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1. Executive Summary 25
USA 26
Philippines 27
Indonesia 27
Mexico 28
Italy 28
New Zealand 28
Iceland 28
Japan 28
Other countries 29
2. Introduction to Geothermal Energy 30
Overview 30
Development of geothermal energy use 31
Direct low enthalpy use of geothermal energy 33
Geothermal Heat Pump (GHP), Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP) 35
Indirect use of geothermal energy for power generation 37
Technology of geothermal power generation 38
Dry steam 38
Flash Steam 39
Binary cycle/Organic Rankine cycle 40
Combined-cycle or hybrid plants 41
Conventional and hot rocks technologies 42
Volcanic Geothermal/Convective hydrotreatment 44
Sedimentary Aquifer (HSA) 45
Hot dry rock/enhanced geothermal systems (HDR) 47
Comparison of technologies 50
Geothermal energy efficiency 52
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) 52
Geothermal coproduction from waste water 53
Offshore geothermal 53
Location of resources 53
3. Overview of geothermal energy capacity & utilisation 57
Geothermal direct use 57
Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP) 64
Geothermal electricity generation 73
Geothermal generation growth 78
Technology 87
4. Geothermal Power Industry 90
Overview 90
Alterra Power Corporation 90
Borealis Geothermal 93
Caithness Energy 94
Calpine 94
CalEnergy 96
USA 97
Philippines 97
Chevron 97
Contact Energy 100
Enel 101
Energy Development Corporation (EDC) 101
Gradient Resources 102
Hot Rock 103
Mighty River Project 105
Nevada Geothermal Power (NGP) 107
Ormat Technologies 111
Oski Energy 115
Panax Geothermal 115
Ram Power 119
Terra-Gen Power 122
US Geothermal 124
Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) 124
AltaRock Energy 124
EGS Energy 125
Geodynamics 125
Geox 127
GreenFire Energy 127
Rockenergy 127
Drilling 127
Baker Hughes 128
Geothermal Anywhere 128
Halliburton 128
Iceland Drilling 129
Potter Drilling 130
Schlumberger 131
ThermaSource 132
Ground Source Heat Pumps 132
Nibe 132
Waterfurance Renewable Energy 132
Geothermal equipment manufacturers 133
Turbines 133
Mitsubishi 133
Toshiba 134
Fuji Electric 134
5. Geothermal revenue & costs – generation, construction & equipment sales 136
Revenue from geothermal electricity sales 136
Capital costs for building geothermal power plants 136
Indirect costs 138
Disposal 139
Operation & Maintenance 139
Cost comparison with other technologies 140
Geothermal generation equipment market 141
Costs of electricity 143
6. Country use and development of geothermal energy 147
North America 147
Canada 147
Geothermal power generation 147
Direct Use 149
Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP) 149
Mexico 154
Geothermal power generation 154
Recent power development 154
Geothermal fields 155
Geothermal generation plants 155
Future developments 158
Direct Use 159
United States 160
Overview 160
Geothermal power generation 160
The Geysers 161
Existing Installations and Active Geothermal Projects in the United States 164
Alaska 166
Arizona 167
Arkansas 168
California 168
Colorado 170
Connecticut 171
District of Colombia 171
Florida 172
Hawaii 172
Idaho 172
Illinois 173
Indiana 174
Louisiana 174
Massachusetts 174
Michigan 175
Minnesota 175
Mississippi 175
Montana 176
North Carolina 176
North Dakota 176
Nebraska 176
Nevada 177
New Jersey 180
New Mexico 180
New York 181
Ohio 181
Oklahoma 181
Oregon 182
Pennsylvannia 183
South Carolina 183
Tennessee 183
Texas 184
Utah 184
Virginia 185
Washington 185
West Virginia 186
Wisconsin 186
Wyoming 186
Proposed installations 193
Current industry outlook 198
Geothermal Resources of the USA 199
Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP) 200
Direct Use 203
Industrial process heat 204
Space heating 204
District Heating 205
Fish farming 205
Greenhouse Heating 205
Cooling and Snow Melting 205
Agricultural Drying 205
Bathing and Swimming 205
Federal Government Programmes / Incentives 205
Research & Development 212
7. Asia Pacific 213
Australia 213
Geothermal power generation 213
Direct Use 220
Bangladesh 220
Geothermal power generation 220
China 221
Geothermal power generation 221
Direct Use 223
Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP) 225
Fiji 226
Geothermal power generation 226
India 226
Geothermal power generation 226
Direct Use 228
Indonesia 229
Overview 229
Geothermal power generation 230
Resource Potential 232
Geothermal Plants 233
Field development and contractor status 236
Geothermal contracts concluded 240
Prices 240
Regional Autonomy 241
Law and Regulation – insufficient legal protection 242
Developments in 2006 245
Recent Developments 245
Barriers 246
Direct Use 246
Iran 247
Geothermal power generation 247
Direct Use 248
Israel 248
Geothermal power generation 248
Direct Use 248
Japan 249
Geothermal power generation 249
Future Prospects 252
Government Support 252
Barriers 254
Direct Use 255
Jordan 255
Geothermal power generation 255
Direct Use 255
Korea, People’s Republic of (North Korea) 256
Geothermal power generation 256
Direct Use 256
Korea, South 256
Geothermal power generation 256
Direct Use 257
Kyrgyzstan 257
Geothermal power generation 257
Malaysia 257
Geothermal power generation 257
Mongolia 257
Geothermal power generation 257
Direct Use 258
Nepal 258
Geothermal power generation 258
Direct Use 258
New Zealand 259
Geothermal power generation 259
Future Developments 263
Direct Use 265
Papua New Guinea 271
Geothermal power generation 271
Direct Use 271
Philippines 272
Overview 272
Geothermal power generation 273
Chronology of development of geothermal power in the Philippines 273
Geothermal Plants 278
Direct Use 282
Samoa 283
Tajikistan 283
Geothermal power generation 283
Direct Use 283
Taiwan 283
Geothermal power generation 283
Thailand 284
Geothermal power generation 284
Direct Use 284
Vanuatu 285
Vietnam 285
Geothermal power generation 285
Direct Use 285
Yemen 286
Geothermal power generation 286
Direct Use 286
8. Europe 287
Albania 287
Geothermal power generation 287
Direct Use 287
Armenia 288
Geothermal power generation 288
Direct Use 288
Austria 289
Geothermal power generation 289
Direct Use 290
Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP) 290
Belarus 291
Geothermal power generation 291
Direct Use 291
Belgium 291
Geothermal power generation 291
Direct Use 292
Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP) 292
Bosnia 292
Geothermal power generation 292
Direct Use 292
Bulgaria 293
Geothermal power generation 293
Direct Use 293
Croatia 294
Geothermal power generation 294
Direct Use 294
Czech Republic 295
Geothermal power generation 295
Direct Use 296
Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP) 296
Denmark 296
Geothermal power generation 296
Direct Use 297
Estonia 300
Geothermal power generation 300
Direct Use 300
Finland 301
Geothermal power generation 301
Direct Use 301
Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP) 301
France 302
Geothermal power generation 302
Direct Use 304
Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP) 304
Georgia 304
Geothermal power generation 304
Direct Use 304
Germany 305
Geothermal power generation 305
Direct Use 309
Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP) 309
New Production Capacity 310
Greece 310
Geothermal power generation 310
Direct Use 311
Hungary 313
Geothermal power generation 313
Direct Use 313
Iceland 315
Geothermal power generation 315
New Production Capacity 317
Direct Use 319
Ireland 322
Geothermal power generation 322
Direct Use 322
Italy 323
Geothermal power generation 323
Direct Use 327
Latvia 329
Geothermal power generation 329
Direct Use 329
Lithuania 330
Geothermal power generation 330
Direct Use 330
Macedonia 330
Geothermal power generation 330
Direct Use 330
Netherlands 331
Geothermal power generation 331
Direct Use 331
Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP) 332
Norway 333
Geothermal power generation 333
Direct Use 333
Poland 333
Geothermal power generation 333
Direct Use 334
Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP) 336
Portugal & the Azores 336
Geothermal power generation 336
Direct Use 338
Romania 339
Geothermal power generation 339
Direct Use 340
Russian Federation 342
Geothermal power generation 342
Direct Use 345
Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP) 345
Serbia 345
Geothermal power generation 345
Direct Use 346
Slovakia 346
Geothermal power generation 346
Direct Use 347
Slovenia 347
Geothermal power generation 347
Direct Use 348
Spain 349
Geothermal power generation 349
Direct Use 350
Sweden 351
Geothermal power generation 351
Direct Use 351
Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP) 352
Switzerland 352
Geothermal power generation 352
Direct Use 352
Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP) 353
Turkey 354
Overview 354
Geothermal power generation 354
Direct Use 356
Ukraine 358
Geothermal power generation 358
Direct Use 359
United Kingdom 359
Geothermal power generation 359
Direct Use 360
9. Central America & Caribbean 362
Caribbean Islands 362
Geothermal power generation 362
Direct Use 362
Costa Rica 363
Geothermal power generation 363
Future Development 365
Direct Use 365
Dominica 366
Geothermal power generation 366
El Salvador 367
Geothermal power generation 367
Future Development 368
Direct Use 369
Grenada 369
Geothermal power generation 369
Guadeloupe (France) 370
Geothermal power generation 370
Direct Use 370
Guatemala 370
Geothermal power generation 370
Direct Use 372
Honduras 372
Geothermal power generation 372
Direct Use 373
Nicaragua 374
Geothermal power generation 374
Future Development 374
Economic benefits of geothermal energy for Nicaragua 375
Geothermal Master Plan for Nicaragua 375
Exploration Leases 375
Direct Use 377
St Kitts and Nevis 377
Geothermal power generation 377
St Lucia 377
Geothermal power generation 377
Geothermal power generation 378
10. South America 379
Argentina 379
Geothermal power generation 379
Direct Use 380
Bolivia 380
Geothermal power generation 380
Brazil 381
Geothermal power generation 381
Direct Use 381
Chile 381
Geothermal power generation 381
Direct Use 383
Colombia 383
Geothermal power generation 383
Direct Use 384
Ecuador 384
Geothermal power generation 384
Direct Use 385
Peru 385
Geothermal power generation 385
Direct Use 385
Venezuela 386
Geothermal power generation 386
Direct Use 386
11. Africa 387
Geothermal power generation 387
Direct Use 387
Botswana 387
Geothermal power generation 387
Comoros 388
Geothermal power generation 388
Dijbouti 388
Geothermal power generation 388
Egypt 388
Geothermal power generation 388
Direct Use 388
Ethiopia 389
Geothermal power generation 389
Direct Use 390
Kenya 391
Geothermal power generation 391
Direct Use 397
Morocco 397
Geothermal power generation 397
Direct Use 397
South Africa 398
Geothermal power generation 398
Direct Use 398
Rwanda 398
Geothermal power generation 398
South Sudan 399
Geothermal power generation 399
Tanzania 399
Geothermal power generation 399
Tunisia 399
Geothermal power generation 399
Direct Use 399
Uganda 400
Geothermal power generation 400
Direct Use 401
Zambia 401
Geothermal power generation 401
12. Geothermal Manufacturers 402
13. Targets, subsidies and incentives 406
14. Sources and acknowledgements 424

Tables

Table 2 1: Total geothermal capacity and use in 2010 31
Table 2 2: Worldwide geothermal status 32
Table 2 3: Geothermal resource type 42
Table 2 4: Description of geothermal resources 43
Table 2 5: Key Data and Figures for Geothermal Heat and Power Technologies 50
Table 3 1: Summary of regional geothermal use in 2010 57
Table 3 2: Top direct use countries 59
Table 3 3: Direct use of geothermal energy by country, 1995 to 2010 59
Table 3 4: Uses of direct thermal energy by type of use, capacity (MW), and utilisation (TJ), 1995 to Q1 2010 62
Table 3 5: Heat Pumps 64
Table 3 6: Number of Ground-Source Heat Pumps (GSHP) by major country 66
Table 3 7: Sales trend for heat pumps used as a heat source in 8 EU countries* followed by the EHPA 67
Table 3 8: Representative GSHP manufacturers in the European Union 68
Table 3 9: Annual Number of GSHPs Installed Units in Key European Markets 2003 to 2009E 69
Table 3 10: Quantity & Capacity of Ground-Source Heat Pumps in European Union, 2005 to 2009 70
Table 3 11: Top Six Countries Growth 2005 to 2010, Growth Hot Spots 74
Table 3 12: Leading countries in electric power generation with a capacity of more than 100 MWe 75
Table 3 13: National and regional geothermal power contributions 76
Table 3 14: Geothermal plants commissioned in 2009 and 2010 76
Table 3 15: Geothermal installed power capacity by country, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2007 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2015 forecast 80
Table 3 16: Geothermal plants by technology: units, capacity (MW) and average capacity 88
Table 4 1: Calpine geothermal plants 95
Table 4 2: Chevron’s geothermal assets 98
Table 4 3: Similarities and differences between oil and gas and geothermal 99
Table 4 4: Energy Development Corporation’s geothermal projects 101
Table 4 5: Hot Rock’s HAS geothermal resource assessments at its Australian site 104
Table 4 6: Hot Rock’s geothermal milestones 105
Table 4 7: Mighty River Power’s geothermal projects 106
Table 4 8: Nevada Geothermal Power’s geothermal projects 108
Table 4 9: Ormat’s geothermal projects under construction and under development as of July 2011 113
Table 4 10: Ram Power projects under development 120
Table 4 11: Terra-Gen’s geothermal power projects 123
Table 4 12: List of geothermal turbine manufacturers 134
Table 5 1: Direct Capital Costs, USD per kW installed capacity 136
Table 5 2: Costs of conventional geothermal binary cycle power plants in the US 136
Table 5 3: Unit cost of power, US cents per kWh 137
Table 5 4: Cost comparison of geothermal power, heating and CHP 137
Table 5 5: Operating and maintenance costs 139
Table 5 6: Capital cost comparisons by technology 140
Table 5 7: Geothermal projects funded by the World Bank, 2000 – 2010 145
Table 5 8: Geothermal projects registered under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) 146
Table 6 1: Average costs for common ground source heat pumps in Canadian provinces, CAD 150
Table 6 2: Incentives for ground source heat pumps at the provincial level, as of August 2010 151
Table 6 3: Geothermal power generation plants in Mexico 157
Table 6 4: Present and planned geothermal plants in Mexico 157
Table 6 5: US geothermal power plants brought on line in 2009 and 2010 163
Table 6 6: Total investment in geothermal in the US, 2009, USD million 190
Table 6 7: Geothermal Plants in the USA in April 2011 190
Table 6 8: Ongoing Projects in United States by phase, April 2011 193
Table 6 9: Ongoing Projects by State in US in terms of stage and announced planned capacity additions, March 2011 197
Table 6 10: US geothermal projects with priority status as of June 2011 198
Table 6 11: Approved US geothermal projects as of March 2011 198
Table 6 12: US geothermal heat pump shipments by model type, quantity, revenue and average price, 2009 201
Table 6 13: Utilisation of geothermal energy for direct heat in the US (excluding heat pumps) 204
Table 6 14: List of geothermal electricity department of Treasury Cash Grant Awardees 209
Table 6 15: Overview of state-level geothermal incentives in the US 211
Table 6 16: State incentives for geothermal indirect-use, direct-use, and heat pump incentives in the US 212
Table 7 1: Synopsis of the applicable legislation currently governing geothermal exploration activities in the various Australian States 215
Table 7 2: A summary of Commonwealth and State government grant options currently available to the Australian geothermal sector 216
Table 7 3: Grants awarded to companies developing geothermal projects in Australia, as of February 2010 218
Table 7 4: Forecast geothermal development costs in Australia, AUD per MW 219
Table 7 5: Utilisation of geothermal energy for electric power generation 222
Table 7 6: Total investment in geothermal in China, USD million 224
Table 7 7: Utilisation of geothermal energy for direct use (except heat pumps) 225
Table 7 8: Geothermal (ground source) heat pumps 226
Table 7 9: Future Development Planning and Installation of geothermal plant for 10,000 MW ‘crash programme’ in Indonesia 231
Table 7 10: Indonesia geothermal proven reserves, MW, 1995 to 2005 232
Table 7 11: Indonesia geothermal proven reserves, MW 233
Table 7 12: Geothermal power generation plants in Indonesia 233
Table 7 13: Installed Geothermal Power Plants in Indonesia 234
Table 7 14: Numbers of well drilled in Indonesian Geothermal Area during 1974 to 2009 235
Table 7 15: Status of PT PLN projects as of December 2010 236
Table 7 16: PLN’s ESC prices 241
Table 7 17: Geothermal power plant development projects 243
Table 7 18: List of geothermal working areas that have ready to be offered through bidding process in Indonesia 244
Table 7 19: List of existing geothermal power plants in Japan 250
Table 7 20: Installed renewable energy capacity accredited under the RPS law in Japan as of July 2010 253
Table 7 21: Historical Changes in NZ Geothermal Electricity Generation Capacity 261
Table 7 22: Projects under development in New Zealand 262
Table 7 23: Geothermal systems identified in New Zealand 263
Table 7 24: Assessment of geothermal potential in New Zealand 264
Table 7 25: Utilisation of geothermal energy for electric power generation in Papua New Guinea 271
Table 7 26: Utilisation of geothermal energy for electric power generation in the Philippines 276
Table 8 1: Geothermal power plants in Austria 289
Table 8 2: Utilisation of geothermal for direct heat 295
Table 8 3: Utilisation of geothermal energy for electric power generation in France 302
Table 8 4: Geothermal power plants in Germany 306
Table 8 5: Status of geothermal projects in Germany 306
Table 8 6: Utilisation of geothermal energy for direct heat in Greece 311
Table 8 7: Geothermal power generation plants in Iceland 316
Table 8 8: Utilisation of geothermal energy for electric power generation in Iceland 317
Table 8 9: Projects in development in Iceland 318
Table 8 10: Utilisation of geothermal energy for direct heat in Iceland 321
Table 8 11: Geothermal power generation plants in Italy 324
Table 8 12: Utilisation of geothermal energy for electric power generation in Italy 324
Table 8 13: Targets, national and regional objectives for direct use geothermal in Italy 328
Table 8 14: Utilisation of geothermal energy for direct heat in the Netherlands 332
Table 8 15: Utilisation of geothermal energy for direct heat (other than heat pumps) in Poland 335
Table 8 16: Geothermal power generation plants in The Azores, Portugal 336
Table 8 17: Utilisation of geothermal energy for electric power generation in Portugal* 337
Table 8 18: Utilisation of geothermal energy for direct heat in Portugal (other than heat pumps) 338
Table 8 19: Utilisation of geothermal energy for direct heat in Romania (other than heat pumps) 340
Table 8 20: Utilisation of geothermal energy in Russia for power generation 343
Table 8 21: Utilisation of geothermal energy for direct heat (other than heat pumps) 350
Table 8 22: Geothermal power plants in Turkey 355
Table 8 23: Turkish feed-in tariffs 355
Table 8 24: Turkey’s district heating systems 357
Table 8 25: Geothermal greenhouse heating in Turkey 358
Table 9 1: Present and planned production of electricity in Costa Rica 364
Table 9 2: Power generation plants in El Salvador 367
Table 9 3: Utilisation of geothermal energy for electric power generation in El Salvador 367
Table 9 4: Geothermal power generation plants in Guatemala 371
Table 9 5: Geothermal lease areas in Nicaragua 376
Table 9 6: Projects in the development stages in Nicaragua, 2010 376
Table 10 1: Planned geothermal plants in Chile 382
Table 10 2: Feed-in tariffs in Ecuador 384
Table 11 1: Milestones for the Olkaria power plants in Kenya 392
Table 11 2: Summary of planned power plant developments 395
Table 11 3: KenGen ongoing projects with completion expected in the short-term 395
Table 11 4: Planned transmission projects in Kenya 396
Table 12 1: Geothermal manufactures 402
Table 13 1: Worldwide incentives for geothermal projects 406
Table 13 2: Worldwide incentives for geothermal projects 414

Figures

Figure 2 1: Capacity factors for different renewable energy technologies 31
Figure 2 2: Various geothermal uses, including power generation and direct-use, related to their appropriate temperature range 33
Figure 2 3: Direct-use applications of geothermal energy 34
Figure 2 4: Leading Countries for Direct Use in MW, 2010 35
Figure 2 5: GSHP principles 36
Figure 2 6: Loop designs for GSHP 37
Figure 2 7: Commercial application of ground source heat pumps 37
Figure 2 8: Geothermal power plant 38
Figure 2 9: Schematic Diagram of a Dry Steam Power Plant 39
Figure 2 10: Flash Steam Power Plant 39
Figure 2 11: The CalEnergy Navy I flash geothermal power plant at the Coso geothermal field 40
Figure 2 12: Binary Cycle geothermal power plant 40
Figure 2 13: The Mammoth Pacific binary geothermal power plants at the Casa Diablo geothermal field 41
Figure 2 14: Comparison of geothermal technologies 42
Figure 2 15: Volcanic Geothermal 45
Figure 2 16: Hot Sedimentary Aquifer (HSA) 46
Figure 2 17: Enhanced Geothermal System 47
Figure 2 18: Hot Fractured Rock (HFR) 48
Figure 2 19: Heat map indicating areas with temperatures suitable for EGS development 49
Figure 2 20: The schematic layout of the Soultz-sous-Forêts HDR plant 50
Figure 2 21: Example of cascaded geothermal resource for multiple uses 52
Figure 2 22: The geothermal resource 54
Figure 2 23: World high temperature geothermal areas 55
Figure 2 24: Geothermal resource utilisation potential 56
Figure 3 1: Development of direct use of geothermal energy, MWt, 1995 to 2010 57
Figure 3 2: Development of geothermal direct use capacity by region, MW, 1995 to 2010 58
Figure 3 3: Top ten countries in terms of installed direct use geothermal capacity 58
Figure 3 4: Share of direct use capacity by segment, 1995, 2005 and 2010 62
Figure 3 5: Estimated global long term forecast of installed capacity for direct use geothermal, GWth, 2020 to 2100 63
Figure 3 6: Roadmap vision of direct use of geothermal heat by region, excluding ground source heat pumps, EJ per year, 2010 to 2050 64
Figure 3 7: Annual Number of Installed GSHPs Units in the top five European Markets 2003 to 2009E 70
Figure 3 8: Installed GSHP and geothermal heat capacity, MWt, 2005 to 2010 71
Figure 3 9: Average GSHP size in Europe, kW, 2005 to 2009 72
Figure 3 10: Geothermal heat pump stage of market development 72
Figure 3 11: Indication of IPCC SSREN projection of global geothermal heat produced by ground source heat pumps up to 2050, EJ per year, 2010 to 2050 73
Figure 3 12: Development of geothermal power generation capacity, MW, 1990 to 2010 73
Figure 3 13: Development of geothermal power generation capacity by region, MW, 1990 to 2010 74
Figure 3 14: Geothermal power generation installed capacity in countries with more than 100 MW installed, 2000, 2005 and 2010 78
Figure 3 15: Top ten countries in terms of projected new capacity additions, MW, 2010 to 2015 79
Figure 3 16: Installed capacity in the top ten markets, MW, 1990 to 2015 80
Figure 3 17: Markets driving geothermal growth 82
Figure 3 18: Installed geothermal capacity worldwide, end 2009 83
Figure 3 19: Forecasting the installed capacity in 2015 83
Figure 3 20: Electricity generating capacity from geothermal energy, MW, 1975 to 2015 84
Figure 3 21: Actual and projected installed geothermal electrical capacity, 1995 – 2100 85
Figure 3 22: Actual and projected growth in global installed geothermal capacity, GW, 1995 to 2100 85
Figure 3 23: Projected installed geothermal capacity to 2030, GW 86
Figure 3 24: Growth of geothermal power capacities by technology, GW, 2010 to 2050 86
Figure 3 25: Potential geothermal energy resources split into categories e.g. theoretical, technical, economic, developable and existing supplies for power generation and direct use 87
Figure 3 26: Geothermal plant installed capacity by technology 88
Figure 4 1: Operating capacity of developers of geothermal projects 90
Figure 4 2: Location of Alterra Power Corporation’s electricity generation assets in operation or under development 91
Figure 4 3: Alterra’s planned rollout of renewable energy projects, MW, 2010 to 2016 92
Figure 4 4: Conceptual geothermal production capacity growth in Iceland, MW, 2010 to 2016 93
Figure 4 5: Production of electricity from Calpine’s geyser geothermal projects 95
Figure 4 6: Calpine’s geothermal plants 96
Figure 4 7: Chevron’s geothermal assets 98
Figure 4 8: Location of Contact Energy’s projects under development 100
Figure 4 9: Contact Energy’s planned CAPEX investments 101
Figure 4 10: Gradient Resources’ geothermal power project pipeline 103
Figure 4 11: Hot Rock’s geothermal projects 104
Figure 4 12: Location of Mighty River Power’s New Zealand geothermal assets 106
Figure 4 13: Mighty River Project’s projects in the US and Chile through GeoGlobal Energy and EnergySource 107
Figure 4 14: Nevada Geothermal Power’s geothermal projects under development 108
Figure 4 15: Nevada Geothermal Power’s Blue Mountain leases 110
Figure 4 16: Ormat’s projects worldwide as of September 2010 111
Figure 4 17: Panax Geothermal’s geothermal projects 116
Figure 4 18: Ram Power geothermal projects in North America 120
Figure 4 19: Location of Terra-Gen Power’s electric generation assets 123
Figure 4 20: Location of Geodynamics’ Cooper Basin geothermal projects 125
Figure 4 21: Comparison of the two types of projects Geodynamics is developing 126
Figure 4 22: GreenFire Energy’s CO2ETM technology 127
Figure 4 23: Halliburton’s geothermal projects worldwide 129
Figure 4 24: Iceland Drilling’s drilling fleet 130
Figure 4 25: Potter Drilling’s technology 131
Figure 5 1: Financing for a geothermal electric project for a 20 MW site, EUR million 139
Figure 5 2: Investment cost of renewable energy technologies, USD 1,000 per MW 141
Figure 5 3: Current estimate cost of 100 MW geothermal development 142
Figure 5 4: Completed geothermal well costs as a function of depth 142
Figure 5 5: Renewable Energy cost trend for geothermal, USD 2005 144
Figure 5 6: Range of reduction of average levelised costs of electricity production in hydrothermal flash plants and binary plants, USD per MWh, 2010 to 2050 144
Figure 6 1: Map showing example of in-place geothermal energy for 6-7 km depth across Canada 147
Figure 6 2: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Canada, MW 149
Figure 6 3: Units of ground source heat pumps installed per year in Canada 151
Figure 6 4: Development of Geothermal Capacity in Mexico, MW 154
Figure 6 5: Total investment in geothermal in Mexico, USD million 156
Figure 6 6: Location of main geothermal fields, zones and sites in Mexico 157
Figure 6 7: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Mexico, MW 159
Figure 6 8: Development of Geothermal Capacity in the United States, MW 160
Figure 6 9: Geothermal generating capacity online in USA by state, MW, April 2011 161
Figure 6 10: NCPA Power Plant 2 at the Geysers, Winter 2005 162
Figure 6 11: New installed geothermal capacity in the USA, MW, 2005 to 2010 163
Figure 6 12: Total number of confirmed geothermal projects and prospects in the US, April 2006 to 2011 163
Figure 6 13: Capacity by project stage in the US, MW 164
Figure 6 14: Number of projects at stages 1 to 4 by US state 165
Figure 6 15: Projects in the advanced phase of development by US state, MW 165
Figure 6 16: Projects in the advanced phase of development in the US, MW, 2006 to 2011 166
Figure 6 17: Operating and installed geothermal capacity in the US by operator, MW 187
Figure 6 18: US operating and development of capacity of major industry participants 188
Figure 6 19: Project capacity in the US at stage 4 by operator, MW 189
Figure 6 20: Projected installed geothermal capacity in the US, MW, 2011 to 2017 189
Figure 6 21: Geothermal Resources in the United States 199
Figure 6 22: Units geothermal heat pump shipments in the United States, 1999 to 2009 200
Figure 6 23: US sales of GSHP units per year, 1999 to 2010E 200
Figure 6 24: US geothermal heat pump shipments by model type, units, 2000 to 2009 202
Figure 6 25: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in the United States, MW 203
Figure 6 26: US geothermal direct use projects and resource areas 203
Figure 6 27: Geothermal Technologies Programme’s ARRA funding 206
Figure 6 28: State or Federal Renewable Standards as of June 2011 211
Figure 7 1: Development of Geothermal Capacity in Australia, MW 213
Figure 7 2: Estimated crustal temperature at 5 km depth 214
Figure 7 3: Australian geothermal licence areas and acreage releases at January 2011 215
Figure 7 4: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Australia, MW 220
Figure 7 5: Development of Geothermal Capacity in China, MW 221
Figure 7 6: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in China, MW 223
Figure 7 7: Geothermal provinces in India 227
Figure 7 8: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in India, MW 228
Figure 7 9: Development of Geothermal Capacity in Indonesia, MW 229
Figure 7 10: Geothermal in Indonesia 230
Figure 7 11: Geothermal resources in Indonesia 232
Figure 7 12: Location map of Indonesian Geothermal Resources and its installed capacity 235
Figure 7 13: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Indonesia, MW 247
Figure 7 14: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Iran, MW 248
Figure 7 15: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Israel, MW 248
Figure 7 16: Development of Geothermal Capacity in Japan, MW 249
Figure 7 17: Geothermal power generation plants in Japan 251
Figure 7 18: Location of geothermal resources 254
Figure 7 19: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Japan, MW 255
Figure 7 20: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Jordan, MW 256
Figure 7 21: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Korea, MW 257
Figure 7 22: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Mongolia, MW 258
Figure 7 23: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Nepal, MW 259
Figure 7 24: Development of Geothermal Capacity in New Zealand, MW 259
Figure 7 25: Historical and projected growth in geothermal electricity generation in New Zealand 260
Figure 7 26: Total investments in geothermal in New Zealand, USD million 264
Figure 7 27: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in New Zealand, MW 265
Figure 7 28: Utilisation of geothermal energy for direct heat (other than heat pumps) in New Zealand 266
Figure 7 29: Geothermal direct heat uses in New Zealand, MW 266
Figure 7 30: Map showing the main uses of geothermal fluids in New Zealand, and showing the five geothermal regions 267
Figure 7 31: Assessment of restricted geothermal potential 268
Figure 7 32: Map of New Zealand geothermal fields 269
Figure 7 33: Map of geothermal fields in the Taupo Volcanic Zone 270
Figure 7 34: Development of Geothermal Capacity in Papua New Guinea, MW 271
Figure 7 35: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Papua New Guinea, MW 272
Figure 7 36: Development of Geothermal Capacity in the Philippines, MW 273
Figure 7 37: Geothermal Service Contract Areas of the Philippines 275
Figure 7 38: Location map of producing geothermal areas in the Philippines 276
Figure 7 39: Identified geothermal prospects for advance exploration and/or field development 281
Figure 7 40: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in the Philippines, MW 282
Figure 7 41: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Tajikistan, MW 283
Figure 7 42: Development of Geothermal Capacity in Thailand, MW 284
Figure 7 43: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Thailand, MW 285
Figure 7 44: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Vietnam, MW 286
Figure 7 45: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Yemen, MW 286
Figure 8 1: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Albania, MW 287
Figure 8 2: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Armenia, MW 288
Figure 8 3: Development of Geothermal Capacity in Austria, MW 289
Figure 8 4: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Austria, MW 290
Figure 8 5: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Belarus, MW 291
Figure 8 6: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Belgium, MW 292
Figure 8 7: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Bosnia, MW 293
Figure 8 8: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Bulgaria, MW 293
Figure 8 9: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Croatia, MW 294
Figure 8 10: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in the Czech Republic, MW 296
Figure 8 11: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Denmark, MW 297
Figure 8 12: Geothermal licences in Denmark 298
Figure 8 13: Map showing the existing plant locations and the principal structural elements in Denmark 299
Figure 8 14: Total investment in geothermal in Denmark, USD million 300
Figure 8 15: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Estonia, MW 301
Figure 8 16: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Finland, MW 301
Figure 8 17: Development of Geothermal Capacity in France MW 302
Figure 8 18: Soultz-sous-Forêts Project Overview 303
Figure 8 19: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in France, MW 304
Figure 8 20: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Georgia, MW 305
Figure 8 21: Development of Geothermal Capacity in Germany, MW 305
Figure 8 22: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Germany, MW 309
Figure 8 23: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Greece, MW 311
Figure 8 24: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Hungary, MW 313
Figure 8 25: Development of Geothermal Capacity in Iceland, MW 315
Figure 8 26: Installed capacity and generation in public power plants in Iceland, MW per GWh per percent, 2000 to 2009 316
Figure 8 27: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Iceland, MW 319
Figure 8 28: One of the geothermally heated swimming pools in Iceland 320
Figure 8 29: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Ireland, MW 322
Figure 8 30: Development of Geothermal Capacity in Italy, MW 323
Figure 8 31: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Italy, MW 327
Figure 8 32: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Latvia, MW 329
Figure 8 33: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Lithuania, MW 330
Figure 8 34: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Macedonia, MW 331
Figure 8 35: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in the Netherlands, MW 332
Figure 8 36: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Norway, MW 333
Figure 8 37: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Poland, MW 334
Figure 8 38: Geothermal sites in Poland 334
Figure 8 39: Development of Geothermal Capacity in Portugal & the Azores, MW 336
Figure 8 40: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Portugal & the Azores, MW 338
Figure 8 41: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Romania, MW 340
Figure 8 42: Development of Geothermal Capacity in the Russian Federation, MW 342
Figure 8 43: Some geothermal areas in the Russian Federation 344
Figure 8 44: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Russia, MW 345
Figure 8 45: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Serbia, MW 346
Figure 8 46: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in the Slovak Republic, MW 347
Figure 8 47: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Slovenia, MW 348
Figure 8 48: Localities with geothermal direct heat use in Slovenia 349
Figure 8 49: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Spain, MW 350
Figure 8 50: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Sweden, MW 351
Figure 8 51: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Switzerland, MW 353
Figure 8 52: Development of Geothermal Capacity in Turkey MW 354
Figure 8 53: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Turkey, MW 356
Figure 8 54: Locations of major geothermal fields, district heating and greenhouse installations and young volcanoes 358
Figure 8 55: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in the Ukraine, MW 359
Figure 8 56: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in the United Kingdom, MW 360
Figure 9 1: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power on the Caribbean Islands, MW 362
Figure 9 2: Development of Geothermal Capacity in Costa Rica, MW 363
Figure 9 3: Geothermal resources in Costa Rica 364
Figure 9 4: Map of geothermal development in Costa Rica 365
Figure 9 5: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Costa Rica, MW 366
Figure 9 6: Development of Geothermal Capacity in El Salvador, MW 367
Figure 9 7: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in El Salvador, MW 369
Figure 9 8: Development of Geothermal Capacity in Guatemala, MW 370
Figure 9 9: Geothermal fields in Guatemala 371
Figure 9 10: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Guatemala, MW 372
Figure 9 11: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Honduras, MW 373
Figure 9 12: Development of Geothermal Capacity in Nicaragua, MW 374
Figure 10 1: Development of Geothermal Capacity in Argentina, MW 379
Figure 10 2: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Argentina, MW 380
Figure 10 3: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Brazil, MW 381
Figure 10 4: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Chile, MW 383
Figure 10 5: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Colombia, MW 384
Figure 10 6: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Peru, MW. 386
Figure 10 7: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Venezuela, MW. 386
Figure 11 1: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Algeria, MW. 387
Figure 11 2: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Egypt, MW. 388
Figure 11 3: Development of Geothermal Capacity in Ethiopia, MW 389
Figure 11 4: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Ethiopia, MW. 390
Figure 11 5: Development of Geothermal Capacity in Kenya, MW 391
Figure 11 6: Geothermal areas in the East African Rift Valley 393
Figure 11 7: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Kenya, MW. 397
Figure 11 8: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Morocco, MW. 398
Figure 11 9: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in South Africa, MW. 398
Figure 11 10: Development of Direct Use Geothermal Power in Tunisia, MW. 400

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