Pratt & Whitney supplying modular PureCycle(R) units to Turkey
PureCycle unit of Pratt & Whitney on site in Reno, Nevada 2009 (source: flickr/ ThinkGeoEnergy, creative commons)
Alexander Richter
30 Jan 2011
Pratty & Whitney Power Systems enters Turkish geothermal market with sale of 3 modular PureCycle(R) ORC units to the Jeoden project in Denizli, near Izmir, Turkey. The project is expected to generate power by April 2011 and is a joint project by NRG Enerji and MDO Group.
Announced by the company, “Pratt & Whitney Power Systems (PWPS) is breaking into the Turkish renewable energy market with the sale of three modular PURECYCLE® Organic Rankine Cycle units with the capacity to generate up to 780 kW of net geothermal power. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) company.
“Turkey has demonstrated a strong commitment to developing its geothermal resources to help meet the region’s energy needs,” said Chuck Levey, vice president of sales and marketing for Pratt & Whitney Power Systems. “Our PureCycle Organic Rankine Cycle units will create a new source of clean, renewable power for the area.”
The Jeoden Electricity production project, located in Denizli, near Izmir, Turkey, is expected to be operational by April 2011. Existing low-temperature geothermal resources, at about 120 degrees Celsius, will be used to fuel three PureCycle systems and generate 780 kW of net power. This is believed to be the first time that electrical power will be produced from geothermal resources of less than 125 degrees Celsius in Turkey using the Organic Rankine Cycle technology.
The project will be installed, owned and operated by Jeoden Geothermal, a joint venture between NRG Enerji and MDO Group.”
Source: Company release
