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Energy generated by the internal heat of the Earth can be harnessed to supply heat and other usable energy. Find information about geothermal technologies, ongoing research, policies and programs.
Exploring Ways to Use Geothermal Energy
DOE. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
Covers topics including geothermal power heat, ground-source heat pumps, and geothermal electricity production for consumer homes.
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Geothermal Technologies Program
DOE. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
Covers topics including geothermal basics, educational resources, history of geothermal energy in the United States, geothermal resource maps and photos, geothermal uses and applications, production systems and equipment, research, exploration and drilling activities, laws and standards, industry associations, geothermal energy publications, current news and events.
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Geothermal Energy Basics
DOE. National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
Provides an overview of geothermal technologies including direct use, electricity production and heat pumps.
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Geothermal Energy
California Energy Commission. Consumer Energy Center.
General information, diagrams, contacts and links covering power plants, heat pumps and direct use for geothermal energy.
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Geothermal Energy
DOE. Idaho National Laboratory.
Provides an overview of several geothermal energy systems, publications, maps of geothermal energy resources for several Western States, analysis software, links to other organizations and contacts at government research facilities.
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Big "G" or Little "g"
Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium.
Basic questions and answers about geothermal energy for heating including videos, illustrations, brochures, case studies and fact sheets.
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Last Modified: Jan 12, 2009  
Farm Energy Options
    Bioenergy and Biofuels
    Solar
    Wind
    Hydroenergy
    Geothermal
    Farm-related Energy Policies and Programs
    On-farm Energy Efficiency
See Also
    Geothermal Energy Association
    Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium
    Geothermal Resources Council
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