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Power generation water use
Use of water in the process of producing electric energy by transforming other forms of energy.
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Distribution of high-temperature (>150 °C) geothermal resources in California
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Description and map of geothermal resources in California.
Geothermal industry temperature profiles from the Great Basin
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Subsurface temperature, well temperature, and well data of geothermal resources in the Great Basin.
Plus side of volcanoes: geothermal energy
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Examples of the use of volcanic energy in geothermal power plants.
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