how many years can this plant be operated?

Question

A pilot geothermal plant is installed over a basin with an estimated stored heat energy capacity of 88 TJ. The geothermal plant has an average capacity of 230 kW. For how many years can this plant be operated?

Answer 1

Power is energy over time:

P = E / t

230,000 W = 88x10¹² J / t

 

1 W = 1 J/s, so this will give you an answer for t in seconds. There are approximately 3.155x10⁷ seconds per year, to help you convert from seconds to years.