Rocking on with hot rocks geothermal energy
Useful sites
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
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Posted July 2009, edited August 2012.