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Aquaculture Papers

Title Type Size
Aquaculture and Geothermal Heat Pumps 870 KB
Aquaculture Information Pacakage 456 KB
Aquaculture, Chapter 15, Geothermal Direct Use Engineering and Design Guidebook , Third Edition. 130 KB
Use of Geothermal Energy for Aquaculture Purposes - Phase III 396 KB
A Layman's Guide to Geothermal Aquaculture 271 KB
Culture of Freshwater Prawns (Macrobrachium Rosenbergii) Using Geothermal Waste Water 839 KB

Balneology

Title Type Size
Balneological Use of Thermal Waters 375 KB

Case Studies

Title Type Size
Geothermal Direct-Use Case Studies

Cooling

Absorption Refrigeration, Chapter 13, Geothermal Direct Use Engineering and Design Guidebook , Third Edition.

Direct-Use

Industrial Applications, Chapter 16, Geothermal Direct Use Engineering and Design Guidebook , Third Edition.
Small Geothermal Systems: A Guide for the Do-It-Yourselfer
Reference Book on Geothermal Direct Use
Direct Heat Utilization of Geothermal Resources
Geothermal Utilization for the Homeowner
Direct Utilization Technology, State of the Art
Regulatory Issues for Direct-Use Geothermal Resource Development in Oregon
Geothermal Resource Utilization
Results of Investigations of Failures of Geothermal Direct Use Well Pumps
Onion Dehydration

Economics

Engineering Cost Analysis. Chapter 17, Geothermal Direct Use Engineering and Design Guidebook , Third Edition.

Electric Power

Geothermal Power Generation - A Primer on Low-Temperature, Small-Scale Applications
Performance Evaluation of the Ormat Generator at Wabuska, Nevada

Equipment

Corrosion in Low-Temperature Geothermal Applications
Well Pumps, Chapter 9, Geothermal Direct Use Engineering and Design Guidebook , Third Edition.
Piping, Chapter 10, Geothermal Direct Use Engineering and Design Guidebook , Third Edition.
Space Heating Equipment, Chapter 12, Geothermal Direct Use Engineering and Design Guidebook , Third Edition.
Thermal Expansion in Enclosed Lineshaft Pump Columns
Vertical Pump Turbine Oil Environmental Evaluation

General

The United States of America Country Update
Geothermal Energy Utilization in the United States - 2000
World Status of Geothermal Energy Use Overview 1995-2000

Geothermal Resources

Drilling and Well Construction, Chapter 6, Geothermal Direct-Use Engineering and Design Guidebook, Third Edition
Direct Use Reservoir Models - How We think They Work
Doublet Tracer Testing in Klamath Falls, Oregon
Klamath Falls Geothermal Field, Oregon - Case History of Assessment, Development and Utilization
Outline Specifications for Direct-Use Wells and Equipment
Case Histories of Vale, Oregon and Susanville, California
Final Report - Low Temperature Geothermal Resource Assesment Program
Geothermal Injection Monitoring in Klamath Falls, OR

Greenhouse Papers

Greenhouse Heating with Geothermal Heat Pump Systems
Geothermal Greenhouse Information Package
Greenhouses, Chapter 14, Geothermal Direct Use Engineering and Design Guidebook , Third Edition.
Geothermal Greenhouse Development Update
Fossil Fuel-Fired Peak Heating for Geothermal Greenhouses
Geothermal Agriculture in Hungary

Heat Exchangers

Evaluation and Design of Downhole Heat Exchangers for Direct Application
Heat Exchangers, Chapter 11, Geothermal Direct Use Engineering and Design Guidebook , Third Edition.
Information for the Prospective Geothermal Home Buyer
Testing and Modeling of Downhole Heat Exchangers in Shallow Geothermal Systems
Direct Use Geothermal Applications for Brazed Plate Heat Exchangers
Design, Installation and Monitoring of a New Downhole Heat Exchanger

Heat Pump

Aquaculture and Geothermal Heat Pumps
Greenhouse Heating with Geothermal Heat Pump Systems
Residential Swimming Pool Heating with Geothermal Heat Pump Systems
Geothermal Heat Pump Owner Information Survival Kit
Specification of Water Wells
Design Aspects of Commercial Open-Loop Heat Pump Systems
Manufacturers and Suppliers of GSHP Products and Info Websites
A Guide to On-Line Geological Information and Publications for Use in GSHP Site Characterization
Scaling in Geothermal Heat Pump Systems
Energy and Demand Study of Heating and Cooling Equipment
Ground-Coupling with Water Source Heat Pumps
Geothermal Heat Pump Performance
Well Pumping Issues in Commercial Groundwater Heat Pump Systems
Groundwater Heat Pump Systems - Experience at Two High Schools
Geothermal Heat Pumps - Trends and Comparisons
A Capital Cost Comparison of Commercial Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems
Ground-Source Heat Pump Case Studies and Utility Programs
Cost Containment for Ground-Source Heat Pumps
Geothermal Heat Pump Utilization in the United States
A Tale of Two Heat Pumps

Hydrology / Groundwater Characteristics

Groundwater Characterisitics and Corrosion Problems Assoicated with the Use of Geothermal Water in Klamath Falls, Oregon
Data Acquisition for Low-Temperature Geothermal Well Tests and Long-Term Monitoring
Companion Study Guide to Short Course on Geothermal Corrosion and Mitigation in Low Temperature Geothermal Heating Systems

Miscellaneous

Valuation of Geothermal Wells on Real Property
Geothermal Direct Use
Geothermal Direct Heat Application Potential
Geothermal Research at the Geo-Heat Center
Direct Heat
Geothermal Websites

Regulatory / Environmental

Regulatory Issues for Direct-Use Geothermal Resource Development in Oregon

Snow Melting

Pavement Snow Melting
New Snow Melt Porjects - Klamath Falls, Oregon

Space / District Heating

The Oregon Institute of Technology Geothermal Heating System - Then and Now
The Economics of Connecting of Small Buildings to Geothermal District Heating Systems
Selected Cost Considerations for Geothermal District Heating in Existing Single-Family Residential Areas
Environmental Considerations for Geothermal Energy as a Source for District Heating
A Materials and Equipment Review of Selected US Geothermal District Heat Systems
An Overview of U.S. Geothermal District Heating Systems
Marketing the Klamath Falls Geothermal District Heating System
Geothermal District Heating Institutional Factors
Geothermal District Heating System - City of Klamath Falls

Outside the Loop Newsletter

Summer 2000 - Volume 3, Number 2
Spring 2000 - Volume 3, Number 1
Fall 1999/Winter 2000 - Volume 2, Number 4
Summer 1999 - Volume 2, Number 3
Spring 1999 - Volume 2, Number 2
Winter 1999 - Volume 2, Number 1
Fall 1998 - Volume 1, Number 4
Summer 1998 - Volume 1, Number 3
April 1998 - Volume 1, Number 2
January 1998 - Volume 1, Number 1

GHC Bulletin Articles     Vol 19, No. 4

Recent Direct-Use Techncial Assistance Activity
Direct Use of Geothermal Energy Around the World
Akranes and Borgarfjordur District Heating System
Mushroom Growing Project at the Los Humeros, Mexico Geothermal Field
Geothermal Eel Farm in Slovakia
Geothermal Training Centers in the World

GHC Bulletin Articles     Vol 20, No. 1

Aquaculture in the Imperial Valley - A Geothermal Success Story
Klamath Falls Geothermal District Heating Systems
The Oregon Institute of Technology Geothermal Heating System - Then and Now
Reconstruction of a Pavement Geothermal Deicing System
Love Three Hot Springs out of the Thousands - Hot Creek, Fields, and Ash
The Geo-Heat Center Website
In Memory of Dr. Tibor Boldizsar (1913-1998)
International Geothermal Days - Oregon 1999

GHC Bulletin Articles     Vol 20, No. 2

Small Geothermal Power Plants: Design, Performance and Economics
Small Geothermal Power Project Examples
Opportunites for Small Geothermal Power Projects
Geothermal Small Power Generation Opportunities in the Leeward Islands of the Caribbean Sea

GHC Bulletin Articles     Vol 20, No. 3

Downhole Heat Exchangers
Photographs of Typical Downhole Heat Exchangers and Heating Systems, Klamath Falls, Oregon
Information for the Prospective Geothermal Home Buyer
Large Downhole Heat Exchanger in Turkey and Oregon
Examples of Individual Downhole Heat Exchangers Systems in Klamath Falls

GHC Bulletin Articles     Vol 20, No. 4

International Geothermal Days
Small Power Plants: Recent Developments in Geothermal Power Generation in New Zealand
Geothermal Heat Pumps - Four Plus Decades of Experience
Curing Blocks and Drying Fruit in Guatemala
Italian Geothermal District Heating Systems
Stories from a Heated Earth

GHC Bulletin Articles     Vol 21, No. 1

Geothermal Direct-Use in the United States
Design Issues in the Commercial Application of GSHP Systems in the U.S.
Scaling in Geothermal Heat Pump Systems
Ground-Source Heat pump systems - The European Experience
Stories from a Heated Earth

GHC Bulletin Articles     Vol 21, No. 2

Mining Economic Benefits from Geothermal Brine
Flat-Rate vs. Btu Meters - Warren Estates and manzanita Estates Residential Geothermal District Space Heating, Reno, Nevada
Klamath Falls Geothermal District Heating System Flow and Energy Metering
Pavement Snow Melting

GHC Bulletin Articles     Vol 21, No. 3

Geo-Heat Center's 25th Anniversary
"Taking the Waters" Introduction to Balneology
Design Considerations for Pools and Spas (Natatoriums)
Spa - "Pearl of the Ardennes"
Bath - A World Heritage Site
Baden-Baden - A Famous Thermal Spa with a Long History
Bad Schinznach, An Ongoing Success Story
Les Thermes D' Aix-Les-Bains
Spas in Japan
Balneological Use of Thermal Water in the USA
Geothermal Spas in the Czech Republic and Slovakia

GHC Bulletin Articles     Vol 21, No. 4

First GEA/GRC Geothermal Excellence Award
Tawau Hill Park Springs, Sabah, Malaysia
Operational Characteristics of the Gaia Snow-Melting System in Ninohe, Iwate, Japan
Drilling Geothermal Well ISO
Energy Department Advancing Geothermal Power in the West
Book Review - Stories From a heated Earth - Our Geothermal Heritage

GHC Bulletin Articles     Vol 22, No. 1

Geothermal Heat Pumps - An Overview
Feasibility Study on the Utilization of Geothermal Heat Pump (GHP) Systems in Japan
Hot Water Supply Test Using Geothermal Heat Pump Systems at Petropavlovsk- Kamchatsky, the Capital of Kamchatka, Russia
Current Status and Future Directions of Geothermal Heat Pumps in Turkey
Design Aspects of Commercial Open-Loop Heat Pump Systems
Specification of Water Wells
A Guide to On-Line Geological Information and Publications for Use in GSHP Site Characterization
Dual-Set Point Control of Open-Loop Heat Pump Systems

GHC Bulletin Articles     Vol 22, No. 2

Geothermal Use in Europe
Insight into Geothermal Reservoir Management - District Heating in the Paris Basin, France
Geothermal District Heating Experience in Turkey
Shallow Geothermal Energy
Power Generation from High-Enthalpy Geothermal Resources
Power Generation from Low-Enthalpy Geothermal Resources
Feasibility of Geothermal Agricultural Projects at the Beginning of XXI Century

GHC Bulletin Articles     Vol 22, No. 3

Moana Geothermal Area, Reno, NV - 2001 Update
Well Pumps and Piping
Building Space Heating
Domestic Hot Water Heating
Small Greenhouse Heating
Temperature Boosting

GHC Bulletin Articles     Vol 22, No. 4

Geothermal Direct-Use Well for Commercial Greenhouses Radium Springs, New Mexico
Use of Geothermal Energy for Food Processing - Indian Status
International Geothermal Days, 'Germany 2001' Bad Urach, Germany
Development of Hot Dry Rock Technology
Earth Energy in the UK

GHC Bulletin Articles     Vol 23, No. 1

Western States Geothermal Databases CD
A Tribute to Charlie Leib - Grandfather of Klamath Falls Geothermal Development
Thermal Springs in Germany and Middle Europe
Thermal Springs and Spas in Poland
Thermal Waters and Balneology in Bulgaria
Low-Enthalpy Power Generation with ORC-Turbogenerator - The Altheim Project, Upper Austria
The Swiss Deep Heat Mining Project - The Basel Exploration Drilling
Geothermal Pipeline - Progress and Development Update Geothermal Progress Monitor

GHC Bulletin Articles     Vol 23, No. 2

District Heating on the High Plains of Paquime
Gators in the Sage
Thermal Expansion in Enclosed Lineshaft Pump Columns
Geothermal Heating at the California Correctional Center, Susanville, California
Geothermal Resources of the Great Artesian Basin, Australia
Geothermal Utilization in Agriculture in Kebili Region, Southern Tunisia
Lolo Hot Springs, Montana

GHC Bulletin Articles     Vol 23, No. 3

Adventures in the Life of a Small Geothermal District Heating Project or "The Little Project that Could"
Out of Africa - Aquaculturist Ron Barnes Uses Geothermal Water in Southern Oregon to Rear Tropical Fish from African Rift Lake
New Greenhouses in Klamath Falls
Hawaii and Geothermal - What Has Been Happening
Thermal Spas: An Economical Development Alternative Along Both Sides of the Uruguay River
Geo-Heat Center Quarterly Bulletin Survey

GHC Bulletin Articles     Vol 23, No. 4

Geothermal Resources and Utilization in New Mexico
Geothermal Energy in New Mexico
Geothermal Potential of Valles Caldera, New Mexico
Hot Dry Rock (HDR) Geothermal Energy R and D Fenton Hill, NM
Truth of Consequences, New Mexico
Gila Hot Springs
Geothermal Energy at NMSU
Lightning Dock KGRA
Masson Radium Springs Farm
J and K Growers, Las Cruces, NM
Faywood Hot Springs
Ojo Caliente - America's Oldest Spa?
Radium Hot Springs
Geothermal Resources Council 2003 Annual Meeting

GHC Bulletin Articles     Vol 24, No. 1

The Geothermal Map of California
The Economics of Connecting Small Buildings to Geothermal District Heating Systems
Use of Geothermal Energy for Tomato Drying
Sol Duc Hot Springs: The Resort That Refused to Die
Hot Springs Resorts in the Canadian Rockies
New Geothermal Snow Melt Project in Klamath Falls, OR

GHC Bulletin Articles     Vol 24, No. 2

California Correctional Center, Susanville, California
Ouray Hot Springs Pool, Ouray, Colorado
"Gone Fishing" Aquaculture Project, Klamath Falls, Oregon
Merle West Medical Center, Klamath Falls, Oregon
Fairmont Hot Springs Resort, Fairmont, Montana
Geothermal District Heating System, Philip, South Dakota
Milgro-Newcastle Greenhouses, Newcastle, Utah
Dr. Roy Mink Named New Director of USDOE Geothermal Program
Geothermal Resources Council 2003 Annual Meeting, Morelia, Mexico, October 12-15, 2003

GHC Bulletin Articles     Vol 24, No. 3

Examples of Industrial Uses of Geothermal Energy in the United States
Industrial Process and the Potential for Geothermal Applications
New Snow Melt Projects - Klamath Falls, Oregon
Use of Geothermal Energy and Seawater for Heating and Cooling of the New Terminal Building in the Airport of Thessaloniki
Thermal Manifestations in Nicaragua
Kevin Rafferty Moves On

GHC Bulletin Articles     Vol 24, No. 4

Geothermal Conferences in Europe - EGC2003 and IGC2003
EIMY (Energy in My Yard) - A Concept for Practical Usage of Renewable Energy from Local Sources
Recent Large-Scale Ground-Source Heat Pump Installations in Ireland
Meeting the Annual Heat Demand
District Heating for Holiday Homes
Titanium in the Geothermal Industry
The Drying of Fish and Utilization of Geothermal Energy - The Icelandic Experience
Meeting Announcements

GHC Bulletin Articles     Vol 25, No. 1

Kah-Nee-Ta Swimming Pool - Warm Springs, Oregon
Klamath County Vandenberg Road Complex
Residential Downhole Heat Exchanger, Klamath Falls, Oregon
REACH, Inc Juniper Processing Plant, Klamath Falls, Oregon
Oregon Trail Mushrooms
Fish Breeders of Idaho Inc.
Canyon Bloomers (Formerly M and L Greenhouses) - Hagerman, Idaho
Geothermal Pipeline

GHC Bulletin Articles     Vol 25, No. 2

Direct-Use Temperature Requirements: A Few Rules of Thumb
A Beautiful Spa - Thermal Waters at San Bartolo Agua Cliente, Mexico
Elko Heat Company District Heating System - A Case Study
Empire Energy, LLC - Case Study
Elko County Shool District Heating Systems, Elko, Nevada - A Case Study
The Current Geothermal Exploarion and Development of the Geothermal Field of Milos Island in Greece

GHC Bulletin Articles     Vol 25, No. 3

Geothermal (Ground-Source) Heat Pumps - A World Overview
100 Years of Geothermal Power Production
On Top of the World: Arctic Air Base Warmed with Heat Pump Technology
Chili and Garlic Drying by Using Waste Heat Recovery from a Geothermal Power Plant
Stamps in the News
Mechanical Engineer Joins the Geo-Heat Center Staff

GHC Bulletin Articles     Vol 25, No. 4

Geothermal Resources and Utilization in Utah
Geothermal Resources of Utah - Geologic Setting
Cleaned Up and Cleaned Out - Ruined Hot Springs Resorts of Utah
Electric Power Generation in the Roosevelt Hot Springs Area - The Blundell Geothermal Power Plant
The Cove Fort-Sulphurdale, Utah Geothermal Field
Crystal Hot Springs - Salt Lake County
Bonneville SeaBase, Tooele County, Utah
Milgro Greenhouses, Newcastle, Utah
Castlevalley Greenhouses, Newcastle
Belmont (Udy) Hot Springs
Utah Hot Spring and Allan Plant Company Greenhouses
Crystal (Madsen) Hot Springs
Midway Area, Wasatch County
Monroe-Red Hill Hot Springs - Mystic Hot Springs Resort
St. George Basin Geothermal Area

GHC Bulletin Articles     Vol 26, No. 1

Geo-Heat Center's 30th Anniversary
Greenhouse Heating with Geothermal Heat Pump Systems
Aqauculutre and Geothermal Heat Pump Systems
Residential Swimming Pool Heating with Geothermal Heat Pump Systems
Fish Rearing Ponds Cascaded from Binary Power Generation
Design and Installation of a New Downhole Heat Exchanger for Direct-Use Space Heating
A Brief History of DHE Materials
Geothermal Websites

GHC Bulletin Articles     Vol 26, No. 2

Combined Geothermal Heat and Power Plants
Integrating Small Power Plants Into Direct-Use Projects
Husavik Energy - Multiple Use of Geothermal Energy
Surdurnes Regional Heating Corporation, Svartsengi, Iceland
Hitaveita Reykjavikur and the Newjavellir Geothermal Co-Generation Power Plant
Hot Artesian Water Power an Outback Town in Australia
Bad Blumau (Styria, Austria) - The Success Story of Combined Use of Geothermal Energy
Combined Heat and Power Plant, Neustadt-Glewe, Germany

GHC Bulletin Articles     Vol 26, No. 3

Geothermal Heat Pump Case Studies of the West
Calpine Geothermal Visitor Center, Middletown, California
Canyon View High School, Cedar City, Utah
Murray High School, Salt Lake City, Utah
Chiloquin Community Center, Chiloquin, Oregon
South Cariboo Recreation Centre, 100 Mile House, British Columbia, Canada
Sundown M Ranch, Yakima, Washington
Inn of the Seventh Mountain, Bend, Oregon

GHC Bulletin Articles     Vol 27, No. 3

We Are Back
Chena Hot Springs
Absorption Chiller for the Chena Hot springs Aurora Ice Museum
Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Strawberry Hot Springs
Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado
Peninsula Hot Springs - A Developers Story

GHC Bulletin Articles     Vol 27, No. 4

From Creamery to Brewery with Geothermal Energy: Klamath Basin Brewing Company
Bonneville Hot Springs Resort
Ouray Hot Springs Motels, Lodges and Spas
The Veterans Administration Hospital District Heating System
Micro-Geothermal District Devices for Low-Energy Air Conditioning in Desert Climates
Geothermal Projects Proposed for the Oregon Institute of Technology Campus

GHC Bulletin Articles     Vol 28, No. 1

Biofuels from Geothermal
Geothermal Energy Utilization in Ethanol Production
Greenfuels of Oregon: Geothermal Energy Utilization in Biodiesel Production
Geothermal Power Generation and Biodiesel Production in Wabuska, Nevada
Design of a Geothermal Energy Dryer for Beans and Grains Drying in Kamojang Geothermal Field, Indonesia

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