Renewable geothermal

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Fifty percent or more of the volumetric offering must be from newly constructed, but not mandated, renewable capacity from wind, solar, biomass, geothermal, ocean, or small hydro. 

An ideal renewable resource will be one that can be replenished over a relatively short timescale or is essentially limitless in supply. The latter will include solar radiation, geothermal energy, oxygen, carbon dioxide and water. Nor should production or consumption of these resources contribute to the net atmospheric burden of carbon dioxide. Advantage can be taken of the fixation of atmospheric carbon dioxide into plant material by the process of photosynthesis. 

The wind site areas at Tehachapi Pass and San Gorgonio are believed to have a similar potential. Geothermal power would be another renewable source. A problem in generating hydrogen this way is the long-distance pipelines required since the gas is leaky compared to other products. 

Other studies suggest that only 17% of Iceland s renewable energy has been developed. This renewable electricity has been estimated at up to 50 million MWh per year for hydropower and geothermal. This represents six times the current renewable energy capacity. 

Renewable electricity (RES-E) Electricity generated from renewable non-fossil energy sources, i.e., wind, solar, geothermal, wave, tidal, hydropower, biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas and biogas (this corresponds to the definition in Directive 2001/77/EC on renewables, Article 2). 

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