Imperial Valley Geothermal Project

Imperial Valley Geothermal Project, also known as the Salton Sea Geothermal Field, is a complex of eleven geothermal power stations located along the southeastern shore of the Salton Sea in the Imperial Valley of California. It is the second largest geothermal field in the United States after The Geysers in Northern California.

Imperial Valley Geothermal Project
The J.M. Leathers Geothermal Power Station
Official nameImperial Valley Geothermal Project
CountryUnited States
LocationNear Calipatria
Imperial County, California
Coordinates33°09′48″N 115°37′00″W
StatusOperational
Commission date1982
Owner(s)CalEnergy (86.4%)
EnergySource (13.6%)
Operator(s)CalEnergy
Geothermal power station
TypeDry steam
Power generation
Units operational14 units (11 power stations)
Units planned1 unit
Nameplate capacity432.3 MW [1]
Annual net output1,741 GWh (2018) [1]

Description

Imperial Valley lies atop a region of high geothermal energy with an estimated 2,950 MW of geothermal potential. Of that total, 2250 MW are currently developable, while the remaining 700 MW would become available as the lake shrinks in size.[2] About 403 MW is generated by the existing power plants, ten of which are owned by CalEnergy and one by EnergySource.[3]

Hell’s Kitchen Geothermal Project

In 2016, the Australian firm Controlled Thermal Resources announced plans to build a 140 MW geothermal power plant and a lithium extraction facility capable of producing 15,000 tons (13,600 tonnes) by 2023 and 75,000 tons (68,000 tonnes) by 2027. The company hopes to create a major new domestic source of the mineral, which is a key ingredient used in batteries for electric cars and energy storage. The project is expected to be operational by 2023.[4][5]

Geothermal power stations

This is a table of all constituent geothermal power stations.[6][1]

Name Units Type Status Capacity
(MW)		 Owner Commissioned
A.W. Hoch1Dry steamOperational45.5CalEnergy1989
CE Turbo1Dry steamOperational11.5CalEnergy2000
Hell's Kitchen?Dry steamPlanned140CT Resources(2023)
J.J. Elmore1Dry steamOperational45.5CalEnergy1989
J.L. Featherstone1Dry steamOperational55EnergySourceMarch 2012
J.M. Leathers1Dry steamOperational45.5CalEnergy1990
Salton Sea 11Dry steamOperational10CalEnergy1982
Salton Sea 23Dry steamOperational20CalEnergy1990
Salton Sea 31Dry steamOperational54CalEnergy1989
Salton Sea 41Dry steamOperational47.5CalEnergy1996
Salton Sea 51Dry steamOperational58.3CalEnergy2000
Vulcan2Dry steamOperational39.6CalEnergy1985

See Also

References
  1. "Electricity Data Browser - Salton Sea Complex (11 plants)". www.eia.gov. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  2. "The Shrinking Salton Sea and its Impact on Geothermal Development" (PDF). geothermal.org. 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 6, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  3. "EnergySource's First Geothermal Plant in Imperial Valley Lauded for Creating Jobs, Boosting the Economy, Delivering Clean Energy to 50,000 Homes; Second Plant to Follow". www.businesswire.com. May 18, 2012. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  4. "Lithium will fuel the clean energy boom. This company may have a breakthrough". Los Angeles Times. October 14, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  5. "California needs clean energy after sundown. Is the answer under our feet?". Los Angeles Times. January 22, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  6. "The Shrinking Salton Sea and its Impact on Geothermal Development" (PDF). geothermal.org. 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 6, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
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