Honey Lake hybrid geothermal wood residue power plant, Lassen County, California
The feasibility of a proposed 50 MW (gross) electric power project located near Wendel, California about 25 miles east of Susanville was studied. The project would be the first commercial power plant to combine the use of geothermal energy and wood fuel for power production. Wood fuel consisting primarily of various forms of forest management residues would be processed and partially dehydrated with geothermal energy prior to combustion. Geothermal energy would also be used for boiler feedwater heating and combustion air preheating. The study defines the range of site-specific benefits and economics of using wood fuel and moderate temperature geothermal energy, both of which are abundant and often located in proximity at many locations in the western United States. The study results document conclusively that overall project economics can be very favorable and that in addition to providing an important source of electric power, many benefits to forest land managers, local communities, project developers and the state of the environment can be derived from the combined use of moderate temperature geothermal energy and wood fuel.
- Research Organization:
- Geoproducts Corp., Oakland, CA (USA); Forest Service, Washington, DC (USA); California Dept. of Water Resources, Sacramento (USA); USDOE, Washington, DC
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG03-79ET27244
- OSTI ID:
- 7146313
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ET/27244-T6; ON: DE87002207
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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