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Abstract: . . . and changing the enabling statute to permit selecting and adding types of projects which qualify for GRDA funding administered by the Commission. Committee Decisions to Guide Future Funding Opportunities The RD&D Committee made the following decisions regarding the Geothermal Program based on stakeholder comments on staff recommendations for reopening funding opportunities and improving the program: • The January 1999 solicitation . . . . . . which can be downloaded from the Commission’s Geothermal Program web page . 2 To review these recommendations, refer to the 50 page report, Staff Recommendations on Revising the Geothermal Program and/or the 10 page report Summary of Staff Recommendations on Revising the 3 Stakeholders were encouraged to submit written comments to the docket prior to or at the workshop. Stakeholders were asked to focus their attention on these . . . . . . REPORT Final California Energy Commission Report on the Geothermal Program Update Process S TE TA O F CA L I F O R NI MARCH 1999 EN E R GY COMMISSION Gray Davis, Governor A CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION 500-99-002 Final California Energy Commission Report on the Geothermal Program Update Process By: Bob Hare, Energy Commission Specialist I on behalf of the RD&D Committee This report was prepared by California Energy Commission . . . . . . authorized under current statutes. Dissenting Comments: Ben Holt Co., Trans-Pacific Geothermal Corporation, ThermaSource, Inc., and Geothermex, Inc. support using GRDA to address international activities that benefit California. The Geothermal Energy Association supports limited use of GRDA for reverse trade missions. Geothermal Energy General Education The entire August 25, 1998 workshop group addressed this interest area. The . . . . . . necessary to advance needed science or technology. After the first solicitation is released, the staff should pursue RD&D collaborative efforts with other RD&D institutions involved in promoting the use of geothermal energy resources. Changes to the current statute will not be pursued by the Commission at this time. Staff should conduct a review of Geothermal Program results and efficiency every three years. 12 . . . . . . is released, the staff should pursue RD&D collaborative efforts with other RD&D institutions involved in promoting the use of geothermal energy resources. Changes to the current statute will not be pursued by the Commission at this time. Staff should conduct a review of Geothermal Program results and efficiency every three years. 12 . . . . . . which can be downloaded from the Commission’s Geothermal Program web page . 2 To review these recommendations, refer to the 50 page report, Staff Recommendations on Revising the Geothermal Program and/or the 10 page report Summary of Staff Recommendations on Revising the 3 Stakeholders were encouraged to submit written comments to the docket prior to or at the workshop. Stakeholders were asked to focus their attention on these . . . --3000,7,214,3395,30355
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