Solar-Driven Steam Topping Cycle for a Binary Geothermal Power Plant
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- POWER Engineers, Inc., Knoxville, TN (United States)
- KitzWorks LLC, Boise, ID (United States)
Solar-thermal hybridization is a way to boost power generation of geothermal power plants, especially when the geothermal resource cannot supply the design flow or temperature. A new process using a high-pressure steam topping turbine can almost double the conversion rate of solar energy to power compared to the common practice of solar brine heating, and thus improve economic viability.
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Geothermal Technologies Office
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308
- OSTI ID:
- 1484347
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/TP-5500-71793
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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