At the GRC 2012 Annual Meeting in Reno this week, University of Delaware PhD candidate Christopher Richard walked a sizable audience through an academic study examining where US domestic policy fails to offer developmental improvement through financial incentivization of the geothermal industry.
The underlying conclusion is that developing geothermal energy is truly unique. While having developmental components in common with other traditional and renewable technologies (in exploration for example), the commonalities vary when it comes to matters of production, environmental benefits, or initial capital investment.
