Condenser unit being transported to the site

U.S. Geothermal has entered the press release business too. But, they actually had some interesting things to share today about their Raft River project in Idaho:

* Power plant equipment and cooling tower foundations are complete
* The generator, main transformer, air compressors and pentane storage
tanks have been delivered to the site
* The cooling tower is under construction
* Industrial Builders of Ontario, Oregon was awarded the mechanical
construction contract by Ormat and began fabrication work in February
* The award of the electrical construction contract is anticipated in April
* The Ormat turbines, and Level One heat exchangers have been shipped
from the Ormat factory in Israel and are in transit
* Fabrication of the power plant condenser and demister is complete

New photos of the construction site and equipment are posted in the Gallery section on our website at www.usgeothermal.com.

In addition, Raft River Rural Electric Cooperative has finished construction of the 3.2-mile power transmission line that connects the power plant to the Bonneville Power Administration substation at Bridge, Idaho. Equipment upgrades to the substation including a breaker, relays, and communications systems are underway.

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This constitutes real progress for the company and shows that a new geothermal production area will be online shortly.

This entry was posted on Monday, April 23rd, 2007 at 6:39 am and is filed under Geothermal.