According to output studies and specs on Kaldara Green Energy’s, a Norwegian/Icelandic manufacturer of geothermal electrical power production equipment, latest KAPS (Kaldara Power System) geothermal power plant, its innovations in geothermal technology will make a good alternative to coal or natural gas. KAPS are container based 5MW geothermal power plants that can operate stand-alone and are also capable of working together in power farms. Because of small sizes KAPS can be more easily adopted to the environment than large power plant structures. KAPS on-surface units can be used for all types of wet/dry and binary/flash geothermal systems. The KAPS concept is to place a miniature powerhouse in standard sized containers next to the production boreholes. The containers could be placed hidden into hillside areas or placed underground to avoid offensive structures in the environment, in full reconciliation with environmental groups. KAPS units can be organized in power farms of same capacity as large geothermal power plants and even larger. The KAPS technology lowers barriers of entry into the realm of geothermal power production, until now restricted by the number of production boreholes (>10) necessary to make sufficient energy for an economical version of conventional geothermal power plants (>30MW). With modular and small-step approach of developing geothermal fields, boreholes can now be harnessed at an earlier stage to generate faster revenues. KAPS power plants are factory installed in containers. This flexible approach allows for reallocation in case of failing yield of boreholes.
