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Geothermal Energy Project (Geoscience Australia)

Provides details of the Australian Government Geothermal Energy Project. The outreach and education section provides the following fact sheets: Electricity generation from geothermal energy in Australia, Induced seismicity and geothermal power development in Australia and Direct-use of geothermal energy: opportunities for Australia
http://www.ga.gov.au/minerals/research/national/geothermal/index.jsp

Research Institute for Sustainable Energy (Murdoch University, Australia)

• Geothermal energy
  Discusses types of geothermal resources from an Australian perspective.
  www.rise.org.au/info/Res/geothermal/index.html
  

• Geothermal
  Covers international use of geothermal energy, electricity generation technologies and geothermal projects in Australia and New Zealand.
  http://www.rise.org.au/info/Tech/geo/index.html
  

Australian Government Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism

• Australian geothermal industry technology roadmap
  A technical document that examines in detail the research and development requirements for large scale geothermal energy use in Australia.
  http://www.ret.gov.au/energy/clean_energy_technologies/energy_technology_framework_and_roadmaps/hydrogen_technology_roadmap/Documents/GEOTHERMAL%20ROADMAP.pdf

• Australian geothermal industry development framework
  Identifies and discusses strategies for the development of the geothermal industry in Australia.
  http://www.ret.gov.au/energy/clean_energy_technologies/energy_technology_framework_and_roadmaps/hydrogen_technology_roadmap/Documents/GEOTHERMAL%20FRAMEWORK.pdf

Australian Geothermal Energy Association

• Members
  Lists and provides links to the websites of companies that are members of the Australian Geothermal Energy Association, a national body representing the Australian geothermal energy industry.
  http://www.agea.org.au/membership/members/
  

• About geothermal
  Provides answers to a series of frequently asked questions about geothermal energy.
  http://www.agea.org.au/information/about-geothermal/

AGEG (Australian Geothermal Energy Group)

Provides information on geothermal energy in Australia including research, licence activity, legislation and government programs. AGEG was formed in 2006 to provide support for Australia's membership in the International Energy Agency's Geothermal Implementing Agreement.
http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/geothermal/ageg

Education room (Geodynamics Limited, Australia)

Presents a range of clear information on geothermal energy in the form of fact sheets, videos, animations and diagrams.
http://www.geodynamics.com.au/IRM/content/educationroom.html

Australian Academy of Science

• Geothermal energy
  Transcript and slides from a public lecture series presentation on geothermal energy as an alternative energy source in Australia.
  http://www.science.org.au/events/publiclectures/re/budd.htm

• Generating new ideas for meeting future energy needs (Nova: Science in the news)
  Provides information on hydrogen, hot dry rocks and wave power as alternative energy sources. Classroom activities are included.
  http://www.science.org.au/nova/046/046key.htm

Note: the following information relates mostly to  volcanic geothermal resources.

Geothermal Education Office (USA)

• Geothermal energy facts
  Covers Earth’s heat, geothermal reservoirs, electricity generation, direct use of geothermal resources, sustainability, technology and the future of geothermal energy.
  http://geothermal.marin.org/geoenergy.html

• Renewable energy source: Geothermal
  Excerpt from a book on resources for electricity generation. This chapter clearly covers geothermal resources, power plants and issues with geothermal energy.
  http://geothermal.marin.org/geo_fmat/geo_excerpt_4_07.pdf

• Introduction to geothermal energy slide show
  A series of 122 presentation slides on geothermal energy: its geology and use for electricity generation, heat pumps and direct uses.
  http://geothermal.marin.org/GEOpresentation/index.htm

US Department of Energy

• Geothermal energy – energy from the Earth's core
  Aimed at a younger audience, this site provides a good overview of geothermal energy.
  http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/sources/renewable/geothermal.html

• Geothermal Technologies Program
  Examines geothermal energy technologies, issues, enhanced geothermal systems and uses of geothermal energy.
  http://www1.eere.energy.gov/geothermal/

Geothermal energy (The University of Utah, USA)
Covers heat from the Earth, resources, uses of geothermal energy and benefits and challenges of geothermal energy.
http://www.geothermal.org/GeoEnergy.pdf