| Title | Mighty River Powers Resource and Development Strategy at Kawerau Geothermal Field, New Zealand |
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| Authors | Karl Spinks, Tom Powell, Christine Siega, and Candice Bardsley |
| Year | 2010 |
| Conference | World Geothermal Congress |
| Keywords | Kawerau, Mighty River Power, New Zealand |
| Abstract | The Kawerau power station was commissioned beginning in June 2008. The dual-flash plant is fed by six 2000m deep production wells in a 300°C reservoir and disposes spent brine and condensate into four 2500m deep injection wells. The development of the Kawerau geothermal field and design of the new 106 MW(Net) power station incorporated many innovations reflecting a strategy of best practices in many areas of sustainable development and energy efficiency, from sustainable geothermal reservoir management, steamfield design, distributed generation configuration, engineering design and construction, to environmental management and community participation. |