Alternate energy sources for Hawaii. Proceedings of the workshop held May 8--9, 1975, in Honolulu, Hawaii

Conference · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1975

OSTI ID:7364547

In May 1974, Governor Ariyoshi appointed a Committee on Alternate Energy Resources to study the potential of energy resources as possible substitutes for seaborne petroleum, which Hawaii depends on entirely. The Committee established task forces to evaluate ten alternate energy sources and to look into the economic, environmental, storage, and transport aspects of these energy alternatives in their report of March 1975, it was recommended that a Workshop on Alternative Energy Sources be held. The purpose of the workshop was to incorporate the best current thinking of some of the top scientists, engineers, and planners in developing the optimum plan for Hawaii's energy future and to provide some national visibility to the variety and abundance of natural energy resources in the State. U.S. FEA Regional Administrator Arntz remarked in an initial opening speech that Hawaii was ahead of sister states in confronting its energy crisis. In the keynote speech that followed, Edward Teller, stated that alternative energy sources need to be developed that can yield results by 1985. A summary of the ERDA energy research was presented by Louis B. Werner. Separate workshop sessions were conducted on solid waste and bioconversion, wind, solar, and geothermal energy; and, in a General Workshop session, the broader aspects of the Alternate Energy report were discussed and recommendations made. The program, participants, and a summary of the Committee Report are included in three appendices. (MCW)

• OSTI ID: 7364547
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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