Optimization of ORC Power Plants for Geothermal Application in Kenya by Combining Exergy and Pinch Point Analysis

Geothermal energy is a sustainable renewable source of energy. The installed capacity of geothermal energy in Kenya is 847.4 MWe of the total 2.7 GWe. This paper presents the effect of six different working fluids to optimize the geothermal of 21.5 MWe of reinjected brine at a single-flash power pla...

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Main Authors: Alvin Kiprono Bett, Saeid Jalilinasrabady
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/20/6579