Update of World Geothermal Development (2013)

Abstract

The World is currently experiencing accelerated development of renewable, sustainable, high-temperature geothermal resources. This interest is driven by numerous factors including the ever increasing prices of fossil fuels; the sometime non-availability of oil and gas; readily developable hydro resources being already harnessed in many countries; rising environmental constraints; the World’s gradual acceptance of climate change and the need to mitigate it. Most recently the heightened concern regarding risk and safety issues of nuclear power generation has led to greater international interest in renewable technologies including geothermal in Germany and Japan.