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Geothermal Direct-Use Installations in the United States
An updated database of geothermal direct-use systems in the U.S. has been compiled and analyzed, building upon the Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT) Geo-Heat Center direct-use database. Types of direct-use applications examined include hot springs resorts and pools, aquaculture farms, greenhouses, and district heating systems, among others; power-generating facilities and ground-source heat pumps were excluded. Where possible, the current operation status, open and close dates, well data, and other technical data were obtained for each entry. The database contains 545 installations, of which 407 are open, 108 are closed, and 30 have an unknown status.
A report is also included which details and analyzes current geothermal direct-use installations and barriers to further implementation.
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| description | An updated database of geothermal direct-use systems in the U.S. has been compiled and analyzed, building upon the Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT) Geo-Heat Center direct-use database. Types of direct-use applications examined include hot springs resorts and pools, aquaculture farms, greenhouses, and district heating systems, among others; power-generating facilities and ground-source heat pumps were excluded. Where possible, the current operation status, open and close dates, well data, and other technical data were obtained for each entry. The database contains 545 installations, of which 407 are open, 108 are closed, and 30 have an unknown status. A report is also included which details and analyzes current geothermal direct-use installations and barriers to further implementation. |
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Of the total 545 installations, 88 have been added by NREL. Of these 88 added installations, only 6 were recently built (since 2010), while the other 82 were missing in the original OIT database. "
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"description": "Detailed report on the Updates made to Geothermal Direct-Use Installations in the United States. Explains and analyzes current geothermal direct-use installations and barriers to further implementation."
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| DOI | 10.15121/1441455 |
| identifier | https://data.openei.org/submissions/8574 |
| issued | 2017-03-02T07:00:00Z |
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| license | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| modified | 2025-12-02T22:45:31Z |
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| projectLead | Arlene Anderson |
| projectNumber | FY17 AOP 4683 |
| projectTitle | Geothermal Vision Study - Direct Use |
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