Geothermal Heat and Power
The technology roadmap for Geothermal Heat and Power offers a strategic plan to maximise
deployment of these energy resources by 2050. It projects that 1 400 TWh of electricity
per year could come from geothermal power by 2050, up from 67 TWh at present.
Additionally, geothermal heat (not including ground-source heat pump technology) could
contribute 5.8 EJ (1600 TWh) annually by 2050. In order to reach these targets, policy
makers, local authorities and utilities need to be more aware of the variety of geothermal
resources available and of their possible applications. This roadmap describes the
technological, economic and non-economic barriers facing geothermal deployment, and
the steps stakeholders must take to overcome them.
Published on June 23, 2011
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