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; 176.19306StatusOperationalCommission date1997, 2002Owner(s)Mercury EnergyPower generationNameplate capacity34 MWExternal linksCommonsRelated media on Commons
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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.

Electricity Generation at Rotokawa.

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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References

  1. ^ "Rotokawa". Mighty River Power. Archived from the original on 8 November 2008.
  2. ^ C.Michael Hogan. 2010. Extremophile. eds. E.Monosson and C.Cleveland. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment, Washington DC
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