SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POWER GENERATION USING A HYBRID GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT INCLUDING A NUCLEAR PLANT

摘要

A hybrid geothermal power system is discussed. The system includes a geothermal system including power plant (101) and pumping station (102) and a nuclear plant (103). Pumping station (102) is used to inject fluid from reservoir (104) through an injection well (105) into the bedrock (106) (also referred to as the hot dry rock HDR zone) and extracted via a secondary bore (extraction well) usually coupled to the power plant (101). In the present example however the injection well is linked to the extraction well (107). As fluid is injected into the bedrock a drop in temperature occurs due to heat transfer to the fluid. Nuclear plant (103) is utilised to combat this drop, the plant (103) has the fissionable components (1091, 1092, 1093) of the reactor positioned within bores (1081, 1082, 1083) within the HDR zone.

主权项

1. A system for power generation the system including:
a geothermal system including a power plant, at least one injection shaft extending a predetermined depth to enable injection of fluid to a hot dry rock (HDR) zone and at least one extraction shaft extending a predetermined depth to enable extraction of fluid from the HDR zone to be used by the power plant to generate power; and a nuclear system including a nuclear plant and at least one reactor, the reactor being positioned remote from the nuclear plant, wherein the at least one reactor is positioned within a region of the HDR zone between the injection and extraction shafts to heat rock in the region of the HDR zone.