A Wise Choice

摘要

This year's U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Geothermal Program Review theme is Building on 25 Years of Geothermal Research Partnership with the Industry, marking the 25th anniversary of the Geothermal Research & Development Act. In passing that legislation, the U.S. Congress exercised great wisdom and foresight in recognizing that geothermal energy embodied huge potential to help the nation with its energy problems. That was during the height of the Arab Oil Embargo, when the nation was desperately looking for new ways of making electricity and using energy. According to the act, "The Congress hereby finds that the nation is currently suffering a critical shortage of environmentally acceptable forms of energy." Even 25 years later, that statement still rings true.