Atlas Copco wins German geothermal power plant order
Stockholm, Sweden, October 7, 2008: Atlas Copco has received an order to supply an expansion turbine for a geothermal power plant in Germany. The contract follows a similar deal in the United States last year, highlighting the continued growth of the environment-friendly geothermal energy market.Atlas Copco’s Gas and Process division has also agreed to cooperate further with the customer, Exorka International Limited of Iceland. The aim is to develop and advance the process technology used at the German plant, which differs in some respects from the U.S. geothermal project. The technology