National Advanced Drilling and Excavation Technologies Program and Institute
The National Advanced Drilling and Excavation Technologies (NADET) program has been established to facilitate cooperative, substantial, R&D programs necessary for the competitive survival of many basic industries dependent upon these technologies. Geothermal power generation is one such industry, where drilling costs must be substantially reduced. The Geothermal Energy Division of DOE has provided seed money to begin operations, but a broad support base from other sources must be established for the NADET program to continue. The NADET Institute at MIT has been established to administer the program. A series of workshops is underway to introduce the NADET program to industry and to gather information on needs and opportunities. An RFP has been issued seeking advanced drilling concepts applicable to geothermal drilling, with first round funding expected in July, 1996. A national facility for drilling and excavation research and demonstration has been established at the Nevada Test Site, with drilling and excavation R&D activities to be managed by NADET Institute. Work continues to secure broad support for a multi-industry program.
- Research Organization:
- USDOE Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Geothermal Technologies
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 450635
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/EE--0106; CONF-9604116--29; ON: DE96015206
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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