3,000 kW Suginoi Hotel geothermal power plant

Journal Article · Wed May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996 · Geo-Heat Center Quarterly Bulletin

OSTI ID:440664

Kudo, Kisumi ^[1]

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1. Beppu Suginoi Hotel, Beppu (Japan)

The Suginoi Hotel is located 200 m above sea level, in Beppu City, which is one of the largest hot spring resort area in Japan. In this hotel, there are some unique hot spring baths, which are interesting to visitors. In Beppu, there are numerous hot springs, some are call {open_quotes}Jigoku{close_quotes} (Hells). The main attraction in Beppu are the hell-like spots created by hot springs such as the Torando Hell, which erupt to a heights of more than 50 meters, The Blood Pond Hell which is bloody red due to red clay content. In yield, these hot springs rank second in the world next to those of Yellowstone National Park in the USA.

• OSTI ID: 440664
• Journal Information: Geo-Heat Center Quarterly Bulletin, Vol. 17, Issue 2; Other Information: PBD: May 1996
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
JAPAN
GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES
HOT SPRINGS
GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS
GEOTHERMAL HEATING
ON-SITE POWER GENERATION