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150 kWe solar-powered deep-well irrigation facility. Phase I. Preliminary design study. Final report

Description: Results of a preliminary design study for a solar-powered irrigation facility to be located on a farm between Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona, are presented. The ERDA-specified generic design criteria are detailed. A detailed systems analysis is presented, and preliminary designs of the thermal storage system, organic Rankine cycle power system, cooling water system, power distribution system, and collector foundation are given. Site layout and improvements are described, and a cost analysis of pro… more
Date: August 8, 1977
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analysis of costs and benefits for eight powerplant productivity improvement projects. Project 1, Task 3. Final report

Description: In 1976, DOE (FEA) sponsored the development of a systematic methodology for the identification and analysis of candidate projects which a utility might undertake to improve baseload unit reliability. This methodology also enabled the user to estimate a project's effect on the future performance of the unit. A project was sponsored in Illinois to demonstrate the methodology and to encourage increased power plant productivity in the state. A total of 8 improvement projects were conducted and ana… more
Date: June 8, 1979
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Environmental geology workshop for the Geysers--Calistoga known geothermal resources area

Description: Lawrence Livermore Laboratory (LLL) is studying ways in which the environmental quality of The Geysers-Calistoga known geothermal resources area may be protected from any significant harmful consequences of future geothermal development. The LLL study includes the effects of development on air and water quality, geology, the ecosystem, socioeconomics, and noise. The Geothermal Resource Impact Projection Study (GRIPS) has grants to undertake similar work. On 28 and 29 November 1977, LLL and GRIP… more
Date: February 8, 1978
Creator: Ledbetter, G. & Crow, N.B.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Potential contribution of solar energy in the Northwest

Description: Estimates on the ability of solar energy to supply US energy needs vary from 0 to 25%. It is generally thought that solar can supply as much as we want it to up to 25% in the Northwest by the year 2000 providing an all-out effort is applied now to develop solar energy. The factors affecting the extent of solar utilization are discussed; they are more institutional (inertia, experience, legal, social) than technological or economical. Because of its climate, unique power system, and amount of su… more
Date: November 8, 1978
Creator: Drumheller, K.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Industrial fuel choice analysis model. Volume II. Appendices to model documentation

Description: Descriptions, documentation, and other information are included in these appendices dealing with industrial fuel choices: Energy Consumption Data Base; Major Fuel Burning Installation Survey; American Boiler Manufacturers Association Data File; Midrange Energy Forecasting System; Projection Method; Capacity Utilization Rates; Nonboiler Characteristics; Boiler Capital and O and M Cost Data; Nonboiler Capital and O and M Cost Data; Approach to Estimating Energy Impacts of the Coal Conversion Regu… more
Date: January 8, 1979
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aquaculture Report:1976

Description: Growth of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) and Tilapia zillii in the Reft River Geothermal Area (RRGT) geothermal waters can equal or surpass that in a commercial aquaculture facility. Fish and prawn mortality over the course of the intermediate term preliminary study did not appear to be related to any inherent geothermal water chemistry conditions. Temperature control was a problem but does not appear to be beyond design control. The absence of temperature-related mortality in channel ca… more
Date: April 8, 1977
Creator: Campbell, Donald K.; Watson, Lynn; Kent, James C. & Johnson, Donald W.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Geothermal heating from Pinkerton Hot Springs at Colorado Timberline Academy, Durango, Colorado. Final technical report

Description: The efforts to establish a greater pool of knowledge in the field of low temperature heat transfer for the application of geothermal spring waters to space heating are described. A comprehensive set of heat loss experiments involving passive radiant heating panels is conducted and the results presented in an easily interpretable form. Among the conclusions are the facts that heating a 65 to 70 F/sup 0/ space with 90 to 100 F/sup 0/ liquids is a practical aim. The results are compared with the m… more
Date: November 8, 1981
Creator: Allen, C. C.; Allen, R. W. & Beldock, J.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Environmental impact assessment for steeply dipping coal beds: North Knobs site

Description: The US Department of Energy is funding an underground coal gasification (UCG) project in steeply dipping coal beds (SDB), at North Knobs, about 8 miles west of Rawlins, Carbon County, Wyoming. The project is being conducted to determine the technical, economic and environmental viability of such a technology. The development of SDB is an interesting target for UCG since such beds contain coals not normally mineable economically by ordinary techniques. Although the underground gasification of SD… more
Date: November 8, 1978
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Grid-connected integrated community energy system. Phase II, Stage 1, final report. Conceptual design, demand and fuel projections and cost analysis

Description: The Phase I Report, Grid ICES, presented the broad alternatives and implications for development of an energy system satisfying thermal demand with the co-generation of electric power, all predicated on the use of solid fuels. Participants of the system are the University of Minnesota, operator and primary thermal user, and Northern States Power Company, primary electrical user; with St. Mary's Hospital, Fairview Hospital, and Augsburg College as Add-on Customers for the thermal service (Option… more
Date: March 8, 1978
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[Assessment of effects of surfactants in a heavy oil reservoir]

Description: During the past three months we have carefully negotiated a joint venture to implement a pilot for testing the two enhanced oil recovery processes developed at CLD Technology, Inc. The technical staff at CLD Technology, Inc. has decided to model the heavy oil reserve on the Cantleberry Lease, the Jasmin oil field in Kern County, California. Staff members have designed a new sand pack to represent one-eighth (1/8) of a one, ten-acre, five-spot well pattern that will represent the sands of the Ca… more
Date: April 8, 1991
Creator: Kostura, J.A.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Large-city district-heating studies for the Minneapolis--St. Paul area

Description: The Department of Energy, Minnesota Energy Agency, Northern States Power Company, and other local government and private organizations are cooperatively performing an in-depth application study to determine the feasibility of district heating for a large northern-U.S. city. Over 90% of the space- and water-heating requirements are currently supplied by oil and gas. Hence, district heating can potentially replace large quantities of scarce fuels with coal or nuclear resources. In addition, distr… more
Date: February 8, 1978
Creator: Karnitz, M. A. & Rubin, A. M.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Hawaii technology utilization experiment

Description: A one-year technology-transfer project involving ERDA installations and Hawaii consisted of sending teams from the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory on week-long field trips every two months to test the effectiveness of different methods of transferring technology information from federal sources to civilian clients. The team was questioned primarily on non-energy matters, and the energy questions asked related mostly to individuals or small industries. The team responed to all questions and found … more
Date: December 8, 1976
Creator: Dorn, David W. & Miller, Charles F.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Particle-in-cell vs straight-line airflow Gaussian calculations of concentration and deposition of airborne emissions out to 70 km for two sites of differing meteorological and topographical character

Description: Two numerical models for the calculation of air concentration and ground deposition of airborne effluent releases are compared. The Particle-in-Cell (PIC) model and the Straight-Line Airflow Gaussian model were used for the simulation. Two sites were selected for comparison: the Hudson River Valley, New York, and the area around the Savannah River Plant, South Carolina. Input for the models was synthesized from meteorological data gathered in previous studies by various investigators. It was fo… more
Date: October 8, 1976
Creator: Lange, R.; Dickerson, M. A.; Peterson, K. R.; Sherman, C. A. & Sullivan, T. J.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Overview of the Imperial Valley Environmental Project. [Environmental effects associated with development of geothermal resources]

Description: The Lawrence Livermore Laboratory has been appointed by the U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration to be the lead laboratory for carrying out a long-term project to acquire complete understanding of the environmental quality in the Imperial Valley of California prior to any major developments. The purpose of this project is to ensure that the development of geothermal resources proceeds on an environmentally sound basis. Consequently, the Imperial Valley Environmental Project (IVP)… more
Date: April 8, 1976
Creator: Anspaugh, L. R. & Phelps, P. L.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Grid-connected integrated community energy system. Phase II, Stage 1, final report. Conceptual design: pyrolysis and waste management systems

Description: The University of Minnesota is studying and planning a grid-connected integrated community energy system to include disposal of wastes from health centers and utilizing the heat generated. Following initial definition of the 7-county metropolitan region for which the solid waste management system is to be planned, information is then necessary about the nature of the waste generated within this region. Estimates of the quantities generated, generation rates, and properties of the waste to be co… more
Date: March 8, 1978
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Detroit Lakes Energy Systems Study. Quarterly technical progress report, February 1, 1978--April 30, 1978

Description: The initial phase of the Detroit Lakes Energy Systems Study was designed to assemble and analyze sufficient data from which to recommend specific classes of alternative energy supplies. Most of the information on meteorological conditions and biomass materials have been obtained. This is being compiled into a useful form for future evaluation. Research into legal and economic areas are underway. Analysis of this data is being conducted and results will be used in assessing the impact of alterna… more
Date: May 8, 1978
Creator: DeVillers, K.E.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Radiochemical analyses of water samples collected postshot in the vicinity of Tatum Dome, Mississippi. Technical letter: Dribble 42

Description: On the basis of the analytical methods used, preliminary radiochemical analysis of the water samples collected after the Salmon event indicate that no detectable level of radioactive contamination exists. Samples were obtained from the calcite caprock at a depth of 934 to 1,006 feet and through intervening aquifers to aquifer 1 at a depth of 365 to 421 feet from the surface. The water sample collected from the calcite caprock was taken within approximately 1,700 feet of the detonation. Periodic… more
Date: February 8, 1965
Creator: Janzer, V. J. & Rucker, S. J.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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NAFTA at Ten: Lessons from Recent Studies

Description: This report evaluates multiple studies, whose assessments of NAFTA, by and large, are analytical in nature, use established methodologies, caveat their own work to reflect limitations of the research, and draw on academic rather than special interest research.
Date: June 8, 2005
Creator: Hornbeck, J. F.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Seismicity related to geothermal development in Dixie Valley, Nevada

Description: A ten-station seismic network was operated in and around the Dixie Valley area from January 1980 to November 1981; three of these stations are still in operation. Data from the Dixie Valley network were analyzed through 30 Jun 1981, and results of analysis were compared with analysis of somewhat larger events for the period 1970-1979. The seismic cycle in the Western Great Basic, the geologic structural setting, and the instrumentation are also described.
Date: July 8, 1982
Creator: Ryall, Alan S. & Vetter, Ute R.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Environmental, health, safety, and socioeconomic concerns associated with oil recovery from US tar-sand deposits: state-of-knowledge

Description: Tar-sand petroleum-extraction procedures undergoing field testing for possible commercial application in the US include both surface (above-ground) and in situ (underground) procedures. The surface tar-sand systems currently being field tested in the US are thermal decomposition processes (retorting), and suspension methods (solvent extraction). Underground bitumen extraction procedures that are also being field tested domestically are in situ combustion and steam-injection. Environmental, heal… more
Date: January 8, 1982
Creator: Daniels, Jeffrey I.; Anspaugh, Lynn R. & Ricker, Yvonne E.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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US program for the immobilization of high-level nuclear wastes

Description: A program has been developed for long-term management of high-level nuclear waste. The Savannah River Operations Office of the US Department of Energy is acting as the lead office for this program with technical advice from the E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. The purpose of the long-term program is to immobilize the DOE high-level waste in forms that act as highly efficient barriers against radionuclide release to the disposal site and to provide technology for similar treatment of commerc… more
Date: June 8, 1979
Creator: Crandall, J. L.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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