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Geothermal Power Plant Prešov

Drilling of the geothermal wells

Electricity generation will be possible thanks to the use of hot underground water. The geothermal wells will be located east of the city of Prešov within the Prešov basin. Collected geological data, preformed seismic survey and well logs from the ancient PS-1 pilot well indicate the existence of potential geothermal reservoirs at depths greater than 2,800 m.

According to the performed surveys and collected data, this location enables it to obtain inflow of geothermal waters with the maximum temperature range that is achievable in the geological environment of the pre-Tertiary basin subsoil (140 – 150 ° C).

A technically suitable drilling rig will be used for the safe and reliable drilling of the wells. The purpose of the first geothermal well next to the Prešov city, with an estimated depth of 4,000 m, is to verify the deep geological structures and geothermal potential of the target area.

The initial exploration well will be used as a production well once the parameters and capacity of the geothermal reservoir are confirmed, and will be utilized for the long-term exploitation of geothermal water for the production of green electricity.

What is an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC)?

A condensing cycle for power production which utilizes the hot geothermal water as a heat transfer medium within the primary cycle. It transfers the heat from the primary into the secondary cycle where it heats the working fluid which has a lower boiling point.

The working fluid reaches higher pressure than the water and the produced vapors are led to the steam turbine, where they expand and turn the turbine which rotates and generates electricity.

After the use in the turbine, the steam is condensed into liquid in the condenser and then re-enters the process of being heated up by the geothermal water.

The expected annual use of geothermal water from one production well is expected to be in the amount around 1,749,600 m3 (a total of 5,248,800 m3 per year within the geothermal center), while all exploited geothermal water will be reinjected back to the reservoir after the utilization of its heat without changing its physical-chemical parameters except temperature. Geothermal water will not be discharged into surface streams.

Technical information

Installed capacity

6,3 – 6,5 MWe

Net electric. output

≈5,4 MWe

Produced electricity

43 610 MWh

Investment

65 mil. €

Power plant type

Geothermal power plant with two centers with a binary cycle (ORC)

Emission savings

340,000 tons of CO2 / 10 years
(compared to electricity from coal)

197,000 tons of CO2 / 10 years
(compared to electricity from gas)