California law contains several vehicles for the implementation of geothermal planning. These mechanisms and their impact are examined. First, at the State level upon the California Energy Commission and the Division of Oil and Gas in the Department of Conservation. After some background on county planning in California, the unique situation in the counties of greatest geothermal potential is presented: Imperial County and the four Geysers counties as well as their joint powers agency. Conclusions and recommendations are included. (MHR)

The federal leasing and permitting programs were analyzed as well as those of the five states in the Pacific Region. The relevant statutoring and regulatory frameworks of the land management agencies involved were also analyzed, as well as the options prepared by the DOE Streamlining Task Force and the California State-Federal-Local Task Group. The present stationary responsibilities and management structure of the Forest Service, BLM, and the Pacific Region States, as well as the roles of DOE and DOD. (MHR)

The mechanisms in California law for the implementation of geothermal planning and their impacts are examined, first, at the State level upon the California Energy Commission and the Division of Oil and Gas in the Department of Conservation. Next, after some background on county planning in California, the unique situation in the counties of greatest geothermal potential is discussed. These include: Imperial County and the four Geysers Counties (Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino, and Lake), as well as their joint powers agency - G.R.I.P.S. (MHR)

The objective of this program is to investigate unique cell processing/design approaches to the successful fabrication of high-performance solar cells on silicon-on-ceramic (SOC) material. The work in the cell development area consists of two broad categories of activities: (1) the development of standard cell processing techniques, and (2) the investigation of novel device design approaches. The first area of activity has to do with the development of processing techniques for use with silicon dipped on ''slotted'' ceramic substrates. This embodiment allows us to make contact to the back surface of the silicon, thereby minimizing the front surface contact area. The second activity area is initially concerned with producing a ''stripe'' geometry cell on an unslotted ceramic substrate. The idea here is to expose the base layer for electrical contact on the top surface of the substrate and make up for the lost cell area by using an optical collector. Progress is reported.

The Federal leasing and permitting programs were analyzed, as well as those of the states of Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington. The relevant statutory and regulatory frameworks of the land management agencies involved, as well as the options prepared by the Streamlining Task Force and the California State-Federal-Local Task Group were analyzed. The agencies studied include the Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Pacific Region States, as well as the roles of DOE and DOD. (MHR)