Assessment of Moderate- and High-Temperature Geothermal Resources of the United States
Assessment of Moderate- and High-Temperature Geothermal Resources of the United States
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美国中高温地热资源评估
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2008
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S. Galanis
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Colin F. Williams;M. Reed;R. Mariner;J. DeAngelo;S. Galanis
美国地质调查局(USGS)最近评估了美国传统地热资源的发电潜力。这些资源集中在阿拉斯加、亚利桑那州、加利福尼亚州、科罗拉多州、夏威夷、爱达荷州、蒙大拿州、内华达州、新墨西哥州、俄勒冈州、犹他州、华盛顿州和怀俄明州，其中包括位于私人或可进入的公共土地上的所有241个已确定的中温(90至150°C；194至302°F)和高温(大于150°C)地热系统。加利福尼亚州北部间歇泉的地热发电厂。目前，美国已安装和使用的发电能力超过2500兆瓦-来自阿拉斯加、加利福尼亚州、夏威夷、爱达荷州、内华达州和犹他州的地热发电厂的电力(MWe)。(美国地质调查局朱莉·唐纳利-诺兰摄)美国地质调查局科学家S最近完成了对我国地热资源的评估。地热发电厂目前在阿拉斯加、加利福尼亚州、夏威夷、爱达荷州、内华达州和犹他州六个州运行。评估表明，已确定的地热系统的发电潜力为9,057兆瓦，分布在13个州。未发现的地热资源的平均发电潜力估计为30033兆瓦。此外，通过实施在以高温但低渗透率岩层为特征的地区创建地热水库的技术，估计还可以产生517,800兆瓦的电力。(位于封闭公共土地上的地热系统，如国家公园，不包括在评估中。)还确定了阿拉斯加七个低温(低于90摄氏度)系统的电力潜力，这些系统的当地条件使发电是可行的。此外，评估还包括对亚利桑那州、加利福尼亚州、科罗拉多州、爱达荷州、蒙大拿州、内华达州、新墨西哥州、俄勒冈州、犹他州、华盛顿州和怀俄明州应用非常规增强型地热系统(EGS)技术所产生的发电潜力的初步估计。这项评估得益于与能源部、土地管理局、雷诺内华达大学、犹他大学、爱达荷州国家实验室、劳伦斯·伯克利国家实验室、州和地方机构以及地热业的合作和协调。
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has recently assessed the electric power generation potential of conventional geothermal resources in the United States. These resources are concentrated in the States of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming, which contain all 241 identified moderate-temperature (90 to 150°C; 194 to 302°F) and high-temperature (greater than 150°C) geothermal systems located on private or accessible public lands. Geothermal power plants at The Geysers in northern California. Currently, the United States has an installed and utilized power production capacity of more than 2,500 Megawatts-electric (MWe) from geothermal plants located in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, and Utah. (USGS photograph by Julie Donnelly-Nolan.) S cientists with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently completed an assessment of our Nation’s geothermal resources. Geothermal power plants are currently operating in six states: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, and Utah. The assessment indicates that the electric power generation potential from identified geothermal systems is 9,057 Megawattselectric (MWe), distributed over 13 states. The mean estimated power production potential from undiscovered geothermal resources is 30,033 MWe. Additionally, another estimated 517,800 MWe could be generated through implementation of technology for creating geothermal reservoirs in regions characterized by high temperature, but low permeability, rock formations. (Geothermal systems located on closed public lands, such as national parks, were not included in the assessment.) Electricpower potential was also determined for seven low-temperature (less than 90°C) systems in Alaska for which local conditions make electric power generation feasible. In addition, the assessment also includes a provisional estimate of the power generation potential from the application of unconventional, Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) technology in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. This assessment benefited from cooperation and coordination with the Department of Energy (DOE); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); the University of Nevada, Reno; the University of Utah; Idaho National Laboratory; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; state and local agencies; and the geothermal industry.