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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Geothermal power plants"”.
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Feasibility of the application of the CarbFix method to geothermal power plants globally
Although geothermal energy is considered to be renewable energy, it still emits some amount of polluting gases to the atmosphere. CarbFix is a method where carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide are injected into the subsurface, where it has the potential of mineralizing within two years. CarbFix has …
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Nanoengineered surfaces for improvements in energy systems : application to concentrated solar and geothermal power plants
… the efficiency of a concentrated solar tower power system by increasing the energy retained by the receiver surface, and for reducing the fouling on geothermal heat exchangers. The samples tested for the solar receiver application were Inconel 617, Inconel 617 with a 150 nm layer of platinum, …
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Performance of Deep Geothermal Energy Systems
Geothermal energy is an important source of clean and renewable energy. This project deals with the study of deep geothermal power plants for the generation of electricity. The design involves the extraction of heat from the Earth and its conversion into electricity. This is performed by allowing …
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Avoided Water Cost of Electricity Generation for Solar PV and Wind Technologies in Southern California
… relative to coal, natural gas, nuclear, geothermal, concentrated solar thermal, and biomass. Water consumption is estimated for energy production (fuel extraction and preparation) and electricity generation (power plant operation) using the best available information from published …
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Estudio de prefactibilidad para la instalación de una planta generadora de energía geotérmica
… for electricity. This research work supports geothermal energy as a key technology to achieve a reliable energy transition in Peru. The pre-feasibility study for the installation of a geothermal power plant located in the northern part of the department of Tacna allows us to evaluate the …
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Thermoeconomic analysis and optimization of geothermal power cycle utilizing aqueous potassium carbonate for scrubbing superheated steam
… analysis was performed for a proposed geothermal power plant cycle utilizing aqueous potassium carbonate as a means of scrubbing the geothermal steam. This method of scrubbing is capable of preventing the loss of superheat while removing impurities from the steam. The main impurities of …