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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:

  1. A single-story insulated building which houses the generator and turbine for power generation.
  2. 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.
  3. Pipework connecting the wellheads to the plant.
  4. A water storage lagoon which is used during well testing and routine maintenance.
  5. 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.