03/01827 The spatial economics of geothermal district energy in a small, low-density town: a case study of Mammoth Lakes, California: Sommer, C. R. et al. Geothermics, 2003, 32, (1), 3–19

The spatial economics of geothermal dist

The spatial economics of geothermal district energy in a small, low-density town: a case study of Mammoth Lakes, California

✍ Curtis R. Sommer; Michael J. Kuby; Gordon Bloomquist 📂 Article 📅 2003 🏛 Elsevier Science 🌐 English ⚖ 328 KB

This research focuses on the spatial economics of geothermal district energy (DE) systems that distribute hot fluids through a pipeline network to multiple thermal customers. We argue here that DE is held back by uncertainty about its economic feasibility when implemented in real places. DE works be