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Oversight hearings on Public Law 93-410: the Geothermal Energy Research, Development and Demonstration Act of 1974. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy Research, Development and Demonstration of the Committee on Science and Technology, U. S. House of Representatives, Ninety-Fourth Congress, Second Session. [Definition Report, ERDA-86]

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OSTI ID:7340855
The hearing addresses the comprehensive geothermal program definition submitted by ERDA in October, 1975. This document was developed pursuant to the Geothermal Energy Research, Development and Demonstration Act of 1974, Public Law 93-410. The U.S. Geological Survey estimates that the evaluated geothermal fields alone contain about 42,000 MW centuries of recoverable electricity - enough to satisfy the needs of 140 cities of 1 million people each for the next 30 years at present consumption rates. The act lays out a broad national program for the commercial development of the geothermal resources of this country. It has four major aspects: (1) it requires that ERDA, in cooperation with the Geological Survey, carry out a proper inventory and assessment of the geothermal resources; (2) it establishes an R and D program with the major objective of resolving all the technical problems inhibiting the commercialization of geothermal energy; (3) it requires demonstration of the technological and economical viability of this resource; this legislation mandates that we have, by 1980, 6 to 10 demonstration plants producing electrical power and other energy from a variety of geothermal sources; and (4) the financing is provided through a farsighted loan guarantee program. The first witness was Dr. John Teem, ERDA, accompanied by Dr. Eric Willis, ERDA; the second witness was Dr. Vincent E. McKelvey, Department of the Interior. Finally, R.D. Ginter, of the NASA Office of Energy Programs, presented the testimony from JPL, under the direction of NASA, on a draft geothermal program definition. The hearing contrasted the JPL document with the ERDA report. (MCW)
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7340855
Country of Publication:
United States
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English

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