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Energy from the Earth, for the Earth
Geothermal Power Plants
Flash Steam Power Plant
Dry Steam Power Plant
The plant converts high-pressure geothermal fluid into vapor, which drives a turbine to generate electricity.
Underground steam flows directly to a turbine, driving a generator that produces electricity.
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Binary Cycle Power Plant
Uses 2 types of fluids. Hot fluid from underground heats a second fluid called a heat transfer fluid, in a giant heat exchanger. The heat transfer fluid has a much lower boiling point than the first fluid, and so it “flashes” into vapor at a lower temperature. When the heat transfer fluid flashes, it spins a turbine that drives a generator.
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