Development has damaged floor for a 4-MW geothermal energy plant in Sihuangziping, Taiwan, following up on the success of a 1-MW demonstration undertaking.
Editor’s be aware: The Sihuangziping geothermal energy undertaking can be referred to in different sources because the Liuhuangziping geothermal energy undertaking.
A groundbreaking ceremony for the 4-MW Sihuangziping geothermal energy plant Jinshan, New Taipei Metropolis in Taiwan was held on the twentieth of November 2023. The ability is predicted to begin industrial energy technology by 2025. The Financial Improvement Bureau additionally confirmed that the 1-MW Sihuangziping pilot geothermal energy plant has formally began supplying energy to the grid.
The groundbreaking was attended by Vice President of the Government Yuan Zheng Wencan and New Taipei Metropolis Deputy Mayor Chen Chunjing. By 2025, the ability plant will generate 25.6 million kilowatt-hours per yr, which will probably be sufficient for the ability wants of about 6,392 four-person households.
In his speech, Zheng Wencan emphasised that the geothermal potential in Taiwan is big and that geothermal can provide about 2/3 of the nation’s electrical energy demand. He additionally added {that a} particular chapter for geothermal had been launched to the Renewable Vitality Laws with measures to facilitate geothermal growth. This features a joint evaluation course of by central and native governments, 20-year water rights and energy offtake agreements, and brine reinjection to help the new spring business.
Pilot growth in Sihuangziping was delayed for years due to corrosion points caused by the acidic nature of the geothermal fluids within the area. New Taipei Metropolis Financial Improvement Director He Yiming mentioned that this growth was made doable by development in expertise, making dry steam-cooled generator units now accessible for geothermal energy technology. Measures have additionally been put in to forestall pipeline corrosion.
The “Jinshan Liuhuangziping Geothermal Demonstration Zone” is a geothermal demonstration zone collectively established by New Taipei Metropolis, the Ministry of Financial Affairs and the Nationwide Business Administration. Producers got here to develop the realm through open funding invites, ultimately succeeding in the event of the 1-MW pilot geothermal energy plant.
Supply: Yahoo Information Taiwan, ESG, and UDN
