by Mike
Crismundo March 2, 2016
Butuan
City – A low enthalpy geothermal project (LEGP) will soon be undertaken in the
island province of Camiguin, which is known for its seven volcanoes and several
volcanic domes.
Using binary
technology and other direct-use applications, the low enthalpy geothermal
project will produce thousands of megawatt of electricity which will be more
than enough to provide electric power to the more than 100,000 inhabitants of
the province.
Sources
for the LEGP were discovered by officials and technical men of the Renewable
Energy Management Bureau (REMB) of the Department of Energy (DOE) who conducted
a series of exploration and examination in areas of Mambajao and Catarman towns
and other neighboring areas of that same province.
The DOE officials identified Camiguin as
one of the potential areas for locally funded LEGP.
In a press
statement released by the Philippine Information Agency, Geothermal Energy
Management Division Chief Ariel D. Fronda said that geothermal energy could be
a source of several uses, such as power plants.
DOE is also
studying more geothermal resources in the island province.
DOE-REMB
will be checking the rock types, structures, volcanic history and geohydrology
of Camiguin through imageries interpretation and geological investigations.
There would
also be a measurement of temperature and chemistry of the underground reservoir
fluids from the water and gas samples, and identification of the flow of fluids
located at the subsurface and estimation of reservoir’s shape and size.
DOE
envisions to formulate policy and guidelines for the development of low to
medium enthalpy geothermal energy resources for small-scale power generation,
agro-industrial and direct application.
The agency
also plans to offer potential geothermal areas to investors for energy
exploration, development, and utilization
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