World’s largest 2 GW geothermal project approved in US, to power 2 million homes
The project will cover approximately 631 acres, including 148 acres on public lands, and produce up to 2 gigawatts of clean energy.
The US Department of the Interior has announced major advancements in expanding geothermal energy on public lands.
This abundant clean energy resource has great potential to help the country achieve its goal of a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035.
The Department announced that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has approved the Fervo Cape Geothermal Power Project in Beaver County, Utah. This project will use innovative technology to generate up to 2 gigawatts (GW) of baseload power, enough to supply over 2 million homes.
The Fervo Cape Geothermal Power Project generates energy by injecting water into hot subsurface rock formations.
It then extracts the heated water to produce electricity, rather than relying on naturally occurring underground hot water like traditional geothermal systems.
If fully developed, the project will cover approximately 631 acres, including 148 acres on public lands, and produce up to 2 gigawatts of clean energy.
The project involves developing approximately 23 well pads for drilling and completing observation, production, and injection wells.
It will also include constructing up to 20 geothermal power plants, associated access roads, and a power distribution network comprising sub-transmission lines.
Additionally, the project will have an electrical switchyard, a general tie-in transmission line, a geothermal fluid pipeline gathering system, and ancillary facilities such as buildings and necessary tie-in upgrades.
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