Geothermal Power Growing in Nevada (KTVN)
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| Galena 1 & 3, Steamboat Complex (Courtesy Ormat) |
Geothermal energy is a growing type of clean energy, and nowhere is that more true than in Nevada. Ormat Technologies has built a geothermal plant every year since 2005. Most of those are in the Silver State. Ormat's
Steamboat facility may look like a large mess of pipes and gauges, but it produces enough geothermal energy to power the entire residential load of Reno.
The Steamboat Complex is a binary plant that takes hot water from deep underground, to produce power.
"We convert the heat that's in the fluid to electrical energy," Bob Sullivan, Senior Vice President of
Ormat Technologies said. "Then we put all the fluids back into the ground where it gets reheated. So, it's a sustainable cycle."
Along with electricity, these facilities create economic development, putting hundreds of people to work, drilling wells and building the plants. About 500 people have permanent jobs with Ormat, in the United States. Another 500 people work for the company around the world.
"It's a job engine," Sullivan said. "It takes a lot of maintenance. It takes a lot of people. It takes a lot of workers, a lot of subcontractors to keep one of these facilities running."
The U.S. Geothermal Energy Association (GEA)'s National Geothermal Summit is being held at the Grand Sierra Reno from tomorrow August 5th through Wednesday August 7th. The Geothermal Resources Council is exhibiting at booth#26.
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