2010 Jun 21: ALGIERS (Reuters) - Europe will import its first solar-generated electricity from North Africa within the next five years, European Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said in an interview on Sunday. The European Union is backing projects to turn the plentiful sunlight in the Sahara desert into electricity for power-hungry Europe, a scheme it hopes will help meet its target of deriving 20 percent of its energy from renewable sources in 2020.
"I think some models starting in the next 5 years will bring some hundreds of megawatts to the European market," Oettinger told Reuters after a meeting with energy ministers from Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.
He said those initial volumes would come from small pilot projects, but the amount of electricity would go up into the thousands of megawatts as projects including the 400 billion euro Desertec solar scheme come on stream.
"Desertec as a whole is a vision for the next 20 to 40 years with investment of hundreds of billions of euros," said Oettinger. "To integrate a bigger percentage of renewables, solar and wind, needs time."
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May 7, 2010
Hydrogen facts
Liquid hydrogen has long been used as a fuel in rockets, and now it powers some automobiles. Though hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, it doesn't occur naturally in liquid form. To make liquid hydrogen, you need to get gaseous hydrogen and get it extremely cold.
Gas
Production of liquid hydrogen starts with pure hydrogen gas. But pure hydrogen is extremely rare on Earth; nearly all the planet's hydrogen is locked in compounds with other atoms.
Extraction
Hydrogen gas can be obtained by extracting it from natural gas through a process called steam methane reforming, or by splitting water into its components--hydrogen and oxygen--through electrolysis.
Cooling
Once hydrogen gas has been isolated, it's pressurized and super-cooled to a temperature a little colder than minus-423 degrees F, which is hydrogen's boiling point. At that temperature, the gas condenses into a liquid.
Appearance
Liquid hydrogen is colorless, odorless, tasteless and non-corrosive. However, it's also extremely flammable; when liquid hydrogen is mixed with air, the slightest spark can trigger an explosion.
Fun Fact
Hydrogen's freezing point is about minus-434 degrees, not much colder than its boiling point. Chill hydrogen to that point, and it becomes a metallic solid.
Source:
Universal Industrial Gases: Hydrogen Properties
Air Products via Harvard University: Liquid Hydrogen
Stanford University: Hydrogen
NASA: Solid Hydrogen Particles
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Gas
Production of liquid hydrogen starts with pure hydrogen gas. But pure hydrogen is extremely rare on Earth; nearly all the planet's hydrogen is locked in compounds with other atoms.
Extraction
Hydrogen gas can be obtained by extracting it from natural gas through a process called steam methane reforming, or by splitting water into its components--hydrogen and oxygen--through electrolysis.
Cooling
Once hydrogen gas has been isolated, it's pressurized and super-cooled to a temperature a little colder than minus-423 degrees F, which is hydrogen's boiling point. At that temperature, the gas condenses into a liquid.
Appearance
Liquid hydrogen is colorless, odorless, tasteless and non-corrosive. However, it's also extremely flammable; when liquid hydrogen is mixed with air, the slightest spark can trigger an explosion.
Fun Fact
Hydrogen's freezing point is about minus-434 degrees, not much colder than its boiling point. Chill hydrogen to that point, and it becomes a metallic solid.
Source:
Universal Industrial Gases: Hydrogen Properties
Air Products via Harvard University: Liquid Hydrogen
Stanford University: Hydrogen
NASA: Solid Hydrogen Particles
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Mar 20, 2010
Universities Add Wind Power
2010 Jan 18
Two universities — Southwestern University and the University of Maryland — are planning to get their electricity from wind power, while Texas Tech University has it sights set on a research wind farm in partnership with the National Nuclear Security Administration, and the University of Maine plans on designing and testing components for deep water offshore wind turbines.
Southwestern University will meet all of its electricity needs over the next 18 years from two wind farms, thanks to an agreement with the city of Georgetown, Texas. The wind power will be provided through AEP Energy Partners, a subsidiary of American Electric Power, reports North American Wind Power.
These two wind farms, comprised of 151 wind turbines, each can generate between 0.7 and 2.3 megawatts (MW) of electricity, reports North American Wind Power. The initial contract is for five years and is renewable through 2028, according to the article.
The University of Maryland plans to use the generated electricity from a long-planned $131-million wind farm project in West Virginia, reports the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Wind power developer, US Wind Force, has received site approval from state regulators and is ready to start construction on its first wind farm development as soon as a purchase agreement is signed with the university, according to the article.
US Wind Force began working on the Pinnacle project in mid-2002, and is expected to generate as much as 55 million watts of electricity, according to the newspaper.
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Two universities — Southwestern University and the University of Maryland — are planning to get their electricity from wind power, while Texas Tech University has it sights set on a research wind farm in partnership with the National Nuclear Security Administration, and the University of Maine plans on designing and testing components for deep water offshore wind turbines.
Southwestern University will meet all of its electricity needs over the next 18 years from two wind farms, thanks to an agreement with the city of Georgetown, Texas. The wind power will be provided through AEP Energy Partners, a subsidiary of American Electric Power, reports North American Wind Power.
These two wind farms, comprised of 151 wind turbines, each can generate between 0.7 and 2.3 megawatts (MW) of electricity, reports North American Wind Power. The initial contract is for five years and is renewable through 2028, according to the article.
The University of Maryland plans to use the generated electricity from a long-planned $131-million wind farm project in West Virginia, reports the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Wind power developer, US Wind Force, has received site approval from state regulators and is ready to start construction on its first wind farm development as soon as a purchase agreement is signed with the university, according to the article.
US Wind Force began working on the Pinnacle project in mid-2002, and is expected to generate as much as 55 million watts of electricity, according to the newspaper.
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Mar 19, 2010
Michael McCarthy: The day offshore wind power came of age in the UK
2010 Jan 8
Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/michael-mccarthy-the-day-offshore-wind-power-came-of-age-in-the-uk-1862168.html
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Think of a big power station, a 1,000 megawatt job that can provide the electricity for a major city. Think how enormous it is, visible for miles around with its giant chimneys and cooling towers. Now think of 32 of them. Now think of 32 of them out at sea.
That’s one way of envisaging the real significance of the new programme to build offshore windfarms around the coasts of Britain, announced today by the Government.
Offshore wind has hitherto seemed like a novelty, almost a curiosity, with a few turbines here and a few turbines there, their spinning white blades spottable on the horizon from the odd seaside promenade.
This announcement envisages 6,000 of them, and maybe more, bigger than ever and sprouting from the water in gigantic windfarms in the North Sea, the Channel and the Irish Sea - generating a total of 32 gigawatts of capacity (a gigawatt is 1,000 megawatts).
Overnight it changes offshore wind from a novelty to a serious part of Britain’s energy generation, ultimately up there with coal and gas; you might say today was the day offshore wind power came of age in the UK.
The driving force behind it is Britain’s commitment to meet the EU target of generating 20 per cent of the community’s energy from renewable sources by 2020. Britain’s own share of that is 15 per cent renewable energy; and that in turn means between 30 and 40 per cent renewable electricity; at present we generate about five per cent. The gap to be bridged in ten years is therefore colossal; hence the colossal size of the offshore programme.
It has many other attractive possibilities, recognized yesterday by environmentalists. “It’s the best chance we’ve got of securing energy security, while creating thousands of jobs and giving us a position as a world leader in the green economy,” said Jim Footner, of Greenpeace.
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Mar 18, 2010
Report Outlines New Vision For Solar Power
2010 Mar 9
A new report from Environment Minnesota outlines a vision for 10 percent of the United States' total energy to be generated by solar power by 2030.
The report describes how solar energy can repower America's homes, businesses and industries through a wide variety of solar technologies and tools.
From laundromats to universities and homes to cars, solar energy has the ability to enhance energy security and reduce pollution, according to the report.
The report outlines a few examples of how solar energy is already being used to reduce business' costs and pollution. Included in the examples are Walmart's use of skylights in some stores, which has reduced the need for electric lighting by 15 to 20 percent.
The Boston Red Sox have also adapted solar water heating to reduce dependency on natural gas for water heating for their laundry facilities.
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A new report from Environment Minnesota outlines a vision for 10 percent of the United States' total energy to be generated by solar power by 2030.
The report describes how solar energy can repower America's homes, businesses and industries through a wide variety of solar technologies and tools.
From laundromats to universities and homes to cars, solar energy has the ability to enhance energy security and reduce pollution, according to the report.
The report outlines a few examples of how solar energy is already being used to reduce business' costs and pollution. Included in the examples are Walmart's use of skylights in some stores, which has reduced the need for electric lighting by 15 to 20 percent.
The Boston Red Sox have also adapted solar water heating to reduce dependency on natural gas for water heating for their laundry facilities.
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Mar 17, 2010
Deere will examine its options with wind power operation
2010 Feb 26
A recent report from farm equipment manufacturer Deere & Company notes that it will review its wind energy business.
According to the agricultural equipment producer, the company has retained Goldman, Sachs & Co. as its advisor during the process of reviewing its wind operations. The company has engaged in wind energy projects for five years.
"Currently, Deere has 34 wind energy projects in seven states with operational capacity of 706 megawatts," a release from Deere & Co. said. "In addition, the company has numerous wind energy projects in development."
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A recent report from farm equipment manufacturer Deere & Company notes that it will review its wind energy business.
According to the agricultural equipment producer, the company has retained Goldman, Sachs & Co. as its advisor during the process of reviewing its wind operations. The company has engaged in wind energy projects for five years.
"Currently, Deere has 34 wind energy projects in seven states with operational capacity of 706 megawatts," a release from Deere & Co. said. "In addition, the company has numerous wind energy projects in development."
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Hydrogen highway inches closer
2010 Mar 7
A few days before B.C. Transit unveiled 20 gleaming new hydrogen-powered buses in Whistler, the fleet got its first fuel-up at a North Vancouver company called Hydrogen Technology and Energy Corporation, or HTEC.
But the three-year-old company doesn't yet have the plant equipment to ship hydrogen over long distances, so when the Whistler buses went back to the pump in the resort town, they refuelled with hydrogen brought in by tanker truck from Quebec.
Critics of hydrogen technology were quick to point out the contradiction of zero-emission vehicles that are reliant on transcontinental trucking. The question of how green this fleet really is nicely encapsulates the debate over how worthwhile hydrogen energy really is -- a debate HTEC thinks it will win.
By the time it gets used, hydrogen is a miracle fuel. It's odourless, non-toxic and burns with almost no emissions. Feed it into a fuel cell, and you can pry loose even more energy and get no emissions at all, save for some heat and clean water.
Since the phrase was raised in the 1970s, a "hydrogen economy" seemed to offer a productive industrial society without any of the hazards of smog, climate change and foreign interventions connected with oil production. It has always been attractive to politicians, as the cabinet minister-studded unveiling in Whistler demonstrates, as a super-clean, ultra hi-tech solution to a very tough problem. In the effort against climate change, it is certainly easier to announce funding for local research than it is to effect more systemic societal changes.
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A few days before B.C. Transit unveiled 20 gleaming new hydrogen-powered buses in Whistler, the fleet got its first fuel-up at a North Vancouver company called Hydrogen Technology and Energy Corporation, or HTEC.
But the three-year-old company doesn't yet have the plant equipment to ship hydrogen over long distances, so when the Whistler buses went back to the pump in the resort town, they refuelled with hydrogen brought in by tanker truck from Quebec.
Critics of hydrogen technology were quick to point out the contradiction of zero-emission vehicles that are reliant on transcontinental trucking. The question of how green this fleet really is nicely encapsulates the debate over how worthwhile hydrogen energy really is -- a debate HTEC thinks it will win.
By the time it gets used, hydrogen is a miracle fuel. It's odourless, non-toxic and burns with almost no emissions. Feed it into a fuel cell, and you can pry loose even more energy and get no emissions at all, save for some heat and clean water.
Since the phrase was raised in the 1970s, a "hydrogen economy" seemed to offer a productive industrial society without any of the hazards of smog, climate change and foreign interventions connected with oil production. It has always been attractive to politicians, as the cabinet minister-studded unveiling in Whistler demonstrates, as a super-clean, ultra hi-tech solution to a very tough problem. In the effort against climate change, it is certainly easier to announce funding for local research than it is to effect more systemic societal changes.
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Mar 16, 2010
San Luis Valley looking to tap geothermal power
2010 Feb 28
ALAMOSA — The mention of alternative energy in the San Luis Valley may cause most people to look skyward toward the sun that's led government and business officials to tout solar power.
But a group of state officials, business owners and the just plain curious sat down Saturday to talk about a resource beneath their feet at a geothermal workshop hosted by the Governor's Energy Office.
Geothermal energy comes from harnessing the earth's subsurface heat. And in the valley's case, direct use of that heat has come through the harvesting of hot water to heat buildings, greenhouses and, most famously, keep alligators alive in sub-zero temperatures.
Nearly 150 million acre-feet of water, much of it hot, sits beneath the valley in the confined aquifer, the deeper of the valley's two major groundwater formations.
Paul Morgan, senior geothermal geologist with the Colorado Geological Survey, said the state was gifted with a high heat flow. That characterization included the Rio Grande Rift, the geological formation that runs beneath much of its namesake river, but Morgan said there is not a lot of specific data about the resource in the area.
"We don't know a lot about most of the San Luis Basin," he said.
What is known suggests that hot water at a temperature of 200 degrees Fahrenheit can be found in most parts of the valley at about 5,000 feet below the surface.
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ALAMOSA — The mention of alternative energy in the San Luis Valley may cause most people to look skyward toward the sun that's led government and business officials to tout solar power.
But a group of state officials, business owners and the just plain curious sat down Saturday to talk about a resource beneath their feet at a geothermal workshop hosted by the Governor's Energy Office.
Geothermal energy comes from harnessing the earth's subsurface heat. And in the valley's case, direct use of that heat has come through the harvesting of hot water to heat buildings, greenhouses and, most famously, keep alligators alive in sub-zero temperatures.
Nearly 150 million acre-feet of water, much of it hot, sits beneath the valley in the confined aquifer, the deeper of the valley's two major groundwater formations.
Paul Morgan, senior geothermal geologist with the Colorado Geological Survey, said the state was gifted with a high heat flow. That characterization included the Rio Grande Rift, the geological formation that runs beneath much of its namesake river, but Morgan said there is not a lot of specific data about the resource in the area.
"We don't know a lot about most of the San Luis Basin," he said.
What is known suggests that hot water at a temperature of 200 degrees Fahrenheit can be found in most parts of the valley at about 5,000 feet below the surface.
Read more: http://chieftain.com/articles/2010/02/28/news/local/doc4b89fe9bec78e291434993.txt
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Mar 10, 2010
Japan loans Kenya $375m for geothermal power plant
2010 Feb 22
Japan has announced plans to provide Kenya with JPY29.5bn ($375m) in yen-denominated loans to build a geothermal power plant, according to reports.
The loan, to be implemented by the end of March, will aid in the country’s climate change efforts.
Of the total amount, $320m will be given directly to this project while $55m will be used for drought responses and reforestation in the country, according to the Daily Nation.
Japan Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said he will give additional assistance to other areas of the country’s effort to fight climate change and in particular will help Kenya develop a nuclear power plant.
Kenya is aiming to increase input into its grid by 800MW and is witnessing increasing interest from the private sector.
Earlier this month Ormat Technologies signed a letter of intent with Kenya Power & Lighting to expand the Olkaria III geothermal power plant by up to 52MW to a total capacity of 100MW.
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Japan has announced plans to provide Kenya with JPY29.5bn ($375m) in yen-denominated loans to build a geothermal power plant, according to reports.
The loan, to be implemented by the end of March, will aid in the country’s climate change efforts.
Of the total amount, $320m will be given directly to this project while $55m will be used for drought responses and reforestation in the country, according to the Daily Nation.
Japan Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said he will give additional assistance to other areas of the country’s effort to fight climate change and in particular will help Kenya develop a nuclear power plant.
Kenya is aiming to increase input into its grid by 800MW and is witnessing increasing interest from the private sector.
Earlier this month Ormat Technologies signed a letter of intent with Kenya Power & Lighting to expand the Olkaria III geothermal power plant by up to 52MW to a total capacity of 100MW.
Read more: http://www.newenergyworldnetwork.com/renewable-energy-news/by_region/asia/japan-loans-kenya-375m-for-geothermal-power-plant.html
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Texas is urged to help expand solar power
2010 Feb 10
Texas "has what it takes to be a national leader in solar power," including ample sunshine, but it needs to embrace more ambitious policies and adopt new financial incentives to make it happen, according to a "Lone Star Power" report issued Wednesday by Environment Texas and the Go Solar Texas Coalition.
The groups urged Gov. Rick Perry -- in a letter signed by more than 80 businesses, including 12 in Dallas-Fort Worth -- to make development of solar power a much higher priority.
The biggest criticism of solar has been its high cost compared with other energy sources. But the report contends that if Texas electric companies would "offer a variety of incentives and rebates to reduce the upfront cost," that would "help create economies of scale to make solar affordable for everyone and create a major economic engine for the state to boot."
Oncor Electric Delivery, the major electric transmission and distribution company in North Texas, has a Texas Solar Photovoltaic Program to provide financial incentives for solar installations.
The Texas Public Utility Commission is considering adopting a new target of 500 megawatts of new nonwind renewable energy by 2015, an amount roughly equal to the generating capacity of a single coal-fired power plant. But the Go Solar Texas Coalition wants the state to aim for 1,000 megawatts of solar power by 2015 and 5,000 megawatts by 2025, which would still be less than 10 percent of Texas' total generating capacity. Solar now provides less than 1 percent of Texas' power.
Four potential solar facilities -- totaling 459 megawatts -- could be established in Presidio, Pecos and Tom Green counties in West Texas, said Dottie Roark, a spokeswoman for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, operator of the power grid for most of the state.
Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/02/10/1961196/texas-is-urged-to-help-expand.html
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Texas "has what it takes to be a national leader in solar power," including ample sunshine, but it needs to embrace more ambitious policies and adopt new financial incentives to make it happen, according to a "Lone Star Power" report issued Wednesday by Environment Texas and the Go Solar Texas Coalition.
The groups urged Gov. Rick Perry -- in a letter signed by more than 80 businesses, including 12 in Dallas-Fort Worth -- to make development of solar power a much higher priority.
The biggest criticism of solar has been its high cost compared with other energy sources. But the report contends that if Texas electric companies would "offer a variety of incentives and rebates to reduce the upfront cost," that would "help create economies of scale to make solar affordable for everyone and create a major economic engine for the state to boot."
Oncor Electric Delivery, the major electric transmission and distribution company in North Texas, has a Texas Solar Photovoltaic Program to provide financial incentives for solar installations.
The Texas Public Utility Commission is considering adopting a new target of 500 megawatts of new nonwind renewable energy by 2015, an amount roughly equal to the generating capacity of a single coal-fired power plant. But the Go Solar Texas Coalition wants the state to aim for 1,000 megawatts of solar power by 2015 and 5,000 megawatts by 2025, which would still be less than 10 percent of Texas' total generating capacity. Solar now provides less than 1 percent of Texas' power.
Four potential solar facilities -- totaling 459 megawatts -- could be established in Presidio, Pecos and Tom Green counties in West Texas, said Dottie Roark, a spokeswoman for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, operator of the power grid for most of the state.
Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/02/10/1961196/texas-is-urged-to-help-expand.html
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Riyadh stakes step toward solar power
2010 Feb 12
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Saudi Arabia announced plans to expand its use of solar energy by building the kingdom's first solar-powered water desalination plant.
The program launched by the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology aims to couple green-energy technology with a stable water supply for the future of Saudi Arabia.
Turki bin Saud bin Mohammad, vice president of research at KACST, said the program will save the kingdom money while moving forward with a plan to advance solar energy projects in the country.
"The solar energy program will reduce the cost of producing desalinated water and of generating power for use in the kingdom, an oil-dependent nation, which has launched a national energy efficiency program," he said.
Read more: http://www.upi.com/Science_News/Resource-Wars/2010/02/12/Riyadh-stakes-step-toward-solar-power/UPI-87821265988097/
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Saudi Arabia announced plans to expand its use of solar energy by building the kingdom's first solar-powered water desalination plant.
The program launched by the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology aims to couple green-energy technology with a stable water supply for the future of Saudi Arabia.
Turki bin Saud bin Mohammad, vice president of research at KACST, said the program will save the kingdom money while moving forward with a plan to advance solar energy projects in the country.
"The solar energy program will reduce the cost of producing desalinated water and of generating power for use in the kingdom, an oil-dependent nation, which has launched a national energy efficiency program," he said.
Read more: http://www.upi.com/Science_News/Resource-Wars/2010/02/12/Riyadh-stakes-step-toward-solar-power/UPI-87821265988097/
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Feb 26, 2010
Sumitomo named to build new PLN geothermal power plant
2010 Feb 27
State power firm PLN has appointed Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation to construct a geothermal power plant in Lampung representing a total investment of US$156.7 million.
The Ulubelu geothermal plant located in the province’s Tenggamus regency will have two power generation units each with a capacity of 55 megawatts (MW).
“The power plant is expected to begin commercial operations by 2012,” PLN’s president director Dahlan Iskan said during a contract signing ceremony with Sumitomo on Wednesday.
The project will be financed with a loan from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). “It’s a soft loan with an interest rate of only about 0.7 percent,” Dahlan said. The loan will also cover the funding for the construction of a 150 kilowatt (kW) power grid and substations.
PLN’s director for planning and technology Nasri Sebayang said the power plant would supply power to the PLN grid in Lampung and South Sumatra.
The power plant will receive steam from the geothermal field in Ulubelu district, which is operated by PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE), a subsidiary of state oil and gas company PT Pertamina.
PGE currently has so far produced geothermal energy for the generation of 272 megawatts (MW) coming from its three geothermal fields in Kamojang in West Java, Lahendong in North Sulawesi, and Sibayak in North Sumatra. The company expects to increase its geothermal energy production to 800 MW during the next five years.
As for the Ulubelu geothermal power plant, PGE has agreed to sell the geothermal energy to PLN at 4.2 US cents per kilowatt hour (KwH).
Dahlan said the price was relatively low. “But, the price cannot be used as a basis for all geothermal projects, because the Ulubelu project is being developed with a very soft loan,” said Dahlan, adding price had always been the most difficult issue in geothermal steam sales and related power purchase agreements.
Aside for the Ulubelu project, PLN and PGE have also signed a heads of agreement for steam sales and power purchase from 11 other geothermal fields. “The development of the 11 fields is part of the second 10,000 MW power program,” Nasri said. He added that PLN and Pertamina had not agreed yet on the steam prices for the 11 projects. “We expect to reach agreement on this by October,” he said.
Read more: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/02/18/sumitomo-named-build-new-pln-geothermal-power-plant.html
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State power firm PLN has appointed Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation to construct a geothermal power plant in Lampung representing a total investment of US$156.7 million.
The Ulubelu geothermal plant located in the province’s Tenggamus regency will have two power generation units each with a capacity of 55 megawatts (MW).
“The power plant is expected to begin commercial operations by 2012,” PLN’s president director Dahlan Iskan said during a contract signing ceremony with Sumitomo on Wednesday.
The project will be financed with a loan from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). “It’s a soft loan with an interest rate of only about 0.7 percent,” Dahlan said. The loan will also cover the funding for the construction of a 150 kilowatt (kW) power grid and substations.
PLN’s director for planning and technology Nasri Sebayang said the power plant would supply power to the PLN grid in Lampung and South Sumatra.
The power plant will receive steam from the geothermal field in Ulubelu district, which is operated by PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE), a subsidiary of state oil and gas company PT Pertamina.
PGE currently has so far produced geothermal energy for the generation of 272 megawatts (MW) coming from its three geothermal fields in Kamojang in West Java, Lahendong in North Sulawesi, and Sibayak in North Sumatra. The company expects to increase its geothermal energy production to 800 MW during the next five years.
As for the Ulubelu geothermal power plant, PGE has agreed to sell the geothermal energy to PLN at 4.2 US cents per kilowatt hour (KwH).
Dahlan said the price was relatively low. “But, the price cannot be used as a basis for all geothermal projects, because the Ulubelu project is being developed with a very soft loan,” said Dahlan, adding price had always been the most difficult issue in geothermal steam sales and related power purchase agreements.
Aside for the Ulubelu project, PLN and PGE have also signed a heads of agreement for steam sales and power purchase from 11 other geothermal fields. “The development of the 11 fields is part of the second 10,000 MW power program,” Nasri said. He added that PLN and Pertamina had not agreed yet on the steam prices for the 11 projects. “We expect to reach agreement on this by October,” he said.
Read more: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/02/18/sumitomo-named-build-new-pln-geothermal-power-plant.html
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