Concepts NREC Contributes to Department of Energy Geothermal Project

By DE Editors

Turbomachinery design and manufacturing company Concepts NREC collaborated with GeoTek Energy on the company's GeoTek Head Energy System, which has been chosen to receive $450,000 for the initial design and up to $2.4 million in additional funding for design validation and further development. The GHES project is part of the US Department of Energy (DOE) Geothermal Technologies Program (GTP) to advance innovative geothermal technologies. Concepts NREC worked with GeoTek in the early stages to prove the GHES concept viability for technical and commercial success by providing engineering and mechanical design support.  
 
For this project, the company assisted GeoTek in achieving higher efficiencies while reducing the size of the GHES, which was originally developed in the 1970s. Concepts NREC applied the computer modeling capabilities of its Agile Engineering Design System software to engineer and analyze a more compact system.

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Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.