As part of our overall program of studying both the conceptual and actual set of institutional structures under which geothermal distribution systems might be f

Used historically in urban areas but now mainly in institutions, district heating and cooling systemsâ€"efficient centralized energy systems that may use ene

General planning considerations which affect nearly every community are reviewed, and alternative operating structures which are available to communities are re

Geothermal waters, hot enough to provide direct heating, are available in many parts of the world. Some are exploited already but many more are only now being c