Power - Geothermal power - 60,000 kW
Template assignment
Base case
The worked-out solution is the data file selected from within the RETScreen Project Database. The user automatically downloads the Project Database file while downloading the RETScreen software.
Template assignment
Base case
- Central grid connection
- Project located in Iceland (nearest weather data is Reykjavik)
- Flash geothermal power project
- 400,000 kg/h of saturated steam at 770 kPa available
- Availability is 97%
- Steam temperature is 180°C
- 8 kPa backpressure condensing operation
- 77% turbine efficiency
- Minimum capacity is 40.0%
- Installed initial costs of $3,000/kW
- Operating and maintenance costs of $0.02/kWh
- Electricity price sold to grid at $0.06/kWh
The worked-out solution is the data file selected from within the RETScreen Project Database. The user automatically downloads the Project Database file while downloading the RETScreen software.
