PG&E`s Geysers` Power Plant improvements - past, present, and future
Geothermal power plant retrofits can improve plant efficiency, reduce operations and maintenance costs, as well as increase plant availability. All geothermal power producers must find new ways to become more competitive as the electric power industry becomes deregulated. To survive and thrive in the competitive power generation market, geothermal plant operators must continually look for economic power plant upgrades that reduce the cost of production and improve availability. This paper describes past and present power plant retrofits as well as shows how further research can help future plant improvements. Past power plant retrofits at Pacific Gas and Electric Company`s Geysers Power Plants include innovative H{sub 2}S burners that reduced chemical costs and a turbine jack-shaft that improved unit efficiency. Other important retrofits that dramatically reduced turbine forced outage and repair costs were turbine blade and nozzle changes, turbine weld repairs, and steam desuperheating.
- Research Organization:
- PG&E Geysers`
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 450631
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/EE-0106; CONF-9604116-25; ON: DE96015206; TRN: 97:000962-0022
- 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
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