Recommended Books
Articles & Databases
- Business Insights: GlobalProvides company profiles and full-text articles on the geothermal energy industry. May also includes industry profiles.
The resources below will assist you in researching company and industry information for the geothermal energy industry. You can also obtain full-text articles which are constantly updated.
- Business Source Complete (EBSCO)Company profiles, SWOT analyses (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) where available, industry profiles, stocks & investment info., management-related articles, Harvard Business Review case studies and streaming videos from the Harvard Business School Faculty Seminar Series.
- General Business File ASAP (Gale)Selective, full-text business and management-related articles. This is a subset of the larger database Business & Company Resource Center.
- GREENR (Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources) (Gale)Many full-text articles plus streaming videos on important aspects of environmental issues: economic, political, legal, and the human impact on the environment.
- LexisNexisFull-text articles on geothermal energy resources from over 6,000 newspapers/magazines, national and international. Updated daily. Best source for up-to-date business news. Also includes company profiles.
Videos on Geothermal Energy
- Films on Demand Complete (Infobase)Over 15,000 streaming videos 24/7. Many areas of interest including business & economics, careers & job searching, computers & technology, criminal justice, culinary arts & nutrition, digital media, education, engineering, English, fashion/textiles & merchandising, food prep & safety, food science & service, guidance & counseling, health, science & social sciences. Watch Archival Films & Newsreels for important events and interviews with influential people in American culture & history.
These Films on Demand videos touch on various aspects of geothermal energy . To access them, type the titles below in the searchbox in the upper right hand corner.
- "Fire From Within: Geothermal Heat"
- "Geothermal Energy: Tapping the Earth's Heat"
- "Geothermal Heat Could Reduce Energy Bills"
Additional videos may be located using keyword searching.
Associations
Links to organizations for the geothermal energy industry.
Other Useful Resources
- Geothermal TechnologiesFrpm the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the only federal laboratory solely dedicated to research for practical applications of renewable energy. Includes information on projects, data/resources, publications and more.
Links to other useful information on the geothermal energy industry.
- Pros & Cons of Geothermal Energy (eHow)From eHow.com. Brief but informative analysis of both sides of the geothermal energy debate. Includes articles, videos.
- Science Tracer Bullets Online: Geothermal EnergyFrom the Library of Congress's Science Reference Services. Provides a guide to resources and research strategies for users who have only a general knowledge of geothermal energy. Includes information on books, journals, government documents and Internet resources. Excellent introduction to geothermal resources and very-user friendly.
