Puna geothermal power plant

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Puna geothermal power plant is a geothermal power plant in pre-construction in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii, United States.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Puna geothermal power plant

Unit name Status Nameplate capacity Technology Owner Operator
1 Pre-construction[1] 38 MW[2] Binary cycle[3] Puna Geothermal Venture [100%][4] Puna Geothermal Venture[4]
1 expansion Pre-construction[5] 8 MW[2] Binary cycle[3] Puna Geothermal Venture [100%][4] Puna Geothermal Venture[4]
2 Pre-construction[5] 14 MW[6] Unknown type Puna Geothermal Venture [100%][4] Puna Geothermal Venture[4]

Location

Table 2: Unit-level location details for Puna geothermal power plant

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii, United States 19.4767, -154.8908 (exact)
1 expansion Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii, United States 19.4767, -154.8908 (exact)
2 Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii, United States 19.4767, -154.8908 (exact)

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References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 https://www.thinkgeoenergy.com/new-ppa-enforced-for-puna-geothermal-power-plant-hawaii/?utm_source=ThinkGeoEnergy+List&utm_campaign=b5da69a114-TGE_Newsletter_RSS1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_657e42f767-b5da69a114-415278945. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230510002608/https://punageothermalproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Geothermal-Combined-Cycle-Power-Plant-GCCU_poster.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20230517041155/https://punageothermalproject.com/. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240319073118/https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/06/longtime-geothermal-critics-refuse-to-back-down-as-puna-plant-eyes-expansion/. Archived from the original on 19 March 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230517032230/https://punageothermalproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Project_info_sheet_handout.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)