National Advanced Drilling and Excavation Technologies Program and Institute [electronic resource].

Published:: Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 1996.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
Physical Description:: pages 239-245 : digital, PDF file
Additional Creators:: United States. Department of Energy. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, United States. Department of Energy, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information

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The National Advanced Drilling and Excavation Technologies (NADET) program has been established to facilitate cooperative, substantial, R&D programs necessary for the competitive survival of many basic industries dependent upon these technologies. Geothermal power generation is one such industry, where drilling costs must be substantially reduced. The Geothermal Energy Division of DOE has provided seed money to begin operations, but a broad support base from other sources must be established for the NADET program to continue. The NADET Institute at MIT has been established to administer the program. A series of workshops is underway to introduce the NADET program to industry and to gather information on needs and opportunities. An RFP has been issued seeking advanced drilling concepts applicable to geothermal drilling, with first round funding expected in July, 1996. A national facility for drilling and excavation research and demonstration has been established at the Nevada Test Site, with drilling and excavation R&D activities to be managed by NADET Institute. Work continues to secure broad support for a multi-industry program.

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E 1.99:doe/ee--0106
E 1.99: conf-9604116--29
conf-9604116--29
doe/ee--0106

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Published through SciTech Connect.
04/10/1996.
"doe/ee--0106"
" conf-9604116--29"
"DE96015206"
14. DOE/Industry geothermal program review on keeping geothermal energy competitive in foreign and domestic markets, Berkeley, CA (United States), 8-11 Apr 1996.

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