Project Development Desert Peak 9 MW Power Plant
- Key words
- Power Generation; Production; Economics; USA; Nevada; Churchill; Desert Peak; Cooling Towers; Air Cooling; Two Phase; Separators; Power Plant Design; Power Plant Cycle; Binary; Hybrid Systems; Process Control; Efficiency; Estimates; Rotary Separator Turbi
- Location
- Desert Peak, Nevada
- Conference
- Geothermal Resources Council Transactions
- Year
- 1984
- Session
- Power plant design and operation; Hybrid power generation; T
- Language
- English
Abstract
In late 1982 Phillips Petroleum Company began preliminary design of a power plant for Desert Peak in Churchill County, Nevada. Like all geothermal resources and projects Desert Peak is unique and required careful consideration of existing process schemes and design technologies. This paper is limited to discussing the evolution of surface facilities design and will not attempt to review geological aspects of the resource. Although specific conclusion may not be applicable to other projects, process and design considerations discussed in this paper should be reviewed to ensure maximum conversion efficient for any new facility.
Copyright 1984, Geothermal Resources Council. Readers who download papers from this site should honour the copyright of the original authors, and may not copy or distribute the work further without the permission of the original publisher.