Geothermal Power Plants Of The Soviet Union A Technical Survey Of Existing And Planned Installations

Some of the geothermal areas in the Soviet Union which may support electric generating stations are described. The plants at Pauzhetka (single-flash steam), at Paratunka (Freon binary), and at Bolshoye-Bannoye (multi-flash steam) are described in technical detail. The reference list contains some of the most recent sources of information on geothermal power plant developments in the Soviet Union.

The development of geothermal energy as a source of electric power in the United States is reviewed. A thorough description is given of The Geysers geothermal power project in northern California. The recent efforts to exploit the hot-water resources of the Mexicali-Imperial Rift Valley are described. Details are given concerning the geology of the several sites now being used and for those at which power plants will soon be built. Attention is paid to the technical particulars of all existing plants, including wells, gathering systems, energy conversion devices, materials, environmental impacts, economics and operating characteristics. Specifically, plants which either exist or are planned for the following locations are covered: The Geysers, CA; East Mesa, CA; Heber, CA; Roosevelt Hot Springs, UT; Valles Caldera, NM; Salton Sea, CA; Westmorland, CA; Brawley, CA; Desert Peak, NV; and Raft River, ID. The growth of installed geothermal electric generating capacity is traced from the beginning in 1960 and is projected to 1984.

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