Talk:Puna Geothermal Venture

Article creation
I’ve created this modest stub so that information too detailed for the 2018 lower Puna eruption can be located here, given the lava damage of today, May 27. However this is an article that, given the obvious notability, should have been created years ago. The history section will need considerable expansion and sections on the functionality and the controversy surrounding the geothermal plant need to be created. Thanks in advance to those who can help get this article going. Jusdafax (talk) 07:05, 28 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Article is linked to PGV, Hawaiian Electric Industries, Geothermal energy in the United States, and Wao Kele o Puna now. --ThT (talk) 07:58, 28 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Is this the same thing as Centrale géothermique de Pahoa or are they different but near each other? That one doesn't have an English equivalent article. --Scott Davis Talk 12:57, 28 May 2018 (UTC)
 * It’s Puna Geothermal Venture, the only such plant in the state. Good catch! Any French/English translation adepts in the house? Jusdafax (talk) 13:50, 28 May 2018 (UTC)
 * The language versions are linked at Wikidata now. --ThT (talk) 17:42, 28 May 2018 (UTC)

Possible photo to use?
https://www.energy.gov/eere/geothermal/hawaii-geothermal-area I want to use this photo, but it is tiny, and I don't know if it was taken by a federal employee and is public domain. Adam850 (talk) 14:02, 28 May 2018 (UTC)
 * If it doesn’t say it is in the public domain, it probably isn’t. I agree a better shot of the plant is needed for the infobox. Jusdafax (talk) 16:31, 28 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Well, there's no contrary copyright notice with the photo, therefore the general Web Policies should apply: Images on our website which are in the public domain may be used without permission. If you use images from our website, we ask that you credit "U.S. Department of Energy" as the source. --ThT (talk) 17:55, 28 May 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination

 * Thanks for this nomination. I suggest mention that this is the first time geothermal wells have had lava cover them, so perhaps this for the blurb: ...that for the first time in history, deep geothermal wells at the Puna Geothermal Venture were covered by lava? Thanks again. Jusdafax (talk) 15:53, 2 June 2018 (UTC)
 * You should edit the template to add your comments: Template:Did you know nominations/Puna Geothermal Venture. The reason I didn't find a source specifically says it was the first time a well has been covered by lava. Only one of the two citations after that claim support it: "Officials have said the power plant is safe but lava has never engulfed a geothermal plant anywhere in the world, leaving a measure of uncertainty." In the first paragraph of the lava section, there is a statement by one of the men who has spoken in many press conferences during the eruption as the guy who talks about PGV that "he researched and was unable to find any precedent for lava overrunning a geothermal well that had been shut-down like the wells at PGV." It's a semantics difference, but the claims in DYK hooks are checked to make sure a reliable source supports the claim and I didn't think either would pass for saying that this is the first time lava has covered a well. And since the main part of the power plant hasn't been touched by lava (yet), I think a hook that says "PGV is the first geothermal plant overrun by lava" would be misleading/inaccurate. AHeneen (talk) 09:29, 3 June 2018 (UTC)
 * As of this post the article is featured on the Main Page. Thanks to all who helped. Jusdafax (talk) 00:06, 25 July 2018 (UTC)

Map is pretty much useless
While the map seems to acurately reflect the relative locations of the PGV wells and buildings to each other, it is missing many of the roads in the area and shows many others incorrectly. It's thus impossible to put the PGV in context of other locations in the area, in particular in relation to the maps presented by the HVO of the eruption. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.46.16.169 (talk) 15:11, 15 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Agree with this. Anyone got a better map that addresses the above concerns? Jusdafax (talk) 00:08, 25 July 2018 (UTC)

Now generating power according to company press release
According to a company release at https://investor.ormat.com/news-events/news/news-details/2020/Ormat-Resumes-Operation-of-Puna-Power-Plant/default.aspx the plant is now operating at 1 to 2 MW. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Baldarov~enwiki (talk • contribs) 06:39, 30 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I have updated the article, with more to come as the plant increases capacity. Jusdafax (talk) 19:21, 4 December 2020 (UTC)