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“Modern Marvels”: Steam plant star of show

Posted by: Maven on February 7, 2009 at 5:50 am

From the Imperial Valley Press:

Two cameramen and a producer wandered under and around the roaring and hissing pipes of the CalEnergy geothermal plant near here. They were capturing footage for the TV show “Modern Marvels” — specifically an episode about steam — and spent the morning interviewing CalEnergy staff about how their plant uses hot water and steam stored underground to produce energy.

“We want to see steam at all times,” Richard Jones, the episode’s producer said as he walked around with the cameramen.

Later the crew will fly to New York and meet up with Jay Leno, who owns and drives a series of steam-powered cars.

But on Friday, CalEnergy was center stage. “We liked the idea that geothermal steam is clean energy,” Jones said, explaining what drew them out to the Salton Sea area, and to CalEnergy specifically. “There’s the largest steam well in the world right here,” Jones said.

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February 7, 2009 · Filed Under Energy & Water

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