. 2003
  • General overview of geothermal energy in Bulgaria, Klara Bojadgieva, Vladimir Hristov and Aleksey Benderev, Acta Montanistica Slovaca Ročník 12 (2007), mimoriadne číslo 1, 86-91
  • Information and dissemination of knowledge in the field of geothermal energy, Adele Manzella, Italian National Research Council - Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources, Pisa, Italy
  • Geothermal Energy Use in Germany, Rüdiger Schellschmidt, Burkhard Sanner, Sandra Pester, Rüdiger Schulz, Proceedings World Geothermal Congress 2010, Bali, Indonesia, 25-29 April 2010
  • Geothermal Energy Country Update Report from Poland, 2005 – 2009, Beata Kępińska, Proceedings World Geothermal Congress 2010, Bali, Indonesia, 25-29 April 2010
  • Geothermal Energy Utilization in Low-Enthalpy Sedimentary Environments, Ben Norden (ed.), Scientific Technical Report STR11/06, Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum
  • Geothermal Energy—Clean Power from the Earth’s Heat, Circular 1249, USGS, US DoE, 2003
  • Geothermal Energy: Unleashing the Earth’s Power to Fuel Chile’s Future, NRDC Issue brief november 2013 ib:13-11-a
  • Review of Geothermal Energy Utilization in North-Eastern Slovenia and South-Western Hungary, Operational Programme Slovenia-Hungary 2007-2013
  • Proceedings of the Sir Mark Oliphant International Frontiers of Science and Technology Australian Geothermal Energy Conference, Gurgenci, H. and Budd, A.R., Austrian Government, Geoscience Australia, 2008/18
  • Status of Geothermal Energy Use and Resources in Europe, Miklos Antics and Burkhard Sanner, Proceedings European Geothermal Congress 2007, Unterhaching, Germany, 30 May-1 June (2007)
  • GEOTHERMAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH IN ICELAND, ORKUSTOFNUN
  • Geothermal 101: Basics of Geothermal Energy Production and Use, GEOTHERMAL ENEGeothermal Energy, Pre-Print from: Clauser, C., 2006. Geothermal Energy, In: K. Heinloth (ed), Landolt-Börnstein, Group VIII: Advanced Materials and Technologies, Vol. 3: Energy Technologies,, Subvol. C: Renewable Energies, Springer Verlag, Heidelberg-Berlin, 493-604RGY ASSOCIATION, 2009
  • Geothermal Energy, Pre-Print from: Clauser, C., 2006. Geothermal Energy, In: K. Heinloth (ed), Landolt-Börnstein, Group VIII: Advanced Materials and Technologies, Vol. 3: Energy Technologies,, Subvol. C: Renewable Energies, Springer Verlag, Heidelberg-Berlin, 493-604
  • Technology Roadmap - Geothermal Heat and Power, IEA, 2011
  • EC SETIS – Geothermal Energy
  • The historical role of R&D in exploiting this country's geothermal energy opportunities, the potential role in future and understanding the time-frames from research to commercial exploitation, Report prepared by Taylor Baines & Associates, Christchurch, ISBN: 0-478-06143-9, AUGUST 2006, PUBLISHED BY THE MINISTRY OF RESEARCH, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
  • Overview of Geothermal Energy Resources in Québec (Canada) Mining Enviroments, Jasmin RaymSustainability evaluation of geothermal systems in Iceland Indicators for sustainable production, Rut Bjarnadóttir, Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Iceland,2010ond, René Therrien, Ferri Hassani
  • Sustainability evaluation of geothermal systems in Iceland Indicators for sustainable production, Rut Bjarnadóttir, Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Iceland,2010
  • LECTURES ON GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES AND UTILIZATION IN POLAND AND EUROPE, Beata Kępińska, GEOTHERMAL TRAINING PROGRAMME, Orkustofnun, Iceland, No 2, Reports 2003
  • OUTLOOK ON PRINCIPLES FOR PROJECTING OF INTEGRATED AND CASCADE USE OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY OF LOW ENTHALPY IN ALBANIA, Alfred FRASHERI, ISS of Geothermal Exploration – Prospecting –Reservoir Engineering – Monitoring
  • GEOTHERMAL ENERGY USE IN MACEDONIA State-of/the Art and Experience of Agricultural Uses, ISS Poland 2004
  • GEOTHERMAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN POLAND, Beata Kepinska, UNU training Programme, 2003
  • Scientific Reference System on New Energy Technologies, Energy End-use Efficiency and energy RTD SRS NET & EEE, WP-3 Technology Data, Country Report for Poland
  • Geothermal Resources in Hungary, 2000
  • Geothermal Resources in Poland, 1999
  • GEOTHERMAL ENERGY PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION IN HUNGARY, Anikó Nóra Tóth, Geosciences and Engineering, Vol. 1, No. 1 (2012), pp. 315–319
  • LECTURES ON GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES AND UTILIZATION IN POLAND AND EUROPE, UNU training Programme, 2003
  • Current geothermal activities and prospects in Poland – an overview Beata Kepinska, Polish Academy of Sciences Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute, Geothermal Laboratory
  • GEOTHERMAL DEVELOPMENT IN HUNGARYCOUNTRY UPDATE REPORT 1995-1999, Miklós Árpási, György Szabó, Hungarian Geothermal Association
  • POTENCIJALI OBNOVLJIVIH IZVORA ENERGIJE U REPUBLICI SRBIJI SA DETALJNIM PRIKAZOM EKSPLOATACIJE GEOTERMALNIH IZVORA U AUTONOMNOJ POKRAJINI VOJVODINI, Zoran Stipić, Slobodan Vidović, Momčilo Spasojević, Srbija
  • POTENTIALS OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA WITH A DETAILED REVIEW OF THE EXPLOITATION OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES IN THE AUTONOMOUS PROVINCE OF VOJVODINA. Zoran Stipić, Slobodan Vidović. Momčilo Spasojević, Serbia
  • Macedonia - Country Update 2010, Sanja Popovska-Vasilevska, Kiril Popovski, Eftim Micevski, Bali, Indonesia, 25-29 April 2010
• Exploration of Geotheremal Resources, Drilling and EGS
  • Geophysical Methods in Geothermal Exploration By Adele Manzella, Italian National Research Council, International Institute for Geothermal Research, Pisa, Italy
  • Exploration Techniques for Locating Offshore Geothermal Resources, Darren Atkins, Thesis – Master of Science in Sustainable Energy, January 2013
  • Geochemical techniques for the exploration and exploitation of geothermal energy, Luigi Marini, Dipartimento per lo Studio del Territorio e delle sue Risorse, Università degli Studi di Genova, Corso Europa 26, 16132 Genova, Italia
  • Geophysical Techniques for Geothermal Exploration of Rico, CO, Diego Castañeda, Holly Brunkal, Geophysics Group, Geothermal Energy Class, Colorado School of Mines, May 7th, 2009
  • The State of Geothermal Technology Part I: Subsurface Technology, By Mark A. Taylor, www.geo-energy.org, November 2007, A Publication by the Geothermal Energy Association for the U.S. Department of Energy
  • Geothermal Exploration Technologies February 15, 2012, U.S.DoE, EE & RE, eere.energy.gov
  • GEOTHERMAL EXPLORATION BEST PRACTICES: A GUIDE TO RESOURCE DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND PRESENTATION FOR GEOTHERMAL PROJECTS, IGA 2013
  • Geologic Survey for Geothermal Exploration: Fractures and Channels for Fluid Flow, Domenico Liotta, Dipartimento de Scienze della Terra e Geoambientali, Universita di Bari, Italy
  • CHAPTER 1 – Synopsis and Executive Summary
  • CHAPTER 2 - Geothermal Resource Base Assessment
  • CHAPTER 3 – Recoverable EGS Resource Estimates
  • CHAPTER 4 – Review of EGS and Related Technology – Status and Achievements
  • CHAPTER 5 - Subsurface System Design Issues and Approaches
  • CHAPTER 6 – Drilling Technology and Costs
  • APPLICATION OF GEOPHYSICS TO GEOTHERMAL ENERGY EXPLORATION AND MONITORING OF ITS EXPLOITATION, Nicolas O. Mariita, Presented at Short Course IV on Exploration for Geothermal Resources, organized by UNU-GTP, KenGen and GDC, at Lake Naivasha, Kenya, November 1-22, 2009)
  • GEOPHYSICAL METHODS USED IN GEOTHERMAL EXPLORATION, Lúdvík S. Georgsson, Presented at Short Course IV on Exploration for Geothermal Resources, organized by UNU-GTP, KenGen and GDC, at Lake Naivasha, Kenya, November 1-22, 2009
  • Research and Development in Geothermal Exploration and Drilling, Dan Jennejohn, December, 2009, GEOTHERMAL ENERGY ASSOCIATION, www.geo-energy.org
  • MagnetoTelluric in combination with seismic data for geothermal exploration, A.Manzella, V.Spichak
  • A review of the results presented in WGC 2005 concerning the investigations of Enhanced Geothermal Systems, by D. Mendrinos and Dr. C. Karytsas, Centre for Renewable Energy Sources, Pikermi Attikis, Greece.
  • Analysis of geothermal energy exploitation on Karlovac geothermal field, T. Kurevija, Z. Kljac and D. Vulin, NAFTA 61 (4) 191-197 (2010)
  • Isotopes in geothermal energy exploration, by E. Barbier, M. Fanelli, and R. Gonfiantini, Geothermal Energy, IAEA BULLETIN, VOL.25, No.2
  • Exploring for Geothermal Resources with Electromagnetic Methods, Gerard Munoz, Surv Geophys (2014) 35:101–122 DOI 10.1007/s10712-013-9236-0
  • Deep Slimhole Drilling for Geothermal Exploration – Confirming Conceptual Models based on Geophysical Surveys, Stephen Hinchliffe, Sinclair Knight Merz Ltd, Auckland
  • Geothermal Energy, TNO innovation for life
  • Report on Workshop on Exploration and Assessment of Geothermal Resources, September 21-22, 2010, Reno, NV
  • HYDROTHERMAL EXPLORATION BEST PRACTICES AND GEOTHERMAL KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE ON OPENEI, Katherine Young, Timothy Reber, Kermit Witherbee, PROCEEDINGS, Thirty-Seventh Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, January 30 - February 1, 2012, SGP-TR-194
  • Chapter 3 and Chapter 4, Geothermal Energy, UNESCO, book, ISBN 978-608-65205-2-6, Skopje 2010
  • Chapter 3, Geothermal Systems and Technologies, book prepared for WP9 of GEOCOM
  • GEOTRAINET TRAINING MANUAL for DRILLERS OF SHALLOW GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS, www.geotrainet.eu
  • A Bibliography – Geothermal Resources – Exploration & Exploitation, March 1975, TID-3354
  • Sub-Horizontal Geothermal Well Completion, A Promising Outlook, Promis, Ungemach, Antics, EGS 2013
  • Geothermal Energy: Geophysical Concepts, Applications and Limitations, Proff. Dr. Manffred Koch, Department of Geohydraulics and Engineering Hydraulliics, University of Kassel, Kassel Winter University, January 11, 2013
  • A History of Geothermal Energy Research and Development in the United States, Exploration 1976 – 2006, GEOTHERMAL TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM, US DoE
  • Innovative Exploration Techniques for Geothermal Assessment at Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico, Geothermal Technologies Office 2013 Peer Review, US DoE
  • THREE-DIMENSIONAL GEOLOGICAL MODEL OF POLAND AND ITS APPLICATION TO GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENT, Zbigniew Malolepszy, Department of Fundamental Geology, University of Silesia
  • How to find a geothermal reservoir temperature focus – some stress (modelling and geophysical techniques
  • EGS Technology: hydraulic fraccing: oil and gas and shale gas best practice
  • What is (induced) seismicity
  • Enhanced Geothermal Systems
  • Geothermal well design for EGS and hydrothermal Applications, WulfBrandt
  • General Exploration
  • Geothermal exploration and geophysical techniques for sediment settings
  • How to find a geothermal reservoir temperature focus – some stress (modelling and geophysical techniques)
  • Geochemistry
  • Exploration Performance
  • Origin and relations to dynamics
  • Enhanced Geothermal Systems (2)
  • EGS Technology: hydraulic fraccing: oil and gas and shale gas best practice (2)
  • What is (induced) seismicity (2)
  • GEOLEC Training course on Drilling
• Chemistry, Corrosion and Scaling
  • Chapter 9, Geothermal Energy, UNESCO book, ISBN 978-608-65205-2-6, Skopje, 2010
  • Chapter 4, Geothermal Systems and Technologies, book prepared for WP9 of GEOCOM
  • PROBLEMS IN GEOTHERMAL OPERATION – SCALING AND CORROSION Einar Gunnlaugsson, Halldór Ármannsson, Sverrir Thorhallsson and Benedikt Steingrímsson, Presented at “Short Course VI on Utilization of Low- and Medium-Enthalpy Geothermal Resources and Financial Aspects of Utilization”, organized by UNU-GTP and LaGeo, in Santa Tecla, El Salvador, March 23-29, 2014
  • HANDLING OF CORROSION AND SCALING SHORTCOMMINGS IN LOW ENTHALPY GEOTHERMAL ENVIRONMENTS by Pierre UNGEMACH)
  • SCALING IN GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS, Prepared For: U.S. Department of Energy, Kevin Rafferty, Geo-Heat Center, 1999
  • Geothermal Utilization: Scaling and Corrosion, Thráinn Fridriksson and SverrirThórhallsson, Iceland GeoSurvey
  • Geothermal Materials Selection – Old Lessons, New Directions, QUEST Integrity Group
  • GEOTHERMAL WATERS: A SOURCE OF ENERGYAND METALS
  • Monitoring Biological Activity at Geothermal Power Plants, Peter A. Pryfogle, September 2005, INL/EXT-05-00803
  • INVESTIGATION OF OPTICAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR MEASURING GEOTHERMAL FLUID PROPERTIES, J. K. Partin and J. R. Davidson, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory
  • Laboratory and In-Situ Corrosion Studies in Geothermal Environments, N. Mundhenk, P. Huttenloch, T. Kohl, H. Steger1, and R. Zorn, GRC Transactions, Vol. 36, 2012
  • CORROSION RATE ASSESMENT IN A GEOTHERMAL WATER CONVEYING SYSTEM, M. Cabrini, S. Lorenzi, P. Marcassoli, T. Pastore, B. Tarquini, 2nd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CORROSION AND MATERIAL PROTECTION, 19 – 22 April 2010, Prague, Czech Republic, ISBN 978-80-90393-6-3
  • Organometallic Polymer Coatings for Geothermal-Fluid-Sprayed Air-Cooled Condensers, August 2002, NREL/CP-550-32148
  • Chemical Treatments for Geothermal Brines, Brochure, US DoE
  • Corrosion and Scaling in High Gas (25wt%) Geothermal Fluids, Keith A Lichti1 and Rosalind H. Julian, Proceedings World Geothermal Congress 2010, Bali, Indonesia, 25-29 April 2010
  • Preliminary Investigations of Scaling and Corrosion Characteristics of High Enthalpy Geothermal Wells in Hungary, Assoc. Prof. György Pátzay, Dr. Franciska H. Kármán, György Póta, Budapest University of Technology and Economics
  • APPLICATION OF CHEMICAL AND WELLBORE MODELLING TO THE CORROSION AND SCALING PROPERTIES OF OHAAKI DEEP WELLS, Stephen White, Keith Lichti and Lew Bacon, Proceedings World Geothermal Congress 2000, Kyushu - Tohoku, Japan, May 28 - June 10, 2000
  • SCALING AND CORROSION POTENTIAL OF SELECTED GEOTHERMAL WATERS IN SERBIA, Petar Papic, UNU Geothermal Training Programme, Orkustofnun - National Energy Authority, Reykjavik, ICELAND, 1991
• Balneology
  • Chapter 5, Geothermal Energy, UNESCO, book, ISBN 978-608-65205-2-6, Skopje 2010
  • Basic Principles of Geothermal Balneology and Examples in the United States, John W. Lund, Proceedings World Geothermal Congress 2005, Antalya, Turkey, 24-29 April 2005
  • BALNEOLOGICAL USE OF THERMAL WATERS, John W. Lund, International Geothermal Days, SLOVAKIA 2009
  • THERMAL WATERS AND BALNEOLOGY IN BULGARIA, K.Bojadgieva, S.Dipchikova, A.Benderev and J.Koseva, GHC BULLETIN, March 2002
  • SPAS AND BALNEOLOGY IN THE UNITED STATES, John W. Lund, GHC BULLETIN. March 1993
  • Balneological properties of the geothermal water in Latvia Inara Skapare, Andris Kreslins, Boris Gjunsburgs, Institute of Heat, Gas and Water Technology. Riga Technical University
  • Balneological prospects in Iceland using geothermal resources, Hrefna Kristmannsdóttir and Ólafur Grímur Björnsson, International Geothermal Conference, Reykjavík, Sept. 2003
  • The Importance of Natural Geothermal Resources in Tourism, Patricia Erfurt-Cooper, Proceedings World Geothermal Congress 2010, Bali, Indonesia, 25-29 April 2010
  • Geothermal water for human health promotion, Dr. Lolita Rapolienė, Prof. Geriuldas Žiliukas, Prof. Arvydas Martinkėnas Klaipėda Seamen health care center Klaipėda University
  • THERMAL SPRINGS AND SPAS IN POLAND, Beata Kepinska, Polish Academy of Science, GHC BULLETIN, MARCH 2002
• Direct Application of Geothermal Energy
  • Chapter 7, Geothermal Energy, UNESCO book, ISBN 978-608-65205-2-6, Skopje, 2010
  • Direct Utilization of Geothermal Energy: A Layman’s Guide, GRC, Special report no.8
  • Assessment of Possible Renewable Energy Targets – Direct Use: Geothermal, Prepared for Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority June 2007, By East Harbour Management Services and GNS Science
  • DIRECT HEAT UTILIZATION OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY, John W. Lund, GHC
  • Geothermal Utilization- Direct use and Power Generation, Árni Ragnarsson, Geothermal Workshop, Nicaragua, June 2006
  • Direct Utilization of Geothermal Energy, John W. Lund, Energies 2010, 3, 1443-1471; doi:10.3390/en3081443
  • WORLD-WIDE DIRECT USES OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY 2000, John W. Lund1 and Derek H. Freeston, Proceedings World Geothermal Congress 2000, Kyushu - Tohoku, Japan, May 28 - June 10, 2000
  • Chapter 6, Geothermal Systems and Technologies, book prepared for WP9 of GEOCOM
  • Geothermal Technologies Program – Direct Use, US DoE – EE & RE, 2004
  • Geothermal energy in private homes, Presentation for “Energy and the Environment“, Nov. 29th 2011 by Kira Quint and Oliver Ricken
  • Geothermal Energy for Agriculture, www.agenergyia.org
  • Geothermal Utilization Direct use and Power Generation, Geothermal Workshop, Árni Ragnarsson, Nicaragua, June 2006
  • GEOTHERMAL ENERGY, District heating scheme, SOUTHAMPTON (United Kingdom), Energie-Cités 2001
  • An Updated Assessment of Geothermal Direct Heat Use in New Zealand, Brian White, New Zealand Geothermal Association, 2009
  • Direct Utilization of Geothermal Energy 2010 Worldwide Review, John W. Lund1, Derek H. Freeston2, Tonya L. Boyd1, Proceedings World Geothermal Congress 2010, Bali, Indonesia, 25-29 April 2010
  • Geothermal District Heating, Dr. Oddur B. Björnsson Fjarhitun hf, Reykjavík, Iceland
  • DIRECT HEAT UTILIZATION OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY, John W. Lund, GHC
  • Heating and Cooling with Geothermal Energy, Dr.Burkhard Sanner, 6th Inter-Parliamentary Meeting on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Oct. 6-8, 2005
  • GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES AND USE FOR HEATING IN EUROPE Beata Kępińska, Presented at the Workshop for Decision Makers on Direct Heating Use of Geothermal Resources in Asia, organized by UNU-GTP, TBLRREM and TBGMED, in Tianjin, China, 11-18 May, 2008
  • Utilizing Geothermic and Geothermal Energy for Heat and Power, Władysław Nowak, Aleksander A. Stachel, Aleksandra Borsukiewicz-Gozdur, Polish J. of Environ. Stud. Vol. 19, No. 3 (2010), 515-522
  • KEY ISSUE 5 : INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS GEOTHERMAL UTILIZATION FOR SEAWATER DESALINATION, EGEC
  • The most Prospective Areas of Use of Thermal Waters for Heating Purposes in the Polish Lowlandes, Marek Hajto, Woiciech Gorecki, IAH 2010, Krakow
  • GEOTHERMAL DISTRICT HEATING MODELLING, NOWOGARD TOWN, POLAND, Rafal Piwowarski, UNU GEOTHERMAL TRAINING PROGRAMME, Orkustofnun, Reykjavík, Iceland, 2001
• Geo-Heat Pumps
  • How Heat Pumps Work?, W. Grassi, International Short Courses in frame of the European Geothermal Congress 2013”, June 2013, Pisa, Italy
  • SHALLOW GEOTHERMAL ENERGY, Burkhard Sanner, GHC BULLETIN, JUNE 2001
  • A Buyer’s Guide for Residential Ground Source Heat Pump Systems, Canadian GeoExchange Coalition, 2009
  • AN INFORMATION SURVIVAL KIT FOR THE PROSPECTIVE GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMP OWNER, Kevin Rafferty, P.E., Geo-Heat Center, 2001
  • Ground Source Heat Pumps in Europe, Application and Technology– a report from EGC 2013, Dr. Burkhard Sanner, European Geothermal Energy Council, Brussels
  • GUIDELINES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF VERTICAL BOREHOLES FOR CLOSED LOOP HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS, Kevin B. McCray, National Ground Water Association, Ohio
  • GSHP Design Recommendations- Residential & Light Commercial
  • book - Geothermal Heat Pump Manual
  • Residential Ground-Source Heat Pumps: In-Field System Performance and Energy Modeling, Srikanth Puttagunta, Robb A. Aldrich, Douglas Owens, and Pallavi Mantha, GRC Transactions, Vol. 34, 2010
  • Geothermal Heat Pumps-Ground Source Heat Pumps, EGEC 2009
  • Chapter 6, Geothermal Energy, UNESCO book, ISBN 978-608-65205-2-6, Skopje, 2010
  • Energy Efficiency Best Practice in Housing - Domestic Ground Source Heat Pumps: Design and installation of closed-loop systems
  • A buyer’s guide to heat pumps
  • IEA – SHC Task 44 / Annex 38 Solar and Heat Pump Systems, Industry Newsletter First issue, SHC – IEA
  • ANALYSES OF GROUND-SOURCE HEAT PUMPS COMBINED WITH SOLAR COLLECTORS IN DWELLINGS, E. Kjellsson, Building Physics, Lund University
  • Design Methodology for Combined Solar and Geothermal Heating Systems, Seyed Hossein Rezaei, Andreas Witzig, Jörg Marti, Publication in the Proceedings of ESTEC, May 25-26, 2009, Munich, Germany
  • ENERGY FACT SHEET- Heat Pumps for Residential Heating and Cooling - Some Questions and Answers, Larry W. Turner, AEES – 15
  • Performance and costs of a roof-sized PV/thermal array combined with a ground coupled heat pump, M. Bakker, H.A. Zondag, M.J. Elswijk, K.J. Strootman, M.J.M. Jong, Solar Energy, Elsevier, 2004
  • COMBINED SOLAR THERMAL AND GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMP SYSTEM, Farzin M. Rad, Alan S. Fung, Wey H. Leong, Eleventh International IBPSA Conference, Glasgow, Scotland,July 27-30, 2009
  • Renewable Energy Factsheet Ground Source Heat Pumps
  • Integrated energy concept at “Röhrer Höhe”, featuring heat pump and solar thermal system, City of Stuttgart, Germany, managenergy
  • Chapter 5, Geothermal Systems and Technologies, book prepared for WP9 of GEOCOM
  • Influence of Heat Pump Integration into Geothermal Heat Plant System Władysław Nowak, Sławomir Wiśniewski, Polish J. of Environ. Stud. Vol. 19, No. 3 (2010), 523-529
  • The Use of Compression Heat Pumps for Geothermal Heating Plants in Poland - Analyses of Operating Limitations and Cost-Efficiency, Leszek Pajak, Grazyna Holojuch, Proceedings World Geothermal Congress 2010, Bali, Indonesia, 25-29 April 2010
  • GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS: CLOSED-LOOP DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS, Andrew Chiasson, Geo-Heat Center
• Power Generation
  • Chapter 8, Geothermal Energy, UNESCO, book, ISBN 978-608-65205-2-6, Skopje 2010
  • Chapter 7, Geothermal Systems and Technologies, book prepared for WP9 of GEOCOM
  • Geothermal Energy Feasibility Study. Transenergy.eu
  • CHAPTER 7 - Energy Conversion Systems – Options and Issues
  • Geothermal Power Generation in the World 2005–2010 Update Report, Ruggero Bertani, Proceedings World Geothermal Congress 2010, Bali, Indonesia, 25-29 April 2010
  • Small Capacity Geothermal Binary Power Generation System, Shigeto Yamada, Hiroshi Oyama
  • Level of typical efficiencies for electricity generation of geothermal plants, EUROSTAT DEMAND, Ruggero BERTANI, ETP Geothermal, Pisa, 10.06.2010
  • THERMODYNAMIC CYCLE OPTIMIZATION IN THE GEOTHERMAL ENERGY PRODUCTION, Miroslav Golub, Tomislav. Kurevija, Sonja Košćak-Kolin, Rudarsko-geološko-naftni zbornik Vol. 16 str. 81-84 Zagreb, 2004
  • Geothermal Power Generation: Global Perspectives, Technology, Direct Uses, Plants, Drilling and Sustainability Worldwide, Electricity Infrastructures in 196 the Global Marketplace, www.intechopen.com
  • Policymakers’ Guidebook for Geothermal Electricity Generation, NREL
  • Small Geothermal Power Plants: Design, Performance and Economics, Ronal DiPippo, GHC Bulletin. June 199
  • 100 YEARS OF GEOTHERMAL POWER PRODUCTION, John W. Lund, GHC BULLETIN, SEPTEMBER 2004
  • Geothermal Heat and Power - Highlights, IEA ETSAP Technology Review, 2010
  • 400kW Geothermal Power Plant at Chena Hot Springs, Alaska, Final Report Prepared for: Alaska Energy Authority, Chena Power, LLC
  • Electricity Generation from Geothermal Energy in Australia, Australian Government, Geoscience Australia
  • Geothermal 101: Basics of Geothermal Energy Production and Use, GEOTHERMAL ENERGY ASSOCIATION, 2009, www.geo-energy.org
  • Geothermal Energy, GEO100, ENEL
  • Geothermal Power Generation with Two-Phase Flow Turbine, Proposal for techno-economical feasibility study
  • The Possibility of Large-Scale Geothermal Power Plants, Fathali Ghahremani
  • Geothermal Power Plants – MANNVIT
  • BINARY PLANTS, GEOFAR : Innovative geothermal technologies, Last modifications: 2009-10-14
  • Geothermal Energy for Power Generation, Advanced Technology Group – Project Engg (Mech)
  • Optimized geothermal binary power cycles, E. Kontoleontos, C. Karytsas , D. Mendrinos, P. S. Georgilakis, Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials Vol. 10, No. 5, May 2008, p. 1228 – 1232
  • Feasibility Study of Binary Geothermal Power Plants in Eastern Slovakia, Analysis of ORC and Kalina power plants, Martina Kopuničová, RES-The school for renewable energy science
  • Ormat: Low-Temperature Geothermal Power Generation, Lyle A. Johnson & Everett D. Walker, RMOTC, US DoE
  • Thermodynamic pre-determination of power generation potential in geothermal low-temperature applications, Henrik Öhman and Per Lundqvist, 2014, www.geothermal-energy-journal.com/content/2/1/4
  • DEVELOPMENT OF A GEOTHERMAL BINARY CYCLE SIMULATOR, K. Z. Iqbal, L. W. Fish, and K. E. Starling, School of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
  • GEOTHERMAL POWER GENERATION A PRIMER ON LOW-TEMPERATURE, SMALL-SCALE APPLICATIONS, Kevin Rafferty, Geo-Heat Center, January 2000
  • Thermodynamic Modeling of Binary Cycles Looking for Best Case Scenarios, Silke Köhler and Ali Saadat, International Geothermal Conference, Reykjavík, Sept. 2003
  • Steam Turbines for Geothermal Power Plants, SIEMENS brochure
  • Systems for Electrical Power from Coproduced and Low Temperature Geothermal Resources, Timothy Reinhardt, Lyle A. Johnson and Neil Popovich, 36th Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Sixth Engineering Stanford University Stanford, 2011
  • GEOTHERMAL BINARY PLANT OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE SYSTEMS WITH SVARTSENGI POWER PLANT AS A CASE STUDY, Muluken Tessema Abisa, Geothermal Training Programme, 2002, Reykjavik, Iceland
  • GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT CYCLES AND MAIN COMPONENTS, Dr. Páll Valdimarsson, Geothermal Training Programme, 2011, Reykjavik, Iceland
  • Optimal design of binary cycle power plants for water-dominated, medium temperature geothermal fields, Alessandro Franco, Marco Villani, Dipartimento di Energetica “L. Poggi”, Università di Pisa
  • The State of Geothermal Technology part:II, Alyssa Kagel Geothermal Energy Association, 2008
  • Soultz EGS power plant, D. Mendrinos, C. Karytsas, Training Course on Geothermal Electricity, 15-18 April 2013, Potsdam, Germany
  • GEOELEC Training course on Geothermal Electricity. Strasbourg, France 2012
  • GEOELEC Training course on Geothermal Electricity. Pisa, Italy 2013
  • GEOELEC Training course on Geothermal Electricity. Potsdam, Germany 2013
  • Zimmermann et al.: EGS - Case study Gross Schoenbeck. GFZ, Helmholz Association
  • Hallgrimsdottir, Bombarda 2013: Process flow and steam gathering system. GEOELEC
  • Hallgrimsdottir, Bombarda 2013: Mechanical equipment and operation and maintenance. GEOELEC
  • Heilemann 2013: GEOELEC Training course: Grid Integration of an Increasing Share of Renewable Power Generation
  • Hallgrimsdottir and Tryggvadottir 2013: Mechanical equipment and operation and maintenance. GEOELEC
  • Hallgrimsdottir and Tryggvadottir 2012: Process flow and gathering. GEOELEC
  • Heilemann 2012: GEOELEC Trainig course Strasbourg: Plant operation, energy supply and grid integration
  • Reith 2012: GEOELEC Training course: Plant operation, energy supply and grid integration
  • An assessment of renewable energy generation in a conventional steam power plant with geothermal feedwater preheating, J. Buchta, Technical University of Lodz. Institute of Electrical Power Engineering, Lodz, Poland
• Environmental Impacts
  • presentation Environmental Impacts of Geothermal Energy
  • A Guide to Geothermal Energy and the Environment, Alyssa Kagel, Diana Bates, & Karl Gawell, Geothermal Energy Association, 2007
  • Chapter 10, Geothermal Energy, UNESCO, book, ISBN 978-608-65205-2-6, Skopje 2010
  • Chapter 8, Geothermal Systems and Technologies, book prepared for WP9 of GEOCOM
  • The environmental impact of thE geothermal industry, D. Mendrinos, Dr. C. Karytsas, Centre for Renewable Energy Sources, Pikermi Attikis, Greece
  • Environmental Impacts, Attributes, and Feasibility Criteria
  • Engineering Geothermal Systems to Impact Global Climate Change - The Energy Under Our Feet, ALTA ROCK Inc.
  • Environmental impacts through geothermal energy provision in Europe, ENGINE – Enhanced Geothermal Network of Europe, Workpackage 5 – Deliverable D37
  • Environmental issues, Elín Hallgrímsdóttir, Mannvit, GEOELEC, Potsdam, April 18th, 2013
  • FIVE LECTURES ON ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF GEOTHERMAL UTILIZATION, Trevor M. Hunt, UNU GEOTHERMAL TRAINING PROGRAMME, Orkustofnun, Reykjavík, Iceland, 2000
  • LIFE CYCLE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS, Corrie Clark, John Sullivan, Chris Harto, Jeongwoo Han, and Michael Wang, PROCEEDINGS, Thirty-Seventh Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, January 30 - February 1, 2012, SGP-TR-194
  • Environmental Effects of Geothermal Power, S.J.Goff, P.Brophy, F.Goff, Interactions: Energy/Environment, Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems
  • Water Resource Assessment of Geothermal Resources and Water Use in Geopressured Geothermal Systems, Argonne National Laboratory, Environmental Science Division, ANL/EVS/R-11/10
  • Alternative Fuels and the Environment, ed. F. S. Sterret, Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1995, Ch. 2, Environmental Compatibility of Geothermal Energy, Marshall J. Reed and Joel L. Renner
  • Environmental and Social Considerations in Geothermal Development, ODUOR Jennifer A., Kenya
  • The Values of Geothermal Energy: A Discussion of the Benefits Geothermal Power Provides to the Future U.S. Power System, GRC – GEA
  • Health and Environmental Effects Document on Geothermal Energy-1981, David W. Layton, Lynn R. Anspaugh, Kerry D. O'Banion, Us DoE
  • Geothermal energy, Construction industry a beneficiary of climate change and energy scarcity, Deutsche Bank Research, 2010
  • Buried Treasure-The Environmental, Economic, and Employment Benefits of Geothermal Energy, Geothermal Technologies Program, US DoE – EE & RE
  • Low-enthalpy geothermal energy: An opportunity to meet increasing energy needs and reduce CO2 and atmospheric pollutant emissions in Piemonte, Italy, Stefano Lo Russoa, Cesare Boffab, Massimo V. Civita, Geothermics, 2008, www.elsevier.com/locate/geothermics
  • ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY GENERATION AND UTILIZATION, Luis D. Berrizbeitia, Volcanos of the Eastern Sierra Nevada – G190, 2014
  • Environmental Due Diligence (EDD) of Renewable Energy Projects - GUIDELINES for Geothermal Energy Systems, UNEP
  • Environmental, Health, and Safety Guidelines for Geothermal Power Generation, World Bank Group, 2007
  • THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY ON THE RURAL POOR IN KENYA, The Impact of a Geothermal Power Plant on a Poor Rural, Community in Kenya, A report of the AFREPREN Theme Group on Special Studies of Strategic Significance, Sponsored by Sida/SAREC and AFREPREN/FWD, Mr. Nicholas Mariita Bw’Obuya, 2002
  • Goldstein, B., G. Hiriart, R. Bertani, C. Bromley, L. Gutiérrez‐Negrín, E. Huenges, H. Muraoka, A. Ragnarsson, J. Tester, V. Zui, 2011: Geothermal Energy. In IPCC Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation [O. Edenhofer, R. Pichs‐Madruga, Y. Sokona, K.Seyboth, P. Matschoss, S. Kadner, T. Zwickel, P. Eickemeier, G. Hansen, S. Schlömer, C. von Stechow (eds)], Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA
  • Geothermal Energy: Modern Uses and Environmental Issues, Olivia Miller, 2010
  • The Economic, Environmental, and Social Benefits of Geothermal Use in Hawaii, Liz Battocletti, Bob Lawrence & Associates, Inc.,2006
  • Geothermal energy production and its environmental impact in Hungary, Elemer Bobok, Aniko Tóth, International Geothermal Conference, Reykjavík, Sept. 2003
  • CO2 emission from Geothermal Plants, Halldór Ármannsson, International Geothermal Conference, Reykjavík, Sept. 2003
  • Preliminary environmental impact assessment of a geothermal project in Meshkinshahr, NW-Iran, Younes Noorollahi and Hossein Yousefi, International Geothermal Conference, Reykjavík, Sept. 2003
  • Environmental Effects of Geothermal Applications, Case Study: Balçova Geothermal Field, Ayça ÇAKIN, A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate School in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of MSc, Department: Environmental Engineering, Major: Environmental Engineering (Environmental Pollution and Control), İzmir Institute of Technology, İzmir, Turkey, 2003
  • ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN GEOTHERMAL EXPLORATION IN CENTRAL AMERICA, Ana Silvia Arévalo and Luz Barrios, Presented at “Short Course on Surface Exploration for Geothermal Resources”, organized by UNU-GTP and LaGeo, in Ahuachapan and Santa Tecla, El Salvador, 17-30 October, 2009
  • Protocol for Addressing Induced Seismicity Associated with Enhanced Geothermal Systems, Ernie Majer, James Nelson, Ann Robertson-Tait, Jean Savy, and Ivan Wong, January 2012 | DOE/EE-0662
• Economy
  • Chapter 11, Geothermal Energy, UNESCO, book, ISBN 978-608-65205-2-6, Skopje 2010
  • A SPREADSHEET FOR GEOTHERMAL DIRECT USE COST EVALUATION, Kevin Rafferty, Geo-Heat Center
  • GEOTHERMAL PROJECT COST ESTIMATING, Lorie M. Dilley, HDL
  • A SPREADSHEET FOR GEOTHERMAL DIRECT USE COST EVALUATION, Kevin Rafferty, Geo-Heat Center, GHC BULLETIN, FEBRUARY 1995
  • EnergySector Fundamentals: Economic Analysis, Projections, and Supply Curves
  • Economic analysis of geothermal energy provision in Europe, ENGINE WP5 – D35
  • Geothermal Handbook Planning and Financing Power Generation, Technical Report 002/12, ESMAP
  • Financial Instruments as Support for the Exploitation of Geothermal Energy, GEOFAR
  • Geothermal Energy: A Feasibility Study on the Application of Ground Source Heat Pumps, Jake Brown, Anna Maziarz and Brian C Mercer, An Interactive Qualifying Project Report Submitted to the Faculty of the WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, 2010
  • World Geothermal Market & Outlook, kpmg.is
  • Perspectives on the Economics of Geothermal Power, Adil Caner Sener, Johan Rene van Dorp, and Jesse Dylan Keith, GRC Transactions, Vol. 33, 2009
  • UNITED STATES GEOTHERMAL ENERGY MARKET REPORT, GLITNIR GEOTHERMAL RESEARCH, September 2007
  • ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF A POTENTIAL GEOTHERMAL ELECTRICITY GENERATION FACILITY AT WILLOW SPRINGS, IDAHO, Idaho Department of Water Resources Energy Division, Boise, Idaho, November 2005
  • ASSESSMENT OF ENERGY RESERVES AND COSTS OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES IN HAWAII, for THE STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM, Honolulu, Hawaii, GeothermEx, Inc., Richmond, California, 2005
  • Sustainable Development Model of Geothermal Energy (A Case Study at Darajat Geothermal Power Plant, Garut-Indonesia), Arief Yunan , Bambang Pramudya, Surjono H. Sutjahjo, Armansyah H. Tambunan, Zulkifli Rangkuti, Journal of Natural Sciences Research ISSN 2224-3186 (Paper) ISSN 2225-0921 (Online), Vol.3, No.7, 2013, www.iiste.org
  • Sustainability: Geothermal Energy for Sherman Hospital
  • Chapter 9, Geothermal Systems and Technologies, book prepared for WP9 of GEOCOM
  • GEOELEC Training course, Strasbourg: International Geothermal Market
  • GEOELEC basic Financial Model
  • GEOELEC Risk insurance for geothermal projects
  • GEOELEC training course. Potsdam
  • GEOELEC International Geothermal Market
  • GEOELEC Risk insurance for geothermal projects (2)
  • GEOELEC Legal and financial aspects
• Legal and Regulatory aspects
  • Non-technical Barriers preventing a Further Use of Geothermal Energy, ENGINE – Enhanced Geothermal Network of Europe, Workpackage 5 – Deliverable 36
  • Blue book on Geothermal Resources
  • Geothermal Regulation Framework, IEE
  • Final Publishable Report GTRH Project, GeoThermal Regulation – Heat
  • K4RES-H, KEY ISSUE 3: REGULATIONS FOR GEOTHERMAL ENERGY, EGEC
  • GEOELEC Training Course, Strasbourg: Legal status and regulation, do they create barriers?
  • Political and public acceptance of geothermal energy, Kiril Popovski, GEOTHERMAL TRAINING PROGRAMME IGC2003 - Short Course, Orkustofnun, September 2003, Reykjavík, Iceland
  • GOVERNMENT INCENTIVES AND INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR GEOTHERMAL PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, Ingimar G. Haraldsson, Presented at “Short Course VI on Utilization of Low- and Medium-Enthalpy Geothermal Resources and Financial Aspects of Utilization”, organized by UNU-GTP and LaGeo, in Santa Tecla, El Salvador, March 23-29, 2014
  • Legal barriers to the use of geothermal energy Potsdam, 15-18 April 2013
  • GEOELEC Training course: Legal and financial aspects
  • Drivers and barriers to deep geothermal energy in the Netherlands: what are the implications of government policy?, Dissertation for the completion of MSc Integrated Resource Management C. M. Kraan, August 15, 2013, University of Edinburgh, School of Geosciences, Institute of Global Change
  • Procedures of obtaining the exploitation permit for the utilization of geothermal energy, “Geothermal Energy in South-East Europe”, Stuttgart, 30 November 2009, Republic of Serbia - Ministry of Mining and Energy, Vladimir Kolarevic, Advisor
  • Indonesia Geothermal Conference 2009: Managing the Geothermal Exploration Process with Respect to Risk and Regulations
  • Regulatory framework and preparation of geothermal power plants in Iceland – practical experience and obstacles, Auður Andrésdóttir, Óskar Sigurdsson and Teitur Gunnarsson, International Geothermal Conference, Reykjavík, Sept. 2003
  • Questionnaire for authorities involved in management of geothermal energy and Database of authorities
  • CONSTRUCTION OF PLANTS AND ELECTRICITY /HEAT GENERATION FROM HYDRO-GEOTHERMAL SOURCES IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA Guide for Investors
  • Barriers identified
  • Deklaracja wspótpracy na rzecz rozwoju wykorzystania energii geotemalnej w Polsce
  • A Geothermal Europe – EGEC Brussels Declaration
  • Financing Geothermal Energy, EGEC Policy Paper, July 2013