Geothermal Handbook : Planning and Financing Power Generation

Developing countries face multiple and complex challenges in securing affordable and reliable energy supplies to support sustainable economic development. These challenges can be addressed by increased access to modern energy infrastructure, enhanced energy security through supply diversification, and transition to low carbon paths to meet rising energy demands. There is broad consensus that renewable energy has a major role to play in addressing these challenges. In recent years, support for renewable energy investment has become a mainstream activity for multilateral development banks and their clients. The World Bank, for instance, has supported geothermal development in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Global analytical work and technical assistance on clean energy are also one of the major program areas of the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP). This handbook is dedicated to geothermal energy as a source of electric power for developing countries. Many developing countries are endowed with substantial geothermal resources that could be more actively put to use. On top of the benefits stemming from its renewable nature, geothermal energy has several additional advantages, including the provision of stable and reliable power at a relatively low cost, around the clock, and with few operational or technological risks.

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Main Authors: Gehringer, Magnus, Loksha, Victor
Format: Technical Paper biblioteca
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012-06
Subjects:ACCESS ROADS, ACCESS TO MODERN ENERGY, AIR POLLUTANTS, AIR QUALITY, AMMONIA, APPROACH, AVAILABILITY, BALANCE, BIOMASS, BOILER, BOILING POINT, BRITISH THERMAL UNIT, BURNING FOSSIL FUELS, CAPACITY FACTOR, CAPACITY FACTORS, CARBON CREDITS, CARBON DIOXIDE, CERTIFIED EMISSION REDUCTIONS, CHEMICAL COMPOSITION, CLEAN DEVELOPMENT, CLEAN ENERGY, CLEAN TECHNOLOGY, CLIMATE CHANGE, CO, CO2 EMISSIONS, COAL, COAL POWER PLANTS, COMBUSTION, CONVENTIONAL STEAM TURBINES, COOLING TOWER, COOLING TOWERS, COST OF ENERGY, COST PER KILOWATT, DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY, DIESEL, DIRECT HEATING, DOMESTIC RENEWABLE ENERGY, DRILLING, DRILLING ACTIVITIES, DRY STEAM, ELECTRIC POWER, ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION, ELECTRICAL POWER, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRICITY DEMAND, ELECTRICITY GENERATING COMPANY, ELECTRICITY GENERATION, ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION, ELECTRICITY SUPPLY, ELECTRICITY UTILITY, EMISSION, EMISSIONS, ENERGY BALANCE, ENERGY CORPORATION, ENERGY DEMAND, ENERGY DEMANDS, ENERGY DEVELOPMENT, ENERGY ECONOMIST, ENERGY FUND, ENERGY GENERATION, ENERGY MARKETS, ENERGY MIX, ENERGY POLICIES, ENERGY PRICE, ENERGY PRODUCTION, ENERGY REQUIREMENTS, ENERGY SECTOR, ENERGY SECURITY, ENERGY SOLUTIONS, ENERGY SOURCES, ENERGY SUPPLIES, ENERGY SUPPLY, ENERGY SYSTEMS, ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, FLASH STEAM, FOSSIL, FUEL, FUEL COSTS, FUEL OIL, FUEL PRICE, FUEL SOURCES, GAS COMPANIES, GAS INDUSTRY, GASES, GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY, GENERATOR UNITS, GEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS, GEOTHERMAL, GEOTHERMAL ACTIVITY, GEOTHERMAL AREAS, GEOTHERMAL CAPACITY, GEOTHERMAL DEVELOPMENT, GEOTHERMAL DRILLING, GEOTHERMAL ELECTRICITY, GEOTHERMAL ENERGY, GEOTHERMAL EXPLORATION, GEOTHERMAL FIELD, GEOTHERMAL FLUID, GEOTHERMAL FLUIDS, GEOTHERMAL GENERATION, GEOTHERMAL HEAT, GEOTHERMAL INDUSTRY, GEOTHERMAL INSTALLATIONS, GEOTHERMAL OPERATION, GEOTHERMAL PLANT, GEOTHERMAL PLANTS, GEOTHERMAL POWER, GEOTHERMAL POWER CAPACITY, GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT, GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS, GEOTHERMAL POWER PRODUCTION, GEOTHERMAL POWER TECHNOLOGY, GEOTHERMAL PRODUCTION, GEOTHERMAL PROJECT, GEOTHERMAL PROJECTS, GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIR, GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIRS, GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE, GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES, GEOTHERMAL SECTOR, GEOTHERMAL SITES, GEOTHERMAL SOURCES, GEOTHERMAL STEAM, GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS, GHG, GHGS, GREEN POWER, GREENHOUSE GAS, GREENHOUSE GASES, GRID, GRID EXPANSION, HEAT, HEAT EXCHANGER, HEAT EXCHANGERS, HEAT PRODUCTION, HEAT PRODUCTION CAPACITY, HEAT PUMPS, HEAT TRANSFER, HEAVY FUEL OIL, HOME HEATING, HOT DRY ROCK, HOT WATER, HYDROGEN, HYDROGEN SULFIDE, HYDROPOWER, HYDROTHERMAL RESOURCES, KILOWATT HOUR, KILOWATT-HOUR, LNG, MINERAL RESOURCES, NATURAL GAS, NUCLEAR PLANTS, OIL, OIL COMPANY, OIL CRISIS, PILOT PROJECTS, PIPELINE, PLANT OPERATION, PLANT TECHNOLOGY, POWER, POWER COMPANIES, POWER COMPANY, POWER CORPORATION, POWER FACILITIES, POWER GENERATION, POWER GENERATION CAPACITY, POWER GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES, POWER INDUSTRY, POWER PLANT, POWER PLANT CONSTRUCTION, POWER PLANT OPERATORS, POWER PRODUCERS, POWER PROJECT, POWER SECTOR, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SYSTEM, POWER UTILITY, PRICE OF ELECTRICITY, PRIMARY ENERGY, PRIMARY ENERGY SOURCE, RANKINE CYCLE, RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY, RENEWABLE ENERGIES, RENEWABLE ENERGY, RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT, RENEWABLE ENERGY INVESTMENT, RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICIES, RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAM, RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCE, RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES, RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARDS, RENEWABLE SOURCE, SOLAR POWER, SPACE HEATING, STATE POWER, STEAM CYCLE, STEAM FIELD, STEAM PRODUCTION, SUPPLY OF POWER, SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, THERMAL UNIT, TRANSMISSION LINE, TRANSMISSION LINES, TURBINE, TURBINE GENERATOR, TURBINES, UTILITIES, UTILITY COMPANY, VAPOR PRESSURE, VEHICLES, WASTE HEAT, WIND,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/16761068/geothermal-handbook-planning-financing-power-generation
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23712
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