Re-awakening interest in geothermal energy in Alaska? thinkgeoenergy.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thinkgeoenergy.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Interest in Mount Spurr isn’t new. The state has held geothermal lease sales there since the ’80s.
But the resource has never been successfully harnessed or developed.
Step one is just locating it, said Steve Masterman, the director of the state’s Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys.
“First, you have to find the resource, he said. Understanding the geology is really a key part to that.”
The basic idea of geothermal is to harness the heat contained below the earth’s surface, in the form of steam and water. Geothermal’s a renewable resource, and like other renewables, can be used to heat homes or generate electricity.
Geothermal prospecting permit issued for Mount Spurr, Alaska thinkgeoenergy.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thinkgeoenergy.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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More Mount Spurr geothermal exploration
State proposes issuance of a two- to three-year prospecting permit for the southern flank of volcano to Raser Power Systems LLC
Alan Bailey
for Petroleum News
Alaskas Division of Oil and Gas has issued a preliminary finding, proposing the issuance of a noncompetitive prospecting permit to Raser Power Systems LLC, for geothermal exploration on the southern flank of the Mount Spurr volcano. The permit area encompasses about 6,750 acres in three tracts, about 80 miles from Anchorage and about 40 miles west of Tyonek on the west side of Cook Inlet. Raser Power Systems is a geothermal company based in Salt Lake City.