Analyst
Frost
&
Sullivan
says
geothermal
enjoys
a
low
levelised-cost-of-energy
and
currently
benefits
from
government
renewables
support
programmes
in
the
US,
Canada
and
key
European
markets
such
as
Germany.
“In
most
regions,
energy
from
geothermal
sources
is
less
expensive
than
wind,
solar
and
biomass
power,”
claims
its
new
study
Global
Geothermal
Power
Market.
The
analyst
says
the
geothermal
sector
generated
revenues
of
about
$1.16bn
in
2010,
a
figure
it
expects
to
reach
$5.89bn
in
2017.
Frost
&
Sullivan
cites
the
difficulty
identifying
resources
and
the
relatively
high
plant
set-up
costs
as
some
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