Recent Developments in the New Zealand Geothermal Industry
Titel:
Recent Developments in the New Zealand Geothermal Industry
Auteur:
Hunt, Trevor M.
Verschenen in:
Energy sources. Part A, Recovery utilization and environmental effects
Paginering:
Jaargang 20 (1998) nr. 8 pagina's 777-786
Jaar:
1998-10-01
Inhoud:
In New Zealand, geothermal energy is used mainly for the generation of electricity. Recently, major changes have occurred within the geothermal sector as a result of deregulation of the electricity generation and supply industry. A new power station, McLachlan (55 MW installed capacity) on the Wairakei field has been built and commissioned; this station operates on a load following basis. Construction of another new station, at Rotokawa field, has been completed; construction of a further station, at Mokai field, will begin soon. Many private companies and local suppliers are now applying for environmental permits for small scale (<100 MW) developments. It is predicted that geothermal energy will, in the future, provide an increasing proportion of electricity generation, rising from the present 6% to about 11% by the year 2020.
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