Coming soon: RFP (request for proposals) for geothermal energy in Hawaii

Journal Article · Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1988 · Geothermal Hot Line; (USA)

OSTI ID:7158614

Lesperance, G ^[1]

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1. Dept. of Planning and Economic Development, Honolulu, HI (USA)

The State of Hawaii and Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) have announced plans to seek proposals to develop one of the worlds most innovative electrical generation and transmission projects. The goal is to develop 500 megawatts of electricity from geothermal energy on the Island of Hawaii and transmit it by underwater cable to other islands in the state, primarily to heavily populated Oahu, a distance of about 270 miles. The RFP (request for proposals) calls for development of the existing Geothermal Resource Subzones in the Kilauea East Rift Zone of the big Island's Puna District, where the demonstration plant is located. This subzone is believed to have the largest geothermal resource in the island chain. A 6,000-foot electric cable of a type that could be deployed between the islands was manufactured in 1987. Laboratory testing of the cable was concluded in October 1988, and the cable was found to be mechanically and electrically sound. At-sea testing of deployment and retrieval procedures using a surrogate, nonelectric cable will begin during the last 3 months of 1989 in the Alenuihaha Channel between the Islands of Hawaii and Maui.

• OSTI ID: 7158614
• Journal Information: Geothermal Hot Line; (USA), Vol. 18:2; ISSN 0735-0503
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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