| Title | Use of Small, Sub 1 MW Organic Rankine Cycle Power Systems and Low Temperature Resources |
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| Authors | Nordquist, Josh |
| Year | 2009 |
| Conference | Geothermal Resources Council Transactions |
| Keywords | Organic Rankine Cycle; Geothermal Power Plants; Small Geothermal Units; Modular Design; Rural Geothermal; Low Temperature Resource; Co-Produced Water; Ormat Technologies; Raser Technologies; Chena Hot Springs |
| Abstract | Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) power systems have been in significant use in the last few decades, primarily for utility-scale medium to high temperature (typically above 300°F) geothermal power plants, as well as for utility-scale multi-MW Recovered Energy Generation (REG) applications. However, ORC technology can also be technically and economically applied for lower scale sub-MW applications. This paper will focus on two such applications: low temperature geothermal power plants for rural applications and geothermal power plants utilizing hot water coproduced from oil and gas wells. |