Notice of Request for Information (RFI) on Identifying Opportunities To Address Barriers for Lowering the Cost and Risk of Geothermal Drilling, 60006 [2017-27188]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 241 / Monday, December 18, 2017 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy
Notice of Request for Information (RFI)
on Identifying Opportunities To
Address Barriers for Lowering the
Cost and Risk of Geothermal Drilling
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Request for Information (RFI).
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) invites public comment
on its Request for Information (RFI) on
Identifying Opportunities to Address
Barriers for Lowering the Cost and Risk
of Geothermal Drilling. The Office of
Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy is specifically interested in
information on defining major
challenges in geothermal drilling and
identifying opportunities in research
and development and process
improvement, including opportunities
to collaborate on best practices with
other drilling industries.
DATES: Responses to the RFI must be
received no later than 5:00 p.m. (ET) on
January 22, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are to
submit comments electronically to
geothermal.comments@ee.doe.gov.
Responses must be provided as
attachments to an email. Include
‘‘Geothermal Drilling RFI’’ as the subject
of the email. It is recommended that
attachments with file sizes exceeding
25MB be compressed (i.e., zipped) to
ensure message delivery. Responses
must be provided as a Microsoft Word
(.docx) attachment to the email, and no
more than 3 pages in length, 12 point
font, 1 inch margins. Only electronic
responses will be accepted. The
complete RFI document is located at
https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/
Default.aspx#FoaId8eee00d1-af46-47ff806e-a1c46df9b9d8.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Question may be addressed to
geothermal.comments@ee.doe.gov.
Further instruction can be found in the
RFI document posted on EERE
Exchange.
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SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Geothermal energy has the potential to
provide a significant amount of
renewable electric power for the United
States. Because drilling costs can
account for 50% or more of the total
capital cost for a geothermal power
project, reducing those costs becomes
one of the most important factors to
realizing this potential. The purpose of
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this RFI is to solicit feedback from
industry, academia, research
laboratories, government agencies, and
other stakeholders on issues related to
lowering the costs and risks associated
with drilling wells for geothermal
development for electricity production.
The Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy is seeking input in
three areas: defining the major
challenges, research and development
opportunities, and process improvement
opportunities. The RFI is available at:
https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/
Default.aspx#FoaId8eee00d1-af46-47ff806e-a1c46df9b9d8.
Confidential Business Information
Pursuant to 10 CFR 1004.11, any
person submitting information that he
or she believes to be confidential and
exempt by law from public disclosure
should submit via email two well
marked copies: One copy of the
document marked ‘‘confidential’’
including all the information believed to
be confidential, and one copy of the
document marked ‘‘non-confidential’’
with the information believed to be
confidential deleted. DOE will make its
own determination about the
confidential status of the information
and treat it according to its
determination.
Factors of interest to DOE when
evaluating requests to treat submitted
information as confidential include: (1)
A description of the items; (2) whether
and why such items are customarily
treated as confidential within the
industry; (3) whether the information is
generally known by or available from
other sources; (4) whether the
information has previously been made
available to others without obligation
concerning its confidentiality; (5) an
explanation of the competitive injury to
the submitting person that would result
from public disclosure; (6) when such
information might lose its confidential
character due to the passage of time; and
(7) why disclosure of the information
would be contrary to the public interest.
Issued in Washington, DC, on December
12, 2017.
Susan G. Hamm,
Director, Geothermal Technologies Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Notice of Request for Information (RFI) on Identifying
Opportunities To Address Barriers for Lowering the Cost and Risk of
Geothermal Drilling
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Request for Information (RFI).
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on
its Request for Information (RFI) on Identifying Opportunities to
Address Barriers for Lowering the Cost and Risk of Geothermal Drilling.
The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy is specifically
interested in information on defining major challenges in geothermal
drilling and identifying opportunities in research and development and
process improvement, including opportunities to collaborate on best
practices with other drilling industries.
DATES: Responses to the RFI must be received no later than 5:00 p.m.
(ET) on January 22, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are to submit comments electronically to
[email protected]. Responses must be provided as
attachments to an email. Include ``Geothermal Drilling RFI'' as the
subject of the email. It is recommended that attachments with file
sizes exceeding 25MB be compressed (i.e., zipped) to ensure message
delivery. Responses must be provided as a Microsoft Word (.docx)
attachment to the email, and no more than 3 pages in length, 12 point
font, 1 inch margins. Only electronic responses will be accepted. The
complete RFI document is located at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/Default.aspx#FoaId8eee00d1-af46-47ff-806e-a1c46df9b9d8.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Question may be addressed to
[email protected]. Further instruction can be found in the
RFI document posted on EERE Exchange.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Geothermal energy has the potential to
provide a significant amount of renewable electric power for the United
States. Because drilling costs can account for 50% or more of the total
capital cost for a geothermal power project, reducing those costs
becomes one of the most important factors to realizing this potential.
The purpose of this RFI is to solicit feedback from industry, academia,
research laboratories, government agencies, and other stakeholders on
issues related to lowering the costs and risks associated with drilling
wells for geothermal development for electricity production. The Office
of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy is seeking input in three
areas: defining the major challenges, research and development
opportunities, and process improvement opportunities. The RFI is
available at: https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/Default.aspx#FoaId8eee00d1-af46-47ff-806e-a1c46df9b9d8.
Confidential Business Information
Pursuant to 10 CFR 1004.11, any person submitting information that
he or she believes to be confidential and exempt by law from public
disclosure should submit via email two well marked copies: One copy of
the document marked ``confidential'' including all the information
believed to be confidential, and one copy of the document marked ``non-
confidential'' with the information believed to be confidential
deleted. DOE will make its own determination about the confidential
status of the information and treat it according to its determination.
Factors of interest to DOE when evaluating requests to treat
submitted information as confidential include: (1) A description of the
items; (2) whether and why such items are customarily treated as
confidential within the industry; (3) whether the information is
generally known by or available from other sources; (4) whether the
information has previously been made available to others without
obligation concerning its confidentiality; (5) an explanation of the
competitive injury to the submitting person that would result from
public disclosure; (6) when such information might lose its
confidential character due to the passage of time; and (7) why
disclosure of the information would be contrary to the public interest.
Issued in Washington, DC, on December 12, 2017.
Susan G. Hamm,
Director, Geothermal Technologies Office.
[FR Doc. 2017-27188 Filed 12-15-17; 8:45 am]
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