New geothermal power plants in Azores and Kenya

Conference · Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981 · Trans. - Geotherm. Resour. Counc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6741433

Tahara, M

Two geothermal power plants were recently completed. One is 3 MW unit in Azores and another is 15 MW unit in Kenya. Both plants have very simple construction. For Azores, a packaged portable turbine generator is adopted to save the cost and installation term. 15 MW Olkaria plant which is adopted single flash cycle has produced first electricity by the geothermal energy in Africa. This turbine generator has been installed on a steel foundation. Special site conditions have been taken into consideration and both plants are successfully running with certification of the suitable design concept.

• Research Organization: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Nagasaki, Japan
• OSTI ID: 6741433
• Report Number(s): CONF-811015-
• Journal Information: Trans. - Geotherm. Resour. Counc.; (United States), Vol. 5; Conference: Geothermal Resources Council annual meeting, Houston, TX, USA, 25 Oct 1981
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
AZORES ISLANDS
GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS
KENYA
DESIGN
OPERATION
POWER GENERATION
POWER RANGE 10-100 MW
STEAM TURBINES
AFRICA
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
EUROPE
ISLANDS
MACHINERY
PORTUGAL
POWER PLANTS
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
TURBINES
TURBOMACHINERY
WESTERN EUROPE
150801* - Geothermal Power Plants- Design & Operation