USA, Alaska:

Geothermal Mapped in State Report
(Juneau Empire)

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys recently released a 144-page report detailing the geothermal and fossil fuel resources available to Alaska communities.

Southeast Alaska has the second highest geothermal prospectivity in the state.

Bell Island has thermal springs currently used to heat the main lodge and several cabins at the Bell Island fishing resort. Bailey Bay hot springs, 50 miles north of Ketchikan, has the highest measured surface discharge temperature in the Southeast, according to the report. The site has an estimated reservoir temperature of 302F. Tenakee Inlet thermal spring, located north of Tenakee Village on Chichagof Island, has a measured surface temperature of 176F.

“The Survey report evaluates natural gas, coal and geothermal resources throughout Alaska that may exist in sufficient quantities to provide local energy, using existing technology,” according to a DGGS report summary.

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