Energy conversion/power plant cost-cutting

Conference · Tue Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:450642

Nichols, K

This presentation by Kenneth Nichols, Barber-Nichols, Inc., is about cost-cutting in the energy conversion phase and power plant phase of geothermal energy production. Mr. Nichols discusses several ways in which improvements could be made, including: use of more efficient compressors and other equipment as they become available, anticipating reservoir resource decline and planning for it, running smaller binary systems independent of human operators, and designing plants so that they are relatively maintenance-free.

• Research Organization: USDOE Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Geothermal Technologies
• OSTI ID: 450642
• Report Number(s): DOE/EE-0106; CONF-9604116-; ON: DE96015206; TRN: 97:000962-0034
• Resource Relation: Conference: 14. DOE/Industry geothermal program review on keeping geothermal energy competitive in foreign and domestic markets, Berkeley, CA (United States), 8-11 Apr 1996; Other Information: PBD: [1996]; Related Information: Is Part Of Geothermal program review XIV: Keeping geothermal energy competitive in foreign and domestic markets: Proceedings; PB: 326 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
GEOTHERMAL INDUSTRY
ECONOMICS
FORECASTING
GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS
MANAGEMENT
OPERATION
ENERGY CONVERSION
CAPITALIZED COST
Geothermal Legacy