Imperial Valley geothermal area
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The Imperial Valley geothermal area is a major geothermal resource region in Southern California’s Imperial Valley, known for its numerous geothermal fields and power plants that tap into high-temperature underground heat.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Salton Sea geothermal system | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geothermal field complex
ⓘ
geothermal resource region ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Imperial Irrigation District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Salton Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ renewable portfolio standards in California ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
extensive geothermal brine systems
ⓘ
high heat flow ⓘ high-temperature geothermal reservoirs ⓘ |
| contains |
Brawley geothermal field
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Calipatria geothermal field NERFINISHED ⓘ East Mesa geothermal field NERFINISHED ⓘ Heber geothermal field NERFINISHED ⓘ Niland geothermal field NERFINISHED ⓘ North Brawley geothermal field NERFINISHED ⓘ Salton Sea geothermal field NERFINISHED ⓘ multiple geothermal power plants ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
California renewable energy mix
ⓘ
baseload renewable power supply ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| energyType | geothermal energy ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern |
brine and chemical management
ⓘ
induced seismicity risk ⓘ land subsidence risk ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
mineral-rich brine production
ⓘ
power generation industry ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalSetting |
pull-apart basin
ⓘ
tectonically active region ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
brine pipelines
ⓘ
geothermal power plants and substations ⓘ steam gathering systems ⓘ |
| hasPotentialUse | lithium extraction from geothermal brines ⓘ |
| hasPowerPlantTechnology |
binary cycle power plants
ⓘ
combined flash-binary plants ⓘ flash steam power plants ⓘ |
| heatSource |
high geothermal gradient
ⓘ
magmatic intrusions at depth ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Imperial County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Imperial Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Salton Trough NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern California ⓘ |
| partOf |
Basin and Range Province
ⓘ
Salton Sea geothermal system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatoryJurisdiction |
State of California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States federal agencies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchSubjectOf |
geochemical characterization studies
ⓘ
geophysical exploration studies ⓘ geothermal reservoir engineering studies ⓘ |
| usedFor |
electricity generation
ⓘ
renewable energy production ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Salton Sea geothermal system