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Australia's Geothermal

Australia has the largest non volcanic hot rocks resources in the world. Its resources fall into two categories:

1. hydrothermal (from relatively hot ground water) and
2. hot rock resources

Where geothermal reservoir quality can be engineered, the result is called Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS). Both these resources are prevalent in Australia witrh the majority of current and forecast investment to explore for and demonstrate the potential of geothermal energy in Australia focussed on EGS.

At least two regions are being explored for hydrothermal resources:

• Great Artesian Basin and
• Otway Basin

Australian Links

General information

• ABC Quantum HDR report
  www.abc.net.au/quantum/info/hotroctx.htm
• ANU (Australian National University - Canberra) Hot Rocks website
  http://info.anu.edu.au/mac/Newsletters_and_Journals/ANU_Reporter/_pdf/vol_28_no_06/hotrock.html
• Australian Greenhouse Office
  www.greenhouse.gov.au
• Cooper Basin HDR tenements, South Australian
  http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/geothermal
• Energy Supply Association of Australia
  www.esaa.com.au
• Department Of Energy, Utilities And Sustainability (NSW Govenment)
  www.deus.nsw.gov.au/

Australian Geothermal Companies

• Eden Energy Ltd
• Geodynamics
• Geothermal Resources Ltd
• Green Rock Energy
• Kuth Energy
• Osiris Energy
• Pacific Hydro Limited
• Petratherm
• Scopenergy
• Torrens Energy Ltd

• Service Companies
• Intrepid Geophysics
• Associations and Agencies
• International Energy Agency (IEA) - Geothermal Energy
• International Geothermal Association (IGA)
• Geothermal Energy Association (GEA)
• ENGINE - ENhanced Geothermal Innovative Network for Europe
• International Ground Source Heat Pump AssociationGeothermal Resources Council
• Geoscience Australia
• Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water
• NT Department of Primary Industries, Fisheries and Mines
• NSW Department of Primary Industries
• Tasmanian Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources
• Victorian Department of Primary Industries
• West Austrlain Department of Industry and Resources
• Renewable Energy
• Renewable Energy Generation of Australia (REGA)
• Australian Greenhouse Office
• Sustainability Victoria
  

Exorka International
http://www.exorka.com/?url=

MIT Led Panel Backs "Heat Mining"
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/geothermal.html

Geothermal Energy
www.geothermal.org

Soultz HDR Project, France
www.soultz.net

Swiss Deep heat Mining
www.dhm.ch/dhm.html

German HDR project, Bad Urach
http://www.soultz.net/fr_what_eng/urach.htmOrmat geothermal power stations
www.ormat.com



Renewable Resource Data Center
rredc.nrel.gov

Enhanced Geothermal Network Of Europe
http://engine.brgm.fr/

Stanford Geothermal Program
http://ekofisk.stanford.edu/geotherm.htm

lInternational Energy Agency Geothermal Homepage
www.iea-gia.org/

US Department of Energy Geothermal Program
www1.eere.energy.gov/geothermal/

Q-con GmbH Geothermal Reservoir Engineerin
www.q-con.de/

United States Links

Geothermal Education Office

• About GEO
• Advanced
• Ask an Expert
• Classroom & Public InformationMaterials
• Geothermal Slide Show
• Geothermal Energy Curriculum
  Created by the Geothermal Education Office for the Oregon Department of Energy - unit describes geothermal energy in the context of the world's energy needs - Years 4 to 8.
• Glossary
• Introductory
• More About Energy
• More Hot Websites
• Worldwide Data and Map

California Geothermal Energy Collaborative (UC Davis)

• Index
• coming soon

Exploring Ways to Use Geothermal Energy
The Earth's heat, which constantly flows outward from its core, provides an enormous source of energy called geothermal energy
Wikipedia's Geothermal Information - click here

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