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Air Cooled Condenser for

a Geothermal Power Plant

Spig technology for a plant based on organic Rankine
cycle in Turkey

Gabriele Miccichè, Marianna Caputo
Spig SpA

T he Spig Group is a leading global m³/h design water flow wooden cooling tower was Fig. 1- Geothermal

binary plant project at
player specializing in the design,
installed at one of the Italian energy giant Enel,
Pamukören, Turkey
engineering,
manufacturing,
geothermal fields. More recently, Spig expertise
has been deployed for a 212 MW and a 45 MW
supply and service of cooling
towers, air cooled condensers
respectively. Over the years some 260,000 m³/h of
and air fin coolers. Spig cooling
systems have been provided worldwide, since geothermal power plants in Kenya and in Turkey,
water have been successfully processed by Spig
1936 for applications ranging from oil refineries, cooling systems, for geothermal power application.
chemical and petrochemical complexes to district
cooling, geothermal power plants etc.
With regard to geothermal power, the global Spig contract in Turkey
market is expanding rapidly and according to the Turkey has committed to a target that 30% of its
latest report published by the Geothermal Energy total energy comes from renewable sources by
Association, it is expected to grow substantially, 2023. The power generation industry forward
reaching a 14,000 MW looking strategy is over
worldwide capacity, by Spig capabilities to satisfy the and over aimed at
the end of the current geothermal requirements date back to sustainable and
decade. Kenya remains 1977 when a 10,600 m³/h design water environmentally sound
the world’s most important fow wooden cooling tower was installed development. In recent
developing market, with at one of the Italian energy giant Enel, years several energy plans
Turkey being recognised geothermal felds have been developed to
as an extremely promising emerging country, with prioritize the local production of energy from wind,
a current installed capacity of 163 MW. hydropower and geothermal sources by local
Spig capabilities to satisfy the geothermal companies and emphasize the need for improved
requirements date back to 1977 when a 10,600 energy efficiency in the country. Currently, Turkey

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