What options for Alaska geothermal?

The state has geothermal resources, but viable development needs the right geology in the right place, and favorable economics

Alan Bailey

Petroleum News

The existence of many volcanoes and some hot springs in Alaska offers tantalizing possibilities for generating heat or electrical power from energy upwelling from deep inside the Earth. So, what is the potential for the state to forge ahead with development of this geothermal resource? At a Jan. 29....

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Elevated temperatures

Active volcanoes

Hot springs

Hydrothermal systems

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