Herber Binary Project recent development

Conference · Sun Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982 · Proc., Intersoc. Energy Convers. Eng. Conf.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5284316

Lacy, R G

In 1975, EPRI commissioned The Ben Holt Company and Procon, Inc., to perform a study (EPRI Research Project 580) on the feasibility of constructing and operating a geothermal demonstration power plant utilizing low-salinity, liquid-dominated hydrothermal resources. The study originally considered 16 reservoirs in the Western United States, but narrowed the choice for detailed analyses to three potential sites. The study concluded that the Heber geothermal reservoir in Southern California's Imperial Valley was the best location for the demonstration plant, that the binary cycle would produce power at a lower cost than the two other thermodynamic cycles evaluated for that site, and that a demonstration plant producing approximately 50 Mw should be constructed to demonstrate the commercial potential of power produced from liquid dominated geothermal resources in the United States. The Heber Binary Project is based on the result of the feasibility study. The objectives of the Project are to demonstrate the potential of moderate-temperature geothermal energy to produce economic electric power with binary cycle conversion technology; to allow the scaling-up and evaluation of the performance of binary cycle hardware; to determine schedule, cost and equipment performance, reservoir performance, and the environmental acceptability of such plants; and to resolve uncertainties associated with the reservoir performance, plant operation, and economics. The Project will be the first large-scale power generating facility utilizing the binary conversion process. It is expected that information resulting from this demonstration plant will be applicable to a wide range of moderate-temperature, low-salinity hydrothermal reservoirs.

• Research Organization: San Diego Gas and Electric Company, San Diego, CA
• OSTI ID: 5284316
• Report Number(s): CONF-820814-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Proc., Intersoc. Energy Convers. Eng. Conf.; (United States) Journal Volume: 2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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