Hydrothermal Geothermal Subprogram, Hawaii Geothermal Research Station, Hawaii County, Hawaii: Environmental assessment

Technical Report · Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5042849· OSTI ID:5042849

This environmental impact assessment addresses the design, construction, and operation of an electric generating plant (3 to 4 MWe) and research station (Hawaii Geothermal Research Station (HGRS)) in the Puna district on the Island of Hawaii. The facility will include control and support buildings, parking lots, cooling towers, settling and seepage ponds, the generating plant, and a visitors center. Research activities at the facility will evaluate the ability of a successfully flow-tested well (42-day flow test) to provide steam for power generation over an extended period of time (two years). In future expansion, research activities may include direct heat applications such as aquaculture and the effects of geothermal fluids on various plant components and specially designed equipment on test modules. 54 refs., 7 figs., 22 tabs.

• Research Organization: Department of Energy, Washington, DC (USA). Assistant Secretary for Energy Technology
• OSTI ID: 5042849
• Report Number(s): DOE/EA-0071; ON: DE88008848
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
29 ENERGY PLANNING
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GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS
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DESIGN
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
CULTURAL RESOURCES
ENDANGERED SPECIES
GEOLOGY
HAWAII
HYDROLOGY
INJECTION WELLS
LAND USE
PLANNING
SITE SELECTION
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS
SOILS
WATER QUALITY
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
FEDERAL REGION IX
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
NORTH AMERICA
POWER PLANTS
RESOURCES
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
USA
WELLS
Geothermal Legacy