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Gold/Mining/Energy : Big Dog's Boom Boom Room
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To: carl a. mehr who wrote (96361)2/4/2008 7:46:13 AM
From: ChanceIs  Read Replies (2) of 206334
 
>>>I haven't seen a working thermal power plant yet. Has anybody?<<<

Calpine has a number of working geothermal power plants in its portfolio. They have been operating for a least 10 years (I suspect 25+.) I admit I have never seen one. ;-)

Geothermal Power

Calpine operates 19 geothermal power plants at The Geysers region of Northern California, generating up to 750 megawatts of renewable "green" power or nearly 40 percent of the geothermal energy in the United States, making Calpine the largest producer of geothermal energy in North America. Geothermal power plants take advantage of a natural, clean energy source - steam from the earth's interior - to produce electricity. Because these plants do not burn fossil fuel, they have an inherent environmental advantage. Presently, this electric-generating technology is practical in only a few parts of the world, but innovative technologies, many of which Calpine has pioneered, such as reclaimed water recharge projects, are expanding and extending this valuable natural resource.



At The Geysers, Calpine captures steam in the geothermal reservoir and pipes it to generating units. The steam spins a turbine that drives a generator to produce much-needed electricity for the California power market.

To learn more about Calpine’s geothermal assets, please visit: www.geysers.com
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