World's First Integrated Geothermal and Biomass Plant Goes Online
August 5, 2015http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2015/08/world-s-first-integrated-geothermal-and-biomass-plant-goes-online.html
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Enel Green Power has announced the completion of a five-megawatt (MW) biomass plant in Italy that integrates biomass with geothermal steam generation.
The new biomass plant will use locally sourced virgin forest organic matter and a "super-heater" boiler to increase steam temperatures at the nearby 13-MW Cornia 2 geothermal plant. Geothermal steam temperatures entering the Cornia 2 plant will be raised from 300 °F to over 700 °F, resulting in an increase in the geothermal plant's net electricity generation capacity.
It is projected that integration of the biomass plant will boost the overall Cornia 2 geothermal plant output by some 30 gigawatt hours per year and will also mitigate the emission of CO2 annually. This innovative technological approach will result in minimal local environmental impact and secure "total renewability" within the resources used and the cycle of energy generation.
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