Rotokawa Power Station

Rotokawa Power Station
CountryNew Zealand
LocationWaikato
Coordinates38°36′43″S 176°11′35″E / 38.61194°S 176.19306°E / -38.61194; 176.19306
StatusOperational
Commission date1997, 2002
OwnerMercury Energy
Power generation
Nameplate capacity34 MW
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The Rotokawa Power Station is a geothermal power station owned and operated by Mercury Energy. It is located approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) 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.

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.

See also

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