Wairakei Geothermal Steam Field

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Wairakei Geothermal Steam Field

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Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

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Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Ara Flickr

Description

Over 200 wells up to 2000 metres deep tap into zones of hot fluid. Around 1400 tonnes per hour of sream is produced in the field and transmitted to the power station through insulated pipelines. The steam travels at 200kph in the pipes. The power station was commisioned in 1958 generating renewable steam and sustainable energy. Contact Energy. ...

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Image

Date created

2012-11-25

Creator

jimjiraffe

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Te Ara Flickr Pool

URL

http://www.flickr.com/photos/47254609@N07/8259956689/in/pool-teara/

Locations

Wairakei,

Related subjects

wairakei / wairakeisteamfield / wairakeipowerstation / steampowerstation / geothermalpowerstation / geothermal / powerstation / taupo / laketaupo / NZ / centralplateau / waikato / EF24-105L

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