01-28-2015, 06:30 AM
Ironyak,you stated this in your post.
"Comparisons to geothermal plants elsewhere (Iceland, Germany, etc) tend to overlook that these developments are done with clear governmental oversight and legal requirements, including emission controls and adequate noise suppression. Unfortunately, this is not how geothermal has been done here."
Here is a link to a guidebook that explains the process in Hawaii:
http://energy.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uplo...debook.pdf
Some of it is now outdated but it shows there is plenty of oversight and PGV met all of the requirements.
"Comparisons to geothermal plants elsewhere (Iceland, Germany, etc) tend to overlook that these developments are done with clear governmental oversight and legal requirements, including emission controls and adequate noise suppression. Unfortunately, this is not how geothermal has been done here."
Here is a link to a guidebook that explains the process in Hawaii:
http://energy.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uplo...debook.pdf
Some of it is now outdated but it shows there is plenty of oversight and PGV met all of the requirements.