Geothermal Power Plants
Geothermal power plants generate electricity using steam heated from bedrock deep beneath the surface. Hot Rock and hydrothermal power plants have been established to demonstate the viability of geothermal energy but new technologies are being proposed and tested to increase capacity and profitability of this promising renewable energy resource. Our Guide to Geothermal Power Plants explains the technologies in use and and being developed with clear explanations, animated illustrations and video.
Guide to Geothermal Power Plants
Geothermal Power Plants
An overview of geothermal power plants showing how it works with an animated illustration. Equipment components, advantages and the four types of geothermal power plants are explained... Read More
Geothermal Flash Steam Power Plants
Follow our animation to see the workings of a geothermal flash steam power plant. High temperature water is piped from deep underground where it is ‘flashed’ in a chamber to produce steam under pressure which is then expanded in a turbine... Read More
Geothermal Dry Steam Power Plants
Dry steam power plants pipe steam directly from underground wells to the power plant, where it is directed into a turbine/generator unit. Follow our animated illustration to see how dry steam power plants work... Read More
Geothermal Binary Cycle Power Plants
Binary cycle power plants operate with water that isn't hot enough to make steam on its own. The hot water is used to transfer heat to working fluid with a low boiling point. The working fluid is vaporized in a heat... Read More
Enhanced Geothermal Power Plants
Watch our animation to see how an Enhanced geothermal system (EGS) works. EGS expands the potential for extracting geothermal heat by injecting water into hot bedrock to encourage fractures that can circulate... Read More