Abstract
When power production at The Geysers geothermal power complex began to falter, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) stepped in, developing advanced condensing technology that dramatically boosted production efficiency - and making a major contribution to the effective use of geothermal power. NREL developed advanced direct-contact condenser (ADCC) technology to condense spent steammore effectively, improving power production efficiency in Unit 11 by 5%.
| Original language | American English |
|---|---|
| Number of pages | 2 |
| State | Published - 2010 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/FS-6A42-49152
Keywords
- ADCC
- advanced direct-contact condenser
- Alstrom Energy Systems
- back pressure
- capacity
- Ecolaire
- efficiency
- efficiency
- emission abatement
- geothermal condenser
- geothermal power
- geysers
- hydrogen sulfide
- noncondensible gases
- Pacific Gas and Electric
- PG&E
- SPX heat transfer
- structured packing
