Holdmann, Gwen, Benoit, Dick, Daanen, R.P., Prakash, Anupma, and Haselwimmer, Christian, 2013, Summary--Pilgrim geothermal system conceptual model: Alaska Center for Energy and Power, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 35 p.
The Pilgrim geothermal system (PGS) is 125 miles south of the Arctic Circle in the southwestern portion of Alaska?s Seward Peninsula, 45 miles north of the city of Nome (Figure 1). The region is the traditional home of the Inupiaq peoples, whose ancestors have called this region their home for thousands of year. The 440 acre property upon which the primary springs are located is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was purchased in 2010 by Unaatuq, LLC, a consortium of seven native corporations and regional non-profits who hope to renovate and sustainably develop the site. Also in 2011, the University of Alaska Fairbanks Alaska Center for Energy and Power (ACEP) received funding from the Department of Energy and Alaska Energy Authority to re-examine the PGS and attempt to answer unresolved questions about the amount of available heat, the total surface footprint of the resource, and the precise location of the upflow zone from bedrock.
