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Title: Program to investigate the engineering feasibility of extracting energy from shallow magma bodies

Conference ·
OSTI ID:6837606

A new program, sponsored by the Department of Energy's Geothermal and Hydropower Technologies Division, has begun to investigate the engineering feasibility of extracting energy from shallow magma bodies. This program follows a previous investigation of the scientific feasibility of using magma and differs from it in focus. The current program is directed toward determining whether magma energy can be extracted economically. In the first year of the program, the three most promising sites for a long term experiment will be characterized; the research and development tasks that will be required will be identified; and a program plan outlining the entire feasibility study will be compiled.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA); USDOE, Washington, DC
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00789
OSTI ID:
6837606
Report Number(s):
SAND-84-0759C; CONF-840809-4; ON: DE84008852
Resource Relation:
Conference: Geothermal Resources Council annual meeting, Reno, NV, USA, 27 Aug 1984; Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English