GeothermThes was developed in a project with CNR-IGG (Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources), "Atlas Project" as part of a geothermal resource information system. The domain vocabulary was acquired from a variety of sources, handbooks and scientific articles, and websites, including:
• Australian Geothermal Energy Group (AGEG), Geothermal Code Committee Geothermal. Lexicon For Resources And Reserves Definition And Reporting
• Dickson, M. H., Fanelli, M. - Cos’è l’Energia Geotermica?. Istituto di Geoscienze e Georisorse, CNR , Pisa, Italia.
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) - Joint Thesaurus, 2006. ETDE/INIS Joint Reference Series No. 1 (Rev. 2)
• Leffel, C. S., Eisenberg, R. A. - Geothermal handbook, 1977. The Johns Hopkins University. Applied Physics Laboratory
• Manzella, A., Ungarelli, C. – La Geotermia. L’energia sotto i nostri piedi. Il Mulino. Collana Farsi un’idea n. 192 (2011)
• Nevada Geothermal Power Inc. - NGP’s Geothermal Glossary of Terms
• Progetto VIGOR. Energia dalla terra. MiSE, CNR, 2011. Valutazione del potenziale geotermico nelle Regioni della Convergenza
• Unione Geotermica Italiana (UGI) – CNR. La geotermia, ieri, oggi, domani. Allegato al N. 1-2007 di Geologia Tecnica & Ambientale
• U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) – Geothermal Glossary
• New Zealand Geothermal Association – Geothermal Glossary
• Geothermal Education Office (GEO) - Geothermal and related terms
• International Geothermal Association (IGA) - Geothermal Conference Paper Database
• European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC) – Publications
• Orkustofnun, the national energy authority of Iceland - Geothermal
It contains 2000 concepts in English and Italian.
