Technical Considerations for Geothermal Power Plant Designs
- Key words
- Plant design, engineering, project development, risk mitigation.
- Conference
- World Geothermal Congress
- Year
- 2010
- Session
- 26. Power Generation
- Language
- English
- Paper number
- 2618
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Abstract
Geothermal power plant designs are unique when compared to conventional power plants, and design features among them can differ significantly. Key technical considerations for proper plant design include reservoir conditions (production/injection characteristics, enthalpy, chemistry, and noncondensible gasses), plant siting (topography, access, geotechnical characteristics, and transmission) and environmental conditions (meteorological data and plant emissions).
This paper summarizes characteristics that must be understood with respect to each of these to correctly establish preliminary plant design and properly address project technical feasibility, thereby mitigating engineering/construction risks before project development commitments are made.
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