Buying Geothermal for your home: see tax incentives, education, and maps listed in data
below, plus check out your local yellow pages...
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energy.sourceguides.com
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The Source for Renewable Energy. A buyers guide and business
directory to more than 12,000 renewable energy businesses and
organizations worldwide. Locate renewable energy businesses by
geographic location, by product type, by business type, by name, or
search using keywords. Search 'other product categories' for Geo.
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www.geoexchange.org
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Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium. Lists geothermal
professionals.
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Geothermal Cos of Interest:
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www.geysers.com
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The Geysers, comprising 30 square miles, is the largest complex of
geothermal power plants in the world, located 72 miles north of San
Francisco, the Geysers satisfies nearly 60 percent of the average
electricity demand in the North Coast region from the Golden Gate
Bridge to the Oregon border.
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www.chenahotsprings.com
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Chena Hot Springs, a 400kW low temperature geothermal power
plant, designed and built by United Technologies Corporation, is the
first geothermal power plant in Alaska. Chena Hot Spring's vision is
to become a self-sufficient community in terms of energy, food,
heating and fuel use to the greatest extent possible.
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www.chevron.com
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Chevron is the largest producer of geothermal energy in the world,
accounting for more than half of all privately developed geothermal
power.
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www.ormat.com
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Ormat is a vertically-integrated company whose primary business is
to develop, build, own and operate geothermal and recovered energy
generation (REG) power plants utilizing in-house designed and
manufactured equipment.
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www.celsias.com
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West Indies Power. St Kitts project-estimates that it will Produce
4X its Energy Needs with Geothermal Energy on the Island Nation.
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www.altarockenergy.com
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AltaRock Energy- Engineered Geothermal Systems (EGS) projects
produce electricity using heat extracted with engineered fluid-flow
paths in hot rocks. These pathways are developed by stimulating them
with cold water injected into a well at high pressure and utilizing a
variety of proprietary techniques developed by AltaRock which are
the subject of its patent portfolio. Corporate headquarters in Sausalito,
CA and its technology development office in Seattle, WA.
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Geothermal Data:
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www.eia.doe.gov
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Dept of Energy. Energy Information Administration. Official
Energy statistics from the US government. Potential Geothermal Map.
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www.nrel.gov
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Geothermal Resource
Information. Access to a host of geothermal resource maps is
provided by the US Department of Energy's Office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy Geothermal Technologies Program.
General resource maps as well as maps of existing geothermal
projects, subterranean temperatures, and thermal springs.
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www.nrel.gov
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Power Technologies Energy Data Book. US Dept of Energy's
National Renewable Energy Lab.
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www.geoexchange.org
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Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium
Incentives, publications, industry directory, events, forum, resources.
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geoheat.oit.edu
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Oregon Institute of Technology- Geo-Heat Center's databases for
the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada,
New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Washington, data can be provided
on over 8,977 thermal springs and wells.
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iga.igg.cnr.it
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International Geothermal Association- interactive map contains
links to data and information on geothermal activity in individual
countries around the world.
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www1.eere.energy.gov
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U.S. Dept of Energy Geothermal Resource Maps.
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geo-energy.org
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Geothermal Energy Association- All About Geothermal Energy:
Current Geothermal Energy Stats- April 2008.
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Geothermal Education/Info:
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www1.eere.energy.gov
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U.S. Department of Energy- Geothermal FAQs.
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apps1.eere.energy.gov
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U.S. Department of Energy- State Energy Alternatives.
Geothermal Energy Info.
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www.nrel.gov
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Geothermal
Technologies Program. About Geothermal Electricity.
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www.nrel.gov
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Geothermal Energy
Basics.
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geothermal.marin.org
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Geothermal Education Office The GEO provides introductory and
advanced facts on geothermal energy, worldwide data and maps, a
geothermal slideshow, and links to other resources. Geothermal made
simple.
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geoheat.oit.edu
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Oregon Institute of Technology- Geo-Heat Center Klamath
Falls, Oregon. Geothermal Information and Technology Transfer.
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www.need.org
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Geothermal Energy Fact Sheet The National Energy Education
Development (NEED) project designed this fact sheet on geothermal
energy to be used in the middle school classroom. PDF.
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Geothermal Funding:
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www1.eere.energy.gov
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U.S. Department of Energy. Geothermal Funding Opportunity
Announcements.
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'Total worldwide geothermal capacity on-line could increase over 55%,
from 8661 MW in 2000 to 13,500 MW or more by 2010.'
www.geo-energy.org/publications/reports/GEA%20World%20Update%202007.pdf
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Geothermal News:
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planetark.org
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The U.S. Energy Department has committed to provide up to $84
million in funding for geothermal energy projects !!! Reuters.
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www.renewableenergy
world.com
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Renewable Energy World. Geothermal Energy News.
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www.peakoil.com
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Peak Oil News and Message Boards. Search=Geothermal.
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www.greenchipstocks.com
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Greenchipstocks News. Geothermal Business/Investing News.
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cleantech.com
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Cleantech. Geothermal search results for stories posted on
CleanTech site.
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Geothermal Organizations-International:
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iga.igg.cnr.it
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International Geothermal Association. Non-profit,
non-governmental with more than 2000 members in 65 countries. ***
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www.egec.org
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European Geothermal Energy Council is an international
association which aims to promote the use of geothermal energy.
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www.unugtp.is
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United Nations University- Geothermal Training Programme.
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www.geothermal.org
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Geothermal Resources Council. A non-profit professional
educational association for the international geothermal community.
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Geothermal Organizations- U.S.:
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www1.eere.energy.gov
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US Dept of Energy's EERE's Geothermal Technologies Program
works in partnership with U.S. industry to establish geothermal
energy as an economically competitive contributor to the U.S. energy
supply. Plus, Geothermal Quick Links.
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www.geo-energy.org
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Geothermal Energy Association- a trade association composed of
companies that support the expanded use of geothermal energy and
the development of geothermal resources worldwide for electrical
power generation and direct-heat uses.
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www.nrel.gov
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory Geothermal Energy
Basics. The NREL briefly explains the following geothermal
applications: direct use, electricity production, and heat pumps.
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www.iea-gia.org
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International Energy Agency. Geothermal Energy Homepage
Promotes the sustainable utilization of geothermal energy throughout
the world by: improving existing technologies, developing new
technologies, facilitating the transfer of know-how, providing high
quality information and widely communicating geothermal energy's
strategic, economic and environmental benefits.
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Geothermal Reports:
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www.osti.gov
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DOE's Office of Scientific and Technical Information,
Information Bridge. Lists 10,000+ DOE publications on Geothermal.
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geothermal.inel.gov
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"The Future of Geothermal Energy- Impact of Enhanced
Geothermal Systems on the United States in the 21st
Century" MIT led study, sponsored by the U.S. Department of
Energy. PDF. ***
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pubs.usgs.gov
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"Assessment of moderate and high temperature geothermal
resources of the United States" U.S. Geological Survey Fact
Sheet 2008, 4 pages. PDF.
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www1.eere.energy.gov
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"An Evaluation of Enhanced Geothermal Systems
Technology" This document presents the results of an eight-month
study by the DOE and its support staff at the national laboratories
concerning the technological requirements to commercialize a new
geothermal technology, Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS).
Assesses the correctness of the MIT-Future Study. PDF.
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www.iea-gia.org
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"The possible role and contribution of geothermal energy to
the mitigation of climate change." IPCC Geothermal 11
February 2008. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. PDF. ***
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www.blm.gov
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Geothermal Resources Leasing Programmatic EIS. The Bureau
of Land Management and the USDA Forest Service have prepared a
joint Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement to analyze and
expedite the leasing of BLM-and FS-administered lands with high
potential for renewable geothermal resources in 11 Western states
and Alaska.
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www.geo-energy.org
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2007 Interim Report Update on World Geothermal Development.
Geothermal Energy Association,
May 1, 2007. PDF.
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geoheat.oit.edu
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"Geothermal Energy Use Compared to Other Renewables"
Geo-Heat Center. Jan 2008. PDF.
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www.eia.doe.gov
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"Survey of Geothermal Heat Pump Shipments, 2006"
DOE's Energy Information Administration.
Released July 2008.
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www.iea-gia.org
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Geothermal Energy Reports/Publications Page. International
Energy Agency. Papers/Reports- Drafts- Publications- Strategic
Plans. Reports on Induced Seismicity, Enhanced Geothermal Systems,
plus...
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www.nrel.gov
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory- Publications Page.
Reports on mixed working fluids, Heat exchanger linings, Air-cooled
condensers, Alternative non-condensable gas removal methods, Field
verification of small-scale geothermal power plants. Geothermal
facility siting issues and Feasibility study of geothermal applications
for remote areas in international markets.
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pangea.stanford.edu
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Stanford Geothermal Program. Publications and
Technical Reports-Numerous- 1974 to date. ***
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geothermal.id.doe.gov
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Idaho National Laboratory Geothermal Research Programs and
Reports. Numerous.
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geoheat.oit.edu
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Oregon Institute of Technology- Geo-Heat Center Publications.
A goldmine of reports and papers. ***
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www.unr.edu
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Great Basin Center for Geothermal Energy, University of
Nevada, Reno. Papers and presentations include those from Great
Basin Center personnel as well as other authors who made
presentations at Great Basin Center and related workshops.
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pubs.usgs.gov
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"Geothermal Energy—Clean Power From the Earth’s Heat" U.
S. Geological Survey Circular 1249, 36 pages, 2003. PDF.
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Geothermal Research:
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geothermal.id.doe.gov
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Idaho National Laboratory Geothermal Research Programs and
Reports.
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geoheat.oit.edu
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Oregon Institute of Technology- Geo-Heat Center Klamath Falls,
Oregon. Geothermal Information and Technology Transfer. Offers
technological information to consultants, developers, potential users,
and the general public. Information developed through firsthand
experience with hundreds of projects and through extensive research
is provided to individuals, organizations or companies involved in
geothermal development.
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www.nrel.gov
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Research and
Development, Programs. Research concentration:
Condensation of mixed working fluids, Heat exchanger linings,
Air-cooled condensers, Alternative non-condensable gas removal
methods, Field verification of small-scale geothermal power plants.
Geothermal facility siting issues and Feasibility study of geothermal
applications for remote areas in international markets.
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pangea.stanford.edu
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Stanford Geothermal Program's objective is the development of
reservoir engineering techniques to allow for the production of the
nation's geothermal resources in the most efficient manner possible.
The primary focus in the immediate future will be the investigation
of reinjection into vapor-dominated reservoirs such as The Geysers.
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www.unr.edu
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Great Basin Center for Geothermal Energy, University of
Nevada, Reno. The Center specializes in collecting and synthesizing
data, and using Geographic Information System (GIS) to produce
favorability maps of high-temperature geothermal systems in the
Great Basin
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www.igshpa.okstate.edu
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International Ground Source Heat Pump Association is a
non-profit, member-driven organization that advances ground source
heat pump technology on local, state, national and international
levels. Headquartered on the campus of Oklahoma State University
and conducts GSHP system installation training and geothermal
research.
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www.egi.utah.edu
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University of Utah's Energy & Geoscience Institute is a
not-for-profit research organization with a 25-year record of
conducting multidisciplinary projects worldwide. Through
cooperative agreements with universities and research institutes,
government agencies and laboratories, and national energy companies
worldwide, the Institute undertakes a broad range of projects on all
seven continents.
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www.smu.edu
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Southern Methodist University's Geothermal Laboratory. Dallas,
TX.
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Tax Incentives:
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www.dsireusa.org
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Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency is
an ongoing project of the North Carolina Solar Center and the
Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) funded by the U.S.
Department of Energy. ***
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www.geoexchange.org
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GeoExchange. Explains the Federal Tax Credits in the "Emergency
Economic Stabilization Act of 2008".
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Videos:
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www.youtube.com
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"How a Geothermal Plant Works" CalEnergy. Good clear video
explaining large scale geo. You Tube.
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www.youtube.com
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Geothermal Heating- newgroundwork.
Simple animation about home geothermal. You Tube.
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www.youtube.com
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YourHomeTVShow. Explains home geothermal in detail. 2007.
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