Post by Logan on Jun 15, 2016 1:15:25 GMT -6
BEND — The U.S. Department of Energy is considering a site in Oregon’s Deschutes County for a national geothermal research lab.
The land near Newberry Volcano is leased by Seattle-based geothermal firm AltaRock Energy Inc., which performs testing there. It’s one of several locations under consideration for the proposed Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy
“We feel pretty confident,” AltaRock Spokesman David Stowe told The Bulletin. But he acknowledged that “the competition is pretty stiff,” with sites in Idaho, Nevada, California and Utah still in the running.
Supporters of the Newberry site say the facility would bring temporary construction jobs, academic opportunities and an economic boost for local communities.
Read more: registerguard.com/rg/news/local/34476019-75/oregon-site-in-running-for-geothermal-lab.html.csp
The land near Newberry Volcano is leased by Seattle-based geothermal firm AltaRock Energy Inc., which performs testing there. It’s one of several locations under consideration for the proposed Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy
“We feel pretty confident,” AltaRock Spokesman David Stowe told The Bulletin. But he acknowledged that “the competition is pretty stiff,” with sites in Idaho, Nevada, California and Utah still in the running.
Supporters of the Newberry site say the facility would bring temporary construction jobs, academic opportunities and an economic boost for local communities.
Read more: registerguard.com/rg/news/local/34476019-75/oregon-site-in-running-for-geothermal-lab.html.csp