Small-Scale Geothermal Power Plant Field Verification Projects: Preprint
In the spring of 2000, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory issued a Request for Proposal for the construction of small-scale (300 kilowatt [kW] to 1 megawatt [MW]) geothermal power plants in the western United States. Five projects were selected for funding. Of these five, subcontracts have been completed for three, and preliminary design work is being conducted. The three projects currently under contract represent a variety of concepts and locations: a 1-MW evaporatively enhanced, air-cooled binary-cycle plant in Nevada; a 1-MW water-cooled Kalina-cycle plant in New Mexico; and a 750-kW low-temperature flash plant in Utah. All three also incorporate direct heating: onion dehydration, heating for a fish hatchery, and greenhouse heating, respectively. These projects are expected to begin operation between April 2002 and September 2003. In each case, detailed data on performance and costs will be taken over a 3-year period.
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; USDOE Office of Geothermal Technologies (EE-12) (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-99GO10337
- OSTI ID:
- 783442
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/CP-550-30275; TRN: AH200128%%309
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: GRC 2001 Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA (US), 08/26/2001--08/29/2001; Other Information: PBD: 3 Jul 2001
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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