The IAE Truckhaven I Project, California
In July 2006 IAE signed a Power Purchase Agreement for 49 MW of power to be produced by the Truckhaven project. IAE intends to design the facility so that it blends well into the surrounding area, i.e. is low profile with as little visual impact as possible. The estimated footprint of the total facility, power plant and well field, is approximately 500 acres or 202 hectares (0.78 square miles).
The Truckhaven geothermal area is located in southeastern California in Imperial County, on the west flank of the Salton Trough west of the Salton Sea. The Salton Trough region currently supports over 500 megawatts of installed geothermal generation capacity at three sites in the U.S. (Salton Sea, Heber, and East Mesa), plus over 700 MW at Cerro Prieto south of the U.S. Mexican border. The Truckhaven site is located about 40 miles northwest of the city of El Centro, the county seat, and about 4 miles southwest of the small community of Salton City . The project site is bounded by state highway 86 on the east, county road S-22 on the north, and state highway 78 to the south.
IAE - Mammoth Lakes District Heating System
IAE is, in close cooperation with Mammoth Mountain Ski Area (MMSA) and High Sierra Foundation (HSEF), developing the IAE Mammoth Lakes District Heating project to supply Geothermal District Heating Energy for space and domestic hot water heating to the citizens and businesses of Mammoth Lakes, California. For that purpose IAE has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with MMSA, HSEF and the Town of Mammoth Lakes to analyze the feasibility of and develop a geothermal space heating system for the Town of Mammoth Lakes, California.
Preliminary design of the system is complete. The system will be a closed loop system with all the fluids re-injected back into the reservoir. This design ensures minimum emissions and minimal environmental impact. The geothermal district heating project will displace propane and wood burning heating facilities and add additional heat for new uses such as snow melting for streets and sidewalks and other uses that are not currently economically feasible. Other benefits include;
· Major cost savings in heating costs given projected propane gas prices.
· Stable heating prices.
· A clean, reliable and competitive source of energy.
· Snow melting.
· Heating swimming pools and spas.
· Improved commercial competitive advantage.
· Increased real estate values.
· Attraction to light industry and technical experts.
· Increased efficiency of the sewage plant.
· Emergency water supply.
· Positive public image.
IAE – Anchorage Geothermal District Heating System
IAE is analyzing the feasibility of supplying the town of Anchorage, Alaska with heat from geothermal energy sources. Alaska’s geothermal reservoirs are some of the largest in the country and have great potential as a renewable energy source. Testing and research needs to be done to determine if Anchorage and vicinity has adequate geothermal resources to provide the town with direct-use hot water. IAE has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Municipality of Anchorage to facilitate such a study. The Municipality of Anchorage is supporting the feasibility study efforts by providing information about the potential for geothermal energy use in Anchorage as well as right of way information. If the results of the feasibility study prove to be positive for development, IAE plans to work with Anchorage to develop the project for the town.
Other Projects
Since its formation IAE has analyzed over 40 projects. Several of these are still open or in due diligence, including greenfield projects and prospects in both California and Nevada.
