Recent Experiences in Geothermal Power Plants Developed in Japan
- Key words
- modular-50, Sumikawa, Yamagawa, no scale nozzle, dry and wet type C/T
- Location
- Sumikawa, Japan; Yamagawa, Japan
- Conference
- World Geothermal Congress
- Year
- 1995
- Session
- SECTION 9 - Power Generation
- Language
- English
- Paper number
- 3-saito
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Abstract
Though Japan is a volcanic country, the geothermal power plants constructed by the end of 1980 were only 9 units with a total capacity of 215 MW. Then geothermal development was accelerated by "Sunshine Project" policy of the Japanese government and another 7 geothermal power plants will be completed by 1997, increasing the geothermal power generating capacity of Japan twofold. For six of these plants, modular type turbine was adopted which can be constructed in a short time and which is superior in economics. The largest capacity modular turbine in the world, of which capacity range is 50 to 70 MW, was recently developed and will start operation in Sumikawa in March 1995.
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