| Title | Project LOW-BIN ?Efficient Low Temperature Geothermal Binary Power |
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| Authors | Costas Karytsas, Evgenia Kontoleontos, Dimitrios Mendrinos |
| Year | 2007 |
| Conference | European Geothermal Conference |
| Keywords | ORC, binary, power, cogeneration |
| Abstract | The aim of the LOW-BIN project, ?Efficient Low Temperature Geothermal Binary Power?, is to improve cost-effectiveness, competitiveness and market penetration of geothermal electricity generation schemes, target both hydrothermal resources for immediate market penetration and future enhanced geothermal systems. The main objective, after studying and recommending optimal Rankine cycles, is to develop and demonstrate two geothermal binary power machines. The first one should be able to generate electricity from low temperature geothermal resources, with profitable operation down to 65?C. The second one should be able to cogenerate both heat and power by heat recovery from the cooling water circuit, corresponding to geothermal fluids of 120-150?C and cooling water supplying a district heating system at 60/80?C. |