Every geothermal binary power plant will look slightly different as they are designed for the unique geological parameters available at each site. In general, the key features will include:
- A single-story insulated building which houses the generator and turbine for power generation.
- A small set of 10m-high air cooled fans; used to recondense the working fluid after the vapour has been used to generate electricity. These fans do not produce any visual plumes of steam or any odour.
- Pipework connecting the wellheads to the plant.
- A water storage lagoon which is used during well testing and routine maintenance.
- Low-level, small-scale substation and transformer for connecting the power station to the grid.
There will be no cooling towers, no electricity pylons, no steam, and no emissions of any kind.