Our team provided development and front-end engineering design (FEED) services, as well as the project development report (PDR), for the Cape Station geothermal power plant. The phased project was designed to generate 400 MW (net) of clean generation using geothermal wells.
We provided engineering, planning, estimating and construction management to develop the project scope and estimated total costs for the on-plot portion of the project — which used organic Rankine cycle (ORC) technology from Turboden — and the transmission and distribution project components, including the switchyard and transmission line equipment.
Fervo was responsible for the development and implementation of the geothermal wells, well pads and brine forwarding systems. Our transmission and distribution team supported the planning and development of a new 345-kV interconnect substation from the Intermountain Power Project switchyard to the new Cape Station, including all transmission line routing and switchyard design.
The project was on an accelerated development schedule and needed a consistent, reproducible design for 13 proposed sites, each to produce 30 MW (net) of power. We delivered the scope, schedule and estimate on time and within budget.