The Las Tres Vírgenes (LTV) geothermal reservoir is a liquid-dominated resource located in the Baja California Peninsula (NW-Mexico) with a currently installed power capacity of 10 MWe. The sustainability of future electricity production at the LTV geothermal field raises concerns about the origin and hydraulic dynamics of exploited geothermal fluids. As part of the present study, water samples...

This paper focuses on the optimization of a Solar-Enhanced Natural-Draft Dry-Cooling Tower (SENDDCT), originally designed by the Queensland Geothermal Energy Centre of Excellence (QGECE), as the air-cooled condenser of a geothermal power plant. The conventional method of heat transfer augmentation through fin-assisted area extension is compared with a metal foam-wrapped tube bundle. Both lead t...

The Energy Policy Act of 1992 embraces and implements many of the actions recommended by the President in the National Energy Strategy. .Independent geothermal power producers may be direct beneficiaries of 1) further deregulation of IPPs through their exemption from the provisions of the Public Utility Holding Company Act and 2) potentially freer access to utility-owned transmission facilities...

Binary geothermal power plants (GPPs) are mostly encountered in fields with medium and low temperatures. The design operation of dual binary GPPs can be difficult due to the fluid properties. This affects their performance feasibility. Thermoeconomics essential elements for GPPs. In this study, advanced exergoeconomic analysis is applied a true GPP (as case study) further evaluate it from econo...

Based on global statistical data the current status of deep geothermal resource utilization for electricity generation is presented. Particular attention is paid to growth rates. The rates are compared with those of other renewable energies (biomass, hydro, solar photovoltaic (PV), wind). Whereas wind and solar PV exhibit annual growth rates of 25%–30% since 2004, geothermal growth is only abou...

Ground deformation contains important information that can be exploited to look into the dynamics of a geothermal system. In recent years, InSAR has manifested its strong power in the monitoring of ground deformation. In this paper, a multi-temporal InSAR algorithm, WLS InSAR, is employed to monitor and characterize the Yangbajing geothermal field in Tibet, China, using 51 ENVISAT/ASAR images a...