Rotokawa Power Station | |
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Country | New Zealand |
Location | Waikato |
Coordinates | 38°36′43″S 176°11′35″E / 38.61194°S 176.19306°E |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | 1997, 2002 |
Owner(s) | Mercury Energy |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 34 MW |
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The Rotokawa Power Station is a geothermal power station owned and operated by Mercury Energy. It is located approximately 10 km north east of Taupō in New Zealand. The station uses a binary cycle manufactured by Ormat Industries.
In May 2008, work began on the nearby Nga Awa Purua Power Station.[1]
Due to the high temperatures associated with the geothermal vent here, this locale is an occurrence of extremophile micro-organisms that can thrive on the high vent water temperature.[2]
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