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- QuantumRiff, on 08/08/2008, -0/+19OIT has about half the money already from grants and private companies that want to study it. (and the other half is being worked on, or could just be paid out of funds, and break even from their power bills in about 7 years) It is more than enough to power the campus, OIT only uses a fraction of the electricity most schools or business use, since it is heated and cooled geothermally already. ( I remember reading that they spend as much to heat/cool 700,000 square feet of space as a normal 40,000sq foot building would spend over the same time) Surplus power will be sold to the hospital next door, and the slightly cooled steam, after it is not hot enough to produce steam for power generation, will be either used on campus, or piped to the hospital or a nearby retirement center to use to heat buildings, before being returned to the ground. Pretty darn cool idea. There is a couple year old renewable energy program and center at the college. Geothermal will be a good addition to the solar and wind power. (I'm an alum, graduated 06)
- HowItIs, on 08/08/2008, -0/+16There should be a contest, and all the Universities in America should compete to see who can supply their energy demands in the most eco-friendly way, and the winner would get... Well, they would get long-term sustainable energy, so everyone would be a winner! Yay!
- ElDiabloJefe, on 08/08/2008, -2/+18Dugg because I live in Klamath Falls, w00t!!
- WNW3, on 08/08/2008, -1/+12THE FALLS ARE A LIE!!!
- webyatri, on 08/08/2008, -0/+10you should get out more ...
Some other things you might not be aware of -
There is a smart black dude running for president.
People are drinking less soda and more tap water.
People are demanding sustainable lifestyles, public transport, less pollution.
Like I said you should get out more ... - QuantumRiff, on 08/08/2008, -0/+10OIT is about 3000 students on their campus, about a dozen buildings and a single dorm.. Much smaller than Norte Dame. The more details are here: http://geoheat.oit.edu/greenoit.htm
- jojordan, on 08/08/2008, -1/+9Big oil really blew it by allowing fuel to go so high in the recent runup (if they're not just plain running out of cheep supply). I bet they could have milked the US for under $100 a barrel oil for quite a few more years.
- vertigoacid, on 08/08/2008, -2/+10Guys, OIT is a TINY institution, less than 4000 students and faculty. Don't let "university" fool you. It's not really surprising that they could run off of a single geothermal plant
- s73v3r, on 08/08/2008, -0/+8I'm sure there are a lot of smaller colleges around the nation that this could easily be adapted to. My alma mater was only about 2500 students, something like this easily could have powered my school.
And the number of students usually isn't indicative of the quality of the school. - Kanten, on 08/08/2008, -2/+8To be followed with a massive deficit in the next decade. Blowing your load is not the way to keep your business running.
- skipdog172, on 08/08/2008, -0/+6yeah because big oil just chooses what oil is worth.
the amount of diggs this comment has is a testament to the general level of ignorance on digg ! - QuantumRiff, on 08/08/2008, -0/+5To add to my own post.. more details in the actual proposal here: http://geoheat.oit.edu/greenoit.htm
Forgive the ugly web page... - mass922, on 08/08/2008, -0/+5Wow, I go to Texas Tech, and we are spending $7,000,000 on a student leisure pool.
Shows where our administrations' different priorities are, I suppose. - zeebo323, on 08/08/2008, -0/+5That sounds suggestive.
- SolitarySoviet, on 08/08/2008, -0/+5and you will be stuck there until you die.
- coyo7e, on 08/08/2008, -0/+4Dugg because I went to school at OIT. Klamath Falls breeds *****-up people, though.
- JPOnion, on 08/08/2008, -0/+4Dugg because I've lived there the last 6 year.
- bmcnally, on 08/08/2008, -0/+3I think my school was powered by burning tuition money.
- klipseracer, on 08/08/2008, -0/+3I went to school at OIT. Great place, they are already thermal powered. The heaters in the dorms, and the sidewalks themselves are heated by thermal power as it is.
- starkruzr, on 08/08/2008, -0/+3Thanks, that was really useful. I'd love to know why I got dugg down to -3 for asking an honest question that then got an honest answer.
- xeslana, on 08/08/2008, -5/+8WTF I go there. I doubt this will happen. They try to tout all the geothermal walk ways that can "melt" the snow in the winter. Its a big scam. OIT is all about the fake cake.
- starji, on 08/08/2008, -0/+3True enough, but it's still pretty sweet, and will likely be a boon to the renewable energy programs they have at OIT. Between OREC, the Geo-Heat center and the Renewable Energy Systems students, there are a lot of people who will benefit from having a fully functional power plant on campus, if only for the educational value. The fact that it will power the campus is just icing on the cake.
On a side note, OIT has the best software engineering program for any public (and probably private) school in the state. Then again, I might be a bit biased (class of 06). - inactive, on 08/08/2008, -5/+8great, more things to spend money on aside from students.
- ang48137, on 08/08/2008, -0/+3Sustainability does not always have to mean power generation. I went to college with lots of students supporting sustainability with recycling, wind power research, hydrogen fuel cell cars, etc. This stuff doesn't just help the schools - it helps the students and the community as well.
- gusisfry, on 08/08/2008, -0/+3Dugg because that is my school!
- Gonthim, on 08/08/2008, -0/+2Oh we'll be using oil, no doubt about it. But because of this run up people have realized how dependent we are on it. This has accelerated a lot of green tech development. If oil had stayed low, or risen a lot slower, the majority of people would still be using it in blissful ignorance and the green tech would still be relegated to a much more nitch corner of the market.
- bmcnally, on 08/08/2008, -1/+3You know, adding nuclear reactors to college campuses might encourage more research into the subject.
I remember the University of Michigan used to have one, but shut it down 3 years ago. - minorthreat, on 08/08/2008, -0/+2had absolutely nothing to do with the oil companies running it up or supply and demand. Please take a few moments to look into market manipulation on futures trading by large banks such as Bears Stearn.
Futures trading isn't regulated by the FTC like the stock market is. The house passed a bill on the 8th of July to give them oversight of the futures market and now it is sitting in limbo. Since the beginning of July and word of congress investigating futures manipulation, Oil has fallen to 21% from its high to 115 today. Everyone got duped by corrupt banks and this will never make the news. - kyleforeman, on 08/08/2008, -0/+2Hello Fellow OIT Alum
- YoWhatDaFuxUp, on 08/08/2008, -4/+6Yea they really blew it with all those record profits...
- maheshee11, on 08/08/2008, -0/+2Geos, the first fossil fuel free community in the USA, also uses geothermal energy to meet a part of its energy demands.
http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/08/07/geos-the-us-fi ... - JPOnion, on 08/08/2008, -0/+2Woo! Go Hustlin' Owls, my alma mater :D
- klipseracer, on 08/08/2008, -0/+2i think we've all lived there at one point hahaha. bunch of diggers at klamath.. Anyone know Jean Calvo? wri 121 professor. She passed me when she didn't have to. Coolest teacher i've ever had by far. And not because she passed me. Only professor I remember.... Wait. that one bitch, Rouch.
- Lynx55, on 08/09/2008, -0/+2That's the spirit! Kudos to them! ( Ok, not an intelligent comment, but you guys used them all up! ) ! :)
- Gonthim, on 08/08/2008, -0/+2You realize oil has dropped over 30 dollars in the last two or three weeks right? The average for gas is already 30 cents less than the high of ~$4.11. I doubt it goes back down to 50 dollars a barrel and 2 dollars a gallon, but the ridiculous speed of this increase is over for the time being.
Demand has dropped and production has increased. Not much either way, but it was apparently enough to cause this little bubble to pop. You might want to do some research of your own. - inactive, on 08/08/2008, -0/+2The first steps towards a Type 1 civilization, of course if they actually go through with it.
- JPOnion, on 08/08/2008, -0/+2Not really, I moved out 2 months ago. Bwahaha!
Unfortunately, I have a number of friends that do seem stuck there. Klamath Falls really is a black hole. - MadGangster, on 08/09/2008, -0/+2It would be awesome if more schools were powered this way. Dugg.
- asdf2000, on 08/09/2008, -0/+1*****
- Barackalypse, on 08/09/2008, -0/+1The late 1970's called, they want their argument back. If people waiting in line to buy expensive and rationed gas didn't change anything I doubt $4 a gallon is going to, especially if the government isn't stepping in and forcing the issue.
- Vergisst, on 08/09/2008, -0/+1@Kanten: It's all about what heiress of what company you blow it all in...
god that's dirty. - WNW3, on 08/14/2008, -0/+1I can digg Canby. The mid-valley is nice.
- inactive, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1Agreed.
At Carleton University, all the money goes to building new buildings, buying out tenured profs to replace them with sessional instructors (who are paid the same as TA's), and recruiting students from Japan, China, South Korea, and Thailand. - TheMachine1, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1They have 300 F at about 5000 - 6000 feet according to the pdf.
- cryptocom, on 08/09/2008, -0/+1Ok, how many of you read "Oregon Trail..." at first? Damn I'm getting too old for this sh**.
- klipseracer, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1Southern oregon.
- gdha, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1Awesome to hear!
- iomatic, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1Well, here in Oregon, we love our trees, food, clean air and water.
Weird, huh? - klipseracer, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1I used to live in Klamath! South sixth FTW!
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