Baker Hughes Awarded Contract to Design and Deliver Equipment for Five Geothermal Power Plants

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Baker Hughes has been selected by Fervo Energy to design and deliver equipment for five Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) power plants at Fervo's Cape Station power generation project in Utah. The plant will generate approximately 300 megawatts of clean, reliable, and affordable power, equivalent to powering around 180,000 homes. The award is a significant milestone for Baker Hughes' geothermal solutions portfolio, which spans subsurface and production technology to power generation solutions. Fervo's Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) technology will be integrated with Baker Hughes' equipment, enabling a fully scalable and sustainable baseload power generation system.

Key Takeaways:

  • Baker Hughes has been awarded a contract from Fervo Energy to design and deliver equipment for five ORC power plants at the Cape Station power generation project in Utah.
  • The project will generate approximately 300 megawatts of clean, reliable, and affordable power, equivalent to powering around 180,000 homes.
  • The award is for Fervo-exclusive surface power generation equipment leveraging Baker Hughes' geothermal solutions portfolio.
  • The contract includes design and delivery of equipment for five 60-MWe ORC units, including turboexpanders and BRUSH Power Generation generators.
  • The project is part of the larger Cape Station development, which has received permitting approval for up to 2 GW of reliable and renewable energy.
  • The award follows previous agreements between Baker Hughes and Fervo Energy for subsurface drilling and production technologies.
  • The project's completion will support the scaling of lower-carbon power solutions, integral to meeting growing global energy demand.

Statistics:

  • The five ORC power plants will generate approximately 300 megawatts of clean, reliable, and affordable power.
  • The power generated will be equivalent to powering around 180,000 homes.
  • The contract includes the design and delivery of equipment for five 60-MWe ORC units.
  • The project is part of the larger Cape Station development, which has received permitting approval for up to 2 GW of reliable and renewable energy.

Sources:

  • Baker Hughes press release
  • Closeupmedia article