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Upper limits of the contribution of geothermal energy resources to the production of electric power have been assessed by estimating the technologically feasible levels of installed electric generating capacity utilizing geothermal resources in the years 1985 and 2000. The characteristics of geothermal energy cause it to fit very neatly with the Hydrogen Energy Economy concept. Successful integration may allow economic distribution of geothermal energy in all the various energy forms: electricity, fuel gas, and liquid fuel.
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Maslan, F., Gordon, T.J. (1975). Geothermal Energy as a Resource in a Hydrogen Energy Economy. In: Veziroğlu, T.N. (eds) Hydrogen Energy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2607-6_5
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