THE ALTERNATIVE ENERGY BLOG



Not only will atomic power be released, but someday we will harness the rise and fall of the tides and imprison the rays of the sun. Thomas A. Edison
FUEL CELL, GEO-THERMAL, HYDRO-ELECTRIC, SOLAR, WIND... OUR PROSPERITY AND INDEPENDENCE DEPEND UPON OUR ABILITY AND WILLINGNESS TO REPLACE FOSSIL FUELS WITH CLEAN, RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY.



Thursday, July 22, 2010

New Geothermal Technology Could Tap 120,000MW of Energy


New to me... this article first ran in 2008:

On August 22nd, Raser Technologies and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson broke ground on New Mexico’s first geothermal power plant. Situated at Lightning Dock near Animas, the new plant will incorporate an innovative binary liquid technology that allows it to make use of the site’s low levels of geothermal energy. If more of these modular plants are built then they could be mobilized to take advantage of over 120,000 MW of untapped low-temp geothermal energy across the US.
The project will be one of the first geothermal plants in the nation to incorporate the new breed of low-temperature technology featured in Raser’s proprietary modular power plants. Each individual generation unit is manufactured off-site, delivered to the location, and rapidly installed to create, in essence, a geothermal farm with multiple 450 kW units. Raser Technologies anticipates the first 10 MW of power generation will be online by early next year (2009). Phase II of the project will add another 15 MW of power, for a total of 25 MW, which is enough to power nearly fifteen thousand homes.

Thank you to current.com and Bridgette Steffen who wrote the piece. The original posting may be found at http://current.com/news/politics/89248024_new-geothermal-technology-could-tap-120-000mw-of-energy.htm.

1 comment:

  1. Raser Technologies and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson broke ground on New Mexico’s first geothermal power plant. Situated at Lightning Dock near Animas, the new plant will incorporate an innovative binary liquid technology that allows it to make use of the site’s low levels of geothermal energy. flow center

    ReplyDelete