Puna Geothermal Research Facility technology transfer program. Final report, August 23, 1985--August 23, 1989

Takahashi, P

doi:10.2172/10141408

Title: Puna Geothermal Research Facility technology transfer program. Final report, August 23, 1985--August 23, 1989

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The funds were used in a series of small grants to entrepreneurs demonstrating the direct use of geothermal heat supplied by Hawaii`s HGP-A well; this effort was known as the Community Geothermal Technology Program. Summaries are presented of the nine completed projects: fruit dehydration, greenhouse bottom heating, lumber kiln, glass making, cloth dyeing, aquaculture (incomplete), nursery growing media pasteurization, bronze casting, and electrodeposition from geothermal brine.

Authors:: Takahashi, P

Publication Date:: Sun Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1989

Research Org.:: Hawaii Univ., Honolulu, HI (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 10141408

Report Number(s):: DOE/SF/15798-T13
ON: DE94009771; BR: AM1001000/AM1050000

DOE Contract Number:: FG03-85SF15798

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Resource Relation:: Other Information: PBD: [1989]

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; 29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; GEOTHERMAL PROCESS HEAT; USES; GEOTHERMAL WELLS; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION; SMALL BUSINESSES; PROGRESS REPORT; HAWAII; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; Geothermal Legacy; 151000; 290500; DIRECT ENERGY UTILIZATION; RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, DEMONSTRATION, AND COMMERCIALIZATION

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                    Takahashi, P. Puna Geothermal Research Facility technology transfer program. Final report, August 23, 1985--August 23, 1989.  United States: N. p., 1989. 
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        "Puna Geothermal Research Facility technology transfer program. Final report, August 23, 1985--August 23, 1989".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2172/10141408.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/10141408.

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  abstractNote = {The funds were used in a series of small grants to entrepreneurs demonstrating the direct use of geothermal heat supplied by Hawaii`s HGP-A well; this effort was known as the Community Geothermal Technology Program. Summaries are presented of the nine completed projects: fruit dehydration, greenhouse bottom heating, lumber kiln, glass making, cloth dyeing, aquaculture (incomplete), nursery growing media pasteurization, bronze casting, and electrodeposition from geothermal brine.},

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