20th anniversary of Geo-Heat Center
The beginning of the Geo-Heat Center (GHC) can be traced to an international conference held on geothermal energy at the Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT) campus during October of 1974. The meeting was organized to review nonelectric, multipurpose uses of geothermal energy in Hungary, Iceland, New Zealand, the United States and Russia (U.S.S.R). As a result of the conference and interest in the need to exchange and disseminate information on low-to moderate-temperature resources and their utilization, the Geo-Heat Center (first known as the Geo-Heat Utilization Center) was established in 1975. Initial funding was provided by the Pacific Northwest Regional Commission (PNRC), a branch of the Executive Department of the Governors of the states of Oregon, Washington and Idaho. A sum of $3,000 was granted to distribute information to participants of the October 1974 international conference. The proceedings were published in a volume titled {open_quotes}Multipurpose Use of Geothermal Energy-Proceedings of the INternational Conference on Geothermal Energy for Industrial, Agricultural, and Commercial/Residential Uses. {close_quotes} The primary functions of the Center were to disseminate information to potential users of geothermal resources, perform applied research on the utilization of low-temperature resources, and to publish a quarterly newsletter on the progress and development of direct-use geothermal energy in the United States and other countries.
- OSTI ID:
- 160010
- Journal Information:
- Geo-Heat Center Quarterly Bulletin, Vol. 16, Issue 4; Other Information: PBD: Oct 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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