Title :
A developer´s perspective: eighteen years of field experience with innovative geothermal power plants
Author :
Bronicki, Lucien Y. ; Schochet, Daniel N.
Author_Institution :
Ormat Technol. Inc., Sparks, NV, USA
Abstract :
This presentation describes the technology and field experience with various geothermal binary and combined steam/binary plants for both water and steam dominated resources having low, moderate or high enthalpy. This presentation focuses on ORMAT´s perspective and 18 years experience. The power conversion cycles of successful operating plants in the USA, Iceland, the Philippines and the Azores are reviewed, as well as the re-powering of existing steam plants for increased efficiency and reduction of environmental impact.
Keywords :
geothermal power; geothermal power stations; maintenance engineering; steam; steam power stations; Azores; Iceland; ORMAT; Philippines; USA; combined steam/binary plants; efficiency improvement; environmental impact reduction; field experience; geothermal binary plants; geothermal power plants; geothermal resources; power conversion cycles; steam plants repowering; technology; Availability; Boilers; Cooling; Geothermal power generation; Heat engines; Marketing management; Performance gain; Performance loss; Pumps; Turbines;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering Society Summer Meeting, 2002 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7518-1
DOI :
10.1109/PESS.2002.1043162
