Hawaiian update - 1988

Journal Article · Mon Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1987 · Geotherm. Hot Line; (United States)

OSTI ID:6812449

Lesperance, G

Progress with geothermal development on the Island of Hawaii has been slow since the July 1987 report. Puna Geothermal Venture (PGV), which plans to have 25 megawatts on line by 1993, is in the midst of changing owners. Although PGV hasn't drilled additional wells since the successful Kapoho State-1A in late 1985, the venture has been moving ahead with planning and design for the 25 megawatt project. The other developer in Hawaii is True/Mid-Pacific Geothermal Venture. Principals of both True Geothermal and Mid-Pacific Geothermal are from Wyoming. This group has run into local opposition since late 1981. Originally, they planned to construct a 250 megawatt project in the upper end of the Kilauea East Rift Zone (KERZ) on the Island of Hawaii, near the Volcanoes National Park. Then, they changed to a 100 megawatt project in the middle of the KERZ. The EIS has been accepted and the group has received the necessary, state land-use permit. However, the permit action was appealed by a few Pele practitioners. In July 1987, the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of the development project. In August 1987, Governor John Waihee established a blue-ribbon panel to study the feasibility of developing an inter-island cable system to transmit 500 megawatts of geothermally-produced electricity from the KERZ on the Island of Hawaii to the Islands of Maui and Oahu, where 80% of the state's population live. This system has a price tag of $475 million (1986). It will span a greater length of ocean and lie in deeper ocean depths than any other high-voltage submarine cable. There is no known US manufacturer with the capability to build such a cable.

• Research Organization: Dept. of Business and Economic Development, Honolulu, HI (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6812449
• Journal Information: Geotherm. Hot Line; (United States), Journal Name: Geotherm. Hot Line; (United States) Vol. 18:1; ISSN GHLID
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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