Energy from the Bowels of the Earth. Vulcanism and Its Uses in Iceland,

Abstract

Iceland is far ahead of the rest of the world in the use of geothermal energy for hot water and space heating, but they have run into severe difficulties in generating electricity from this source. The present report describes these difficulties and some of the people involved. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 31, 1980
Accession Number
ADA093273

Entities

People

  • Robert E. Machol

Organizations

  • Office of Naval Research

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Central America
  • Cold Water
  • Contracts
  • El Salvador
  • Electric Power
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Geothermal Energy
  • Groundwater
  • Hot Water
  • Instructors
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Petroleum
  • Petroleum Industry
  • Students
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Water

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Seismology

Technology Areas

  • Space