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DOI	10.2172/6771806
报告编号	TID-28270
来源ID	OSTI_ID: 6771806
	Geothermal development on federal lands: the impediments and potential solutions. Final report, September 6, 1977--January 13, 1978
	Beeland, G.V.; Sebian, D.J.; Whitenight, D.K.
英文摘要	It is concluded that the regulatory program devised by the Bureau of Land Management and the US Geological Survey to implement the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 has been ineffective thus far in encouraging private enterprise to invest in and develop this resource. After seven years, there is still no commercial production or utilization of the geothermal resource underlying federal lands. There are a number of factors--such as the unknown character of the resource and the less-than-perfect technologies for utilizing it and disposing of the resulting wastes--which are retarding the growth of a geothermal industry. However, would-be developers point to the complexity of the federal geothermal leasing and post-leasing requirements as the major impediment, and, specifically, the repetitive environmental review procedures involved. A fundamental fault in the regulatory process is that there is no provision for identification of the resource before a lease is issued. Identification of its characteristics is mandatory before the use to be made of it can be determined, if indeed it is found to be adequate and economic for any use. A very large percentage of the exploratory holes drilled will be abandoned as non-productive of a usable resource, in which case there is no need for the long term commitment of a lease. A streamlined regulatory process was designed to overcome these and other problems. If adopted, it would provide for orderly development of the resource and adequately protect the public interest and the environment.
出版年	1978
报告类型	Technical Report
语种	英语
国家	美国
来源学科分类	15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY ; 29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY ; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY ; ENERGY SOURCE DEVELOPMENT ; GOVERNMENT POLICIES ; GEOTHERMAL EXPLORATION ; REGULATIONS ; GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES ; LAND LEASING ; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ; LEGAL ASPECTS ; PUBLIC LANDS ; RESEARCH PROGRAMS ; USA ; ENERGY ; ENERGY SOURCES ; EXPLORATION ; LEASING ; NORTH AMERICA ; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES ; RESOURCES Geothermal Legacy 150400* -- Geothermal Energy-- Legislation & Regulations ; 299002 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Geothermal-- (-1989)
URL	http://www.osti.gov/scitech/servlets/purl/6771806
资源类型	科技报告
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/259834
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Beeland, G.V.,Sebian, D.J.,Whitenight, D.K.. Geothermal development on federal lands: the impediments and potential solutions. Final report, September 6, 1977--January 13, 1978,1978.