Previous moderate- and high-temperature geothermal resource assessments of the western United States utilized data-driven methods and expert decisions to estimate resource favorability. Although expert decisions can add confidence to the modeling process by ensuring reasonable models are employed, expert decisions also introduce human and, thereby, model bias. This bias can present a source of error that reduces the predictive performance of the models and confidence in the resulting resource estimates. This study aims to develop robust data-driven methods with the goals of reducing bias and improving predictive ability. This submission includes a list of papers, data releases, and presentations produced as part of this work.
Geothermal resource favorability - select features and predictions for the western United States
HTMLWhen Less Is More - How Increasing the Complexity of Machine Learning Strategies for Geothermal Energy Assessments May Not Lead toward Better Estimates
102662What Did They Just Say - Building a Rosetta Stone for Geoscience and Machine Learning
HTMLPredicting Geothermal Favorability in the Western United States by Using Machine Learning - Addressing Challenges and Developing Solutions
HTMLWhat Matters Most - Measuring Feature Importance for Geothermal Resources Using Supervised Learning
HTMLImperfect Data In. Imperfect Model Out - Using Competing Models to Decide If We Have the Right Data
HTMLApplying Data-Driven Machine Learning to Geothermal Favorability in Western United States
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