Regional Systems Development for Geothermal Energy Resources Pacific Region (California and Hawaii). Task 3: water resources evaluation. Topical report

Technical Report · Mon Mar 19 04:00:00 EST 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5885552· OSTI ID:5885552

Sakaguchi, J L

The fundamental objective of the water resources analysis was to assess the availability of surface and ground water for potential use as power plant make-up water in the major geothermal areas of California. The analysis was concentrated on identifying the major sources of surface and ground water, potential limitations on the usage of this water, and the resulting constraints on potentially developable electrical power in each geothermal resource area. Analyses were completed for 11 major geothermal areas in California: four in the Imperial Valley, Coso, Mono-Long Valley, Geysers-Calistoga, Surprise Valley, Glass Mountain, Wendel Amedee, and Lassen. One area in Hawaii, the Puna district, was also included in the analysis. The water requirements for representative types of energy conversion processes were developed using a case study approach. Cooling water requirements for each type of energy conversion process were estimated based upon a specific existing or proposed type of geothermal power plant. The make-up water requirements for each type of conversion process at each resource location were then estimated as a basis for analyzing any constraints on the megawatts which potentially could be developed.

• Research Organization: System Development Corp., Santa Monica, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: ET-78-C-03-1530
• OSTI ID: 5885552
• Report Number(s): DOE/ET/28432-3/1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
CALIFORNIA
COSO HOT SPRINGS
EAST MESA GEOTHERMAL FIELD
GEOTHERMAL FIELDS
GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS
GEYSERS GEOTHERMAL FIELD
GROUND WATER
Geothermal Legacy
HAWAII
HEBER GEOTHERMAL FIELD
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
IMPERIAL VALLEY
LONG VALLEY
NORTH AMERICA
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POWER PLANTS
SALTON SEA GEOTHERMAL FIELD
SURFACE WATERS
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
USA
WATER
WATER REQUIREMENTS
WESTERN REGION