Rotokawa Power Station
Geothermal power station in Waikato, New Zealand
38°36′43″S 176°11′35″E / 38.61194°S 176.19306°E / -38.61194; 176.19306
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The Rotokawa Power Station is a geothermal power station owned and operated by Mercury Energy. It is located approximately 10 km north east of Taupō in New Zealand. The station uses a binary cycle manufactured by Ormat Industries.
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In May 2008, work began on the nearby Nga Awa Purua Power Station.[1]
Environmental aspects
Due to the high temperatures associated with the geothermal vent here, this locale is an occurrence of extremophile micro-organisms that can thrive on the high vent water temperature.[2]
See also
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Mercury Energy
- Arapuni
- Aratiatia
- Atiamuri
- Karapiro
- Kawerau
- Maraetai
- Mokai
- Nga Awa Purua
- Ngatamariki
- Rotokawa
- Southdown
- Waipapa
- Whakamaru
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