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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus, a system, and a method for enhancing gas turbine energy performance by use of geothermal energy. SOLUTION: A geothermal heat exchange system is for use in a gas turbine power plant including an inlet plenum (112) that directs an air flow to a compressor (52) pressurizing the air flow. The pressurized air flow is then mixed with a fuel and combusted in a combustor (56), and the resulting hot gas flow is directed through a turbine (54). The geothermal heat exchange system includes a means (136) for exchanging heat between a ground (134) and the air flow moving through the inlet plenum (112). COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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