OUT Success Stories: Chemical Treatments for Geothermal Brines

Book · Thu Aug 31 00:00:00 EDT 2000

OSTI ID:14529

Burr, R

DOE research helped develop the large, untapped geothermal resource beneath the Salton Sea in California's Imperial Valley. The very hot brines under high pressure make them excellent for electric power production. The brines are very corrosive and contain high concentrations of dissolved silica. DOE worked with San Diego Gas and Electric Company to find a solution to the silica-scaling problem. This innovative brine treatment eliminated scaling and made possible the development of the Salton Sea geothermal resource.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-98GO10337
• OSTI ID: 14529
• Report Number(s): NREL/FS-330-23691; DOE/GO-10098-481; TRN: US200308%%183
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Supercedes report DE00014529; PBD: 8 Oct 1998; PBD: 31 Aug 2000; PBD: 31 Aug 2000
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
BRINES
ELECTRIC POWER
GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES
IMPERIAL VALLEY
PRODUCTION
SALTON SEA
SILICA
CARBON DIOXIDE
EMISSION
Geothermal Legacy
GEOTHERMAL
GEOTHERMAL BRINES
CRYSTALLIZER/CLARIFIER PROCESS
SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION
SILICA-SCALING
CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS