Northern Thailand geothermal resources and development - A review and 2012 update

Northern Thailand has 16 hot spring systems with surface temperatures near or greater than 80°C with potential for binary plant power generation. Presently only Fang system generates power from wells flowing a total of 8.3 1/s of 116°C water to a 300 kW single module Ormat binary plant. Current prod...

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Main Authors: Fongsaward Suvagondha Singharajwarapan, Spencer H. Wood, Natthaporn Prommakorn, Lara Owens
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-515612018-09-04T06:04:32Z Northern Thailand geothermal resources and development - A review and 2012 update Fongsaward Suvagondha Singharajwarapan Spencer H. Wood Natthaporn Prommakorn Lara Owens Earth and Planetary Sciences Energy Northern Thailand has 16 hot spring systems with surface temperatures near or greater than 80°C with potential for binary plant power generation. Presently only Fang system generates power from wells flowing a total of 8.3 1/s of 116°C water to a 300 kW single module Ormat binary plant. Current production is 150-250 KW, which potentially can be increased by constructing new wells and increasing flow by pumping. Of the other 15 systems, 4 are in national parks and not considered for development. Several of the hot springs systems have silica geoihermometry >130°C suggesting significant undeveloped resources exist in northern Thailand. Certainly the San Kamphaeng hot springs have the greatest known potential (estimated ∼5MW) but like most of the systems it is associated with high-angle faulting and drilling has yet to find permeable zones yielding high flows (>111/s). The current project of the Thailand Department of Energy Development and Efficiency (DEDE) will survey these prospects with the intention of installing a small plant of 2-10 MW. 2018-09-04T06:04:16Z 2018-09-04T06:04:16Z 2012-12-01 Conference Proceeding 01935933 2-s2.0-84876237282 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84876237282&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/51561
institution Chiang Mai University
building Chiang Mai University Library
country Thailand
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topic Earth and Planetary Sciences
Energy
spellingShingle Earth and Planetary Sciences
Energy
Fongsaward Suvagondha Singharajwarapan
Spencer H. Wood
Natthaporn Prommakorn
Lara Owens
Northern Thailand geothermal resources and development - A review and 2012 update
description Northern Thailand has 16 hot spring systems with surface temperatures near or greater than 80°C with potential for binary plant power generation. Presently only Fang system generates power from wells flowing a total of 8.3 1/s of 116°C water to a 300 kW single module Ormat binary plant. Current production is 150-250 KW, which potentially can be increased by constructing new wells and increasing flow by pumping. Of the other 15 systems, 4 are in national parks and not considered for development. Several of the hot springs systems have silica geoihermometry >130°C suggesting significant undeveloped resources exist in northern Thailand. Certainly the San Kamphaeng hot springs have the greatest known potential (estimated ∼5MW) but like most of the systems it is associated with high-angle faulting and drilling has yet to find permeable zones yielding high flows (>111/s). The current project of the Thailand Department of Energy Development and Efficiency (DEDE) will survey these prospects with the intention of installing a small plant of 2-10 MW.
format Conference Proceeding
author Fongsaward Suvagondha Singharajwarapan
Spencer H. Wood
Natthaporn Prommakorn
Lara Owens
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Spencer H. Wood
Natthaporn Prommakorn
Lara Owens
author_sort Fongsaward Suvagondha Singharajwarapan
title Northern Thailand geothermal resources and development - A review and 2012 update
title_short Northern Thailand geothermal resources and development - A review and 2012 update
title_full Northern Thailand geothermal resources and development - A review and 2012 update
title_fullStr Northern Thailand geothermal resources and development - A review and 2012 update
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