The Rotokawa Power Station is a geothermal power station owned and operated by Mercury Energy. It is located approximately north east of Taupō in New Zealand. The station uses a binary cycle manufactured by Ormat Industries.
In May 2008, work began on the nearby Nga Awa Purua Power Station.
Environmental aspects Due to the high temperatures associated with the geothermal vent here, this locale is an occurrence of extremophile micro-organisms that can thrive on the high vent water temperature.C.Michael Hogan. 2010. Extremophile. eds. E.Monosson and C.Cleveland. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment, Washington DC
See also
Geothermal power in New Zealand List of power stations in New Zealand
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