Geothermal Energy



Geothermal energy is energy that uses the heat of the earth as an energy source.  It is quite abundant and a wonderful source of energy for the future.  To find out more take a look at the links below.  Most sites are organized based on location (continent) and some are more general as world sites.


Some good links for general information:

All sorts of topics by Erin Heidtke

A list of Geothermal topics

 Geothermal Education Office
http://geothermal.marin.org



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World Organizations

WREN - World Renewable Energy
http://www.wrenuk.co.uk/


UNEP - Division of Global Environment Facility Coordination
http://www.unep.org/gef/content/


International Geothermal Association
http://iga.igg.cnr.it/


Geothermal Resources Council
http://www.geothermal.org


IGA (International Geothermal Association)
http://www.demon.co.uk/igahome/


University Sites

University of Utah: Tracer Home Page 
http://www.egi.utah.edu
http://www.egi.utah.edu/research

Stanford Geothermal Programm:
http://ekofisk.stanford.edu/geotherm.html



European Sites

G.E.I.E. Hot-Dry-Rock-Project Soultz-sous-Fore^ts
http://www.soultz.net


Deep Heat Mining, Switzerland
http://www.dhm.ch


Island: Hitaveita Reykjavikur
http://www.reykjavik.is/vefur/owa/


European Business Council-Sustainable Energy Future
http://e5.org


IEA-Energiespeicherprogramm
http://www.sb.luth.se/vatten/projects/iea

Geologische Dienst Belgien
http://www.naturalsciences.be/geology

GeoScience Earth Energy UK
http://www.earthenergy.co.uk/

Geoteam
http://www.geoteam.at


Island: Hitaveita Reykjavikur
http://www.reykjavik.is/vefur/owa/

        German Sites

Geologisches Landesamt Nordrhein-Westfalen
http://www.gla.nrw.de

O"sterreich, Graz: JOANNEUM RESEARCH Institut fu"r Hydrogeologie und Geothermie
http://www.joanneum.ac.at/ihg

Schweiz: Bundesamt fu"r Energie., CH-3003 Bern
http://geothermal-energy.ch

Schweiz: Geothermal Explorers Ltd
http://www.geothermal.ch 

Schweiz: Naturmuseum St. Gallen, Schweiz
http://www.stgallen-i.ch/sights/naturd.htm

Fo"rderprogramme Geothermie in O"sterreich
http://www.eva.wsr.ac.at

GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam
http://www.gfz-potsdam.de

Institut fu"r Energetik und Umwelt
http://www.ie-leipzig.de/geothermie.htm

Geothermisches Heizwerk Neustadt-Glewe
http://www.esn.de/et-geo.htm

Geowissenschaftliche Gemeinschaftsaufgaben
http://www.gga-hannover.de

Geowissenschaftlicher Server O"sterreich
http://www.unileoben.ac.at

Landesamt fu"r Geologie, Rohstoffe und Bergbau Baden Wu"rttemberg
http://www.lgrb.uni-freiburg.de/lgrb/Fachbereiche/

Latin America

Mexican Geothermal Association
http://www.ugm.org.mx/agm

http://www.geothermie.de/egec-geothernet/ci_prof/america/guatemala/guatemala.htm

http://www.geothermie.de/egec-geothernet/ci_prof/america/nicaragua/nicaragua.htm

http://www.geothermie.de/egec-geothernet/prof/projects/el_salvador.htm

http://geothermal.marin.org/map/cenam.html

Middle East and Asia


  Indonesian Geothermal Association
http://www.api.or.id


Ocean

New Zealand Geothermal Association
http://www.voyager.co.nz/~tking/

Renewable Energy DataBase
http://www.osti.gov/html/eren/eren.html
http://www.eeca.govt.nz/

Geothermal Institut New Zealand
http://www.auckland.ac.nz/gei

United States and Canada

California Energy Commission
http://www.enery.ca.gov

Calpine
http://www.calpine.com

Canadian Earth Energy Association
http://www.earthenergy.org

Sustainable Energy and Development
http://solstice.crest.org

 Idaho National Laboratory
http://www.inel.gov

 Idaho geothermal website
http://idahogeothermal.org/

 Energy in Canada
http://www.earthenergy.ca

Geo-Heat Center
http://www.oit.edu/~geoheat

Geo Heat Center, Klamath Falls, Oregon
http://www.oit.osshe.edu/admin/geoheat/

Sandia National Laboratories
http://www.sandia.gov/geothermal

Geothermal Research Department
http://www.sandia.gov/geothermal/