Utah’s First Geothermal Plant in Over 20 Years Completed
Raser Technologies announced this week that it has completed construction of a plant on top of one of the United States’ largest geothermal hotbeds to be discovered in over 25 years—so large that Raser believes it could power one third of all homes in Utah.
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The plant, which is also the first to be completed in Utah in over 20 years, was constructed in only six months time using proprietary technology developed by Raser. Most geothermal plants take five to seven years to complete.
Raser’s 10 MW plant will utilize a new low temperature technology invented by UTC Power. The technology generates electrical power with zero greenhouse gas emissions.
Over the next few months, Raser will complete the commissioning process for the plant. The company hopes that it will be fully functional before 2009. Now that Raser has proven that speedy construction of geothermal plants is possible, expect to see more sites popping up quickly in the future.
Photo Credit: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
This is great news.
My father owns a hot springs in southern Utah, and Raser also approached him about the possibility of creating a geothermal plant on his property.
This is amazing!
From listening to the Google CEO in Washington this week, I was glad to hear this is the technology he was leaning on “Barry” Obama to get behind. This is a huge step forward. Just keep praying for higher crude oil prices.
This is the sort of niche play that will, collectively, serve to change the dynamics of generating energy. It’s not about the total solution, it’s about the point solution.
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