A SOURCEBOOK ON THE PRODUCTION OF ELECTRICITY FROM GEOTHERMAL ENERGY Chapter 10 (Draft) Geothermal Power Plants Around the World

摘要

This report constitutes a consolidation and a condensation of seve¬ral individual topical reports dealing with the geothermal electric power sta¬tions around the world [DiPippo, 1978a-e].nAn introduction is given to various types of energy conversion sys¬tems for use with geothermal resources. Power plant performance and operating factors are defined and discussed.nExisting geothermal plants in the following countries are covered: China, El Salvador, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, the Philippines, Turkey, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and the United States. In each case, the geological setting is outlined, the geothermal fluid charac¬teristics are given, the gathering system, energy conversion system, and fluid disposal method are described, and the environmental impact is discussed. In some cases the economics of power generation are also presented.nPlans for future usage of geothermal energy are described for the above-mentioned countries and the following additional ones: the Azores (Portugal), Chile, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Kenya, Nicaragua, and Panama.