| Title | Status of geothermal energy amongst the world |
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| Authors | Ingvar B. Fridleifsson |
| Year | 2003 |
| Conference | European Geothermal Conference |
| Keywords | geothermal, electricity, direct use, comparison of renewables, energy prices |
| Abstract | The world primary energy consumption is about 400 EJ/year, mostly provided by fossil fuels (80%). The renewables collectively provide 14% of the primary energy, in the form of traditional biomass (10%), large (>10MW) hydropower stations (2%), and the |