Wairakei 40 Plus Years of Generation
- Key words
- Wairakei, geothermal, generation
- Location
- Wairakei, New Zealand; Taupo Volcanic Zone
- Conference
- World Geothermal Congress
- Year
- 2000
- Session
- Power Generation
- Language
- English
- Paper number
- R0905
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Abstract
This paper reviews the remarkable milestone of over 40 years of electricity generation from the Wairakei Geothermal Field. The paper reviews the context, the development and the changes that have occurred at the Wairakei Geothermal Power Station since commissioning in 1958.
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