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Renewable Energy Potential Model: Geothermal Supply Curves

Aug 21, 2023
4.9 MB
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The Renewable Energy Potential (reV) model is a geospatial platform for estimating technical potential and developing renewable energy supply curves, initially developed for wind and solar technologies. The model evaluates deployment constraints, considering land use, environmenta...
Authors
Trainor-Guitton, W. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergysmu temperaturessupply curvegeospatialgrid infrastructureexclusionslevelized cost of electricityegsoperating costsfeasibilitymodelrevhydrothermalcapital costsgeothermal location

EPRI Report: Enhancing Geothermal Representation in EPRI's US-REGEN Model

Dec 13, 2024
1.86 MB
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This report examines improvements to the representation of geothermal resources and technologies, including hydrothermal, near-field, and deep enhanced geothermal systems (EGS), in EPRI's US-REGEN capacity expansion model. Using updated datasets from the National Renewable Energy ...
Authors
Molar-Cruz, A. and Johnson, N. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergycapacity expansion modelegshydrothermalus-regenenergy systems modelingcarbon capture and storageccstemperature-based classificationgeothermal cost assumptionsenergy planningrenewable energytechnology assessmentresource disaggregationpower generation modelingreedseprinreltechnical report

Salton Sea Geothermal Development Nontechnical Barriers to Entry Analysis and Perspectives

Jun 28, 2022
5.95 MB
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The report included in this submission details the nontechnical barriers to entry for development of geothermal resources in the Salton Sea. The Salton Sea provides an economically viable opportunity for replacing the energy imported by California which makes up 25 percent of Cali...
Authors
Goodman, D. et al Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
geothermalenergysalton seatechnoeconomic analysismageteanontechnicalbarrierslithiumresource developmentresourcecaliforniatechnoeconomictechno economictechno-economicanalysismodeldevelopmentfeasibilityreportresource potentiallithium extraction

GeoVision: Harnessing the Heat Beneath Our Feet Analysis Inputs and Results

Sep 30, 2019
29.51 MB
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This submission includes input and results data from analysis done as part of the Geothermal Technology Office's Geothermal Vision Study (GeoVision). The submission includes data for both analysis of the electricity sector and the heating and cooling sector. For the electricity se...
Authors
Geothermal Technologies Office, U. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergygeovisionreeds modeldgeo modelfuture scenariosresource potentialcapacity expansionmodelingsystems analysisghpground source heat pumpgeothermal conductivitygeographic information systemgisgtcdistributed energy resourcesdersdistributed geothermal market demand modelnrelregional energy deployment systemrenewable analysiswater use analysissupply curve inputselectricity sectorair quality impactswater impacts

Shallow EGS Regional Resource Potential and Map Snake River Plain

Oct 30, 2020
9.83 MB
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SMU Geothermal Lab developed a methodology to estimate shallow (1 km to 4 km) Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) resource potential using an approach that utilizes recent geology and geophysical research along with new well data to improve the thermal conductivity model, mitigate i...
Authors
Batir, J. et al Southern Methodist University Huffington Department of Earth Sciences
geothermalenergysnake river plaintemperaturelithologyvelocityheat flowblmnrelthermal conductivityradiogenic heat productionoil and gas wellsenhanced geothermal systemegssrpshallowidahomodelmodelingradioactivityoregonbottom-hole temperatureforgepfaplay fairway analysisinterval equilibrium temperature logwell databorehole

Utah FORGE: Phase 3A Year 1 Annual Report for 2020

Dec 28, 2020
23.88 MB
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This is the Utah FORGE annual report for Phase 3A year 1, which was completed on December 28th, 2020. This report includes site infrastructure, site operations, seismic monitoring, a conceptual geological model, outreach, and communications for the Utah FORGE project during Phase ...
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Moore, J. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyutah forgeutah forge phase 3autah forge phase 3a annual reportannual reportreportreportsutah forge annual reportsphase reportutahforgeegsenhanced geothermal systemsresourceresource potential

Grain-Scale Failure in Thermal Spallation Drilling

Jan 01, 2012
646.35 kB
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Geothermal power promises clean, renewable, reliable and potentially widely-available energy, but is limited by high initial capital costs. New drilling technologies are required to make geothermal power financially competitive with other energy sources. One potential solution is ...
Authors
Walsh, S. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalthermal spallation drillingthermomechanical processesmodelinggrain-scale mechanics

Dynamic Earth Energy Storage: Terawatt-Year, Grid-Scale Energy Storage using Planet Earth as a Thermal Battery (GeoTES): Seedling Project Final Report

May 31, 2019
4.48 MB
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Grid-scale energy storage has been identified as a needed technology to support the continued build-out of intermittent renewable energy resources. As of April 2017, the U.S. had approximately 24.2 GW of energy storage on line, compared to 1,081 GW of installed generation capacity...
Authors
McLing, T. et al Idaho National Laboratory
energy storagegeothermal energythermal energy storagegeotestestemperatureporositymodelingsteamrankine cycleflue gasheatrecoverythermalhydrologylinear stabilitydirect usegoethermalbrinegrid stabilizationinjection testweber formationweber sandstonertes

Washington Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis Technical Report

Dec 20, 2017
139.29 MB
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An investment of $0.7M from the Geothermal Technology Office for Phase 2 of Play Fairway Analysis in Washington State improved existing favorability models and increased model confidence. New 1:24,000-scale geological mapping, 15 detailed geophysical surveys, 2 passive seismic sur...
Authors
Steely, A. et al Washington Geological Survey
geothermalenergywashingtonplay fairwayexplorationinvestigationsitecharacterizationgeophysicpfawashington stategeospatial datavelocitygrid filesstrainfavorability

U.S. Heat Demand by Sector for Potential Application of Direct Use Geothermal

Jun 23, 2016
13.34 MB
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This dataset includes heat demand for potential application of direct use geothermal broken down into 4 sectors: agricultural, commercial, manufacturing and residential. The data for each sector are organized by county, were disaggregated specifically to assess the market demand ...
Authors
McCabe, K. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermaldirect usethermal demandheat demandcommercialresidentialmanufacturingagriculturalusunited statesheat demand by sectorheat demand by countymccabegleasonreberyoungcharacterizationpotential applicationagriculturelow-templow-temperaturegeothermal vision studygeovision

Geothermal Exploration Cost and Time Metric

Jan 01, 2013
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The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) was tasked with developing a metric in 2012 to measure the impacts of RD&D funding on the cost and time required for geothermal exploration activities. The development of this cost and time metric included collecting cost and time da...
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Jenne, S. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalexplorationcosttimetoolriskmetricexploraton

Resource Analysis for Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study in East Texas

Jun 28, 2018
20.79 MB
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The National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Southern Methodist University Geothermal Laboratory, Eastman Chemical, Turbine Air Systems, and the Electric Power Research Institute are evaluating the feasibility of using geothermal heat to improve the efficiency of natural gas power pl...
Authors
Richards, M. et al Southern Methodist University
geothermalenergyeast texastravis peaksabine uplifthosstonsligocotton valleylongvieweastman chemicalreservoir productivity indexrpiheatflowheat flowsmusouthern methodist universitynrelbottom hole temperaturebhtabsorption chillpresentationmemodatapaperpublicationjournal articleddutxfeasibilitydeep direct-use

Hybrid machine learning model to predict 3D in-situ permeability evolution

Nov 22, 2022
5.58 MB
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Enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) can provide a sustainable and renewable solution to the new energy transition. Its potential relies on the ability to create a reservoir and to accurately evaluate its evolving hydraulic properties to predict fluid flow and estimate ultimate therm...
Authors
Elsworth, D. and Marone, C. Pennsylvania State University
geothermalenergyegsnewberryhydraulicstimulationprocessed datamachine learningpermeability evolutionhydraulic fracturinginduced seismicityegs collabseismic data analysiswellhead pressureflow ratefracture permeabilitymicroearthquakeenhanced geothermal systems

COMSOL Models and Simulation Results for Closed-Loop Geothermal Systems with Thermal Enhancements

Dec 15, 2023
91.3 MB
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The Closed-Loop Geothermal Working Group and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have studied the performance of disc-shaped and linear thermal enhancements (conductive material introduced around a wellbore) in closed-loop geothermal systems. COMSOL models were develop...
Authors
Beckers, K. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergythermal enhancementscosmolsimulationmodelclosed-loopsteady-statetransientsimulation resultsassessmentclosed loop geothermal

US Low-Temperature EGS Resource Potential Estimate

Jun 30, 2016
197.55 MB
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Shapefile of shallow, low-temperature EGS resources for the United States, and accompanying paper (submitted to GRC 2016) describing the methodology and analysis. These data are part of a very rough estimate created for use in the U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Technology O...
Authors
Mullane, M. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalegslow temperaturedirect useresource potentialshapefilegis datalow-tempvision studyestimategeovisionpaperthermal energyshallowgisgeospatial data

United States Geothermal Supply Curves 2024

Apr 15, 2025
627.1 MB
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This data packet contains supply curves and a composite siting exclusion TIFF for EGS and hydrothermal geothermal across the contiguous United States. The supply curves offer comprehensive metrics such as capacity (MW), generation (MWh), levelized cost of energy (LCOE), levelized ...
Authors
Trainor-Guitton, W. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
energypowerenergy analysisgeothermalegsenhanced geothermal systemshydrothermalrevsupply curvecost of energycost of transmissiongeothermal powerrev siting labssitinglabsiting labsupply curvesunited states2024hourly generationsitingcapacitygenerationpower profiles

Global Value Chain and Manufacturing Analysis on Geothermal Power Plant Turbines

Mar 30, 2018
4.93 MB
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In this study, we have undertaken a robust analysis of the global supply chain and manufacturing costs for components of Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) Turboexpander and steam turbines used in geothermal power plants. We collected a range of market data influencing manufacturing from...
Authors
Akar, S. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergymanufacturingturboexpanderorcsteam turbinevalue chainpower plantclean energy manufacturing analysis center

Exploration Case Studies on OpenEI

Sep 27, 2013
239.12 kB
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The goal of this project was to create a template (and associated form) on OpenEI to solicit crowd-sourced information sharing about various geothermal resource areas around the world. Over the past two years, twelve case studies have been researched by NREL staff testing the usa...
Authors
Young, K. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalexplorationopeneigeothermal areacase studyexploration historywell field descriptionhydothermal systemreservoirheat sourcegeochemistrywell field datatectonic settingcontrol structurebrophy modelblind geothermal systemmemo

Performance, Cost, and Financial Parameters of Geothermal District Heating Systems for Market Penetration Modeling under Various Scenarios

Mar 23, 2017
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The U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Vision (GeoVision) Study is currently looking at the potential to increase geothermal deployment in the U.S. and to understand the impact of this increased deployment. This paper reviews 31 performance, cost, and financial parameters as inp...
Authors
Beckers, K. and Young, K. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergydirect-usedistrict heatingegsgdhenhancedengineeredgeovisionhydrothermaleconomicfinancialoperation and maintenanceomcostperformancedeploymentmarket

Oilwell Conversion (Well API 121913310501) to Geothermal Heat Storage Well for Flexible Electricity Storage

May 05, 2021
2.86 GB
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Geothermal growth is limited by a lack of geographically dispersed high-temperature thermal resources and high initial upfront investment in characterization and well construction. This project intended to address the challenges of energy supply intermittency and enhance grid resi...
Authors
Malkewicz, N. et al University of Illinois
geothermalenergycypress reservoirgeothermal modellingoilwell conversioninjection/extraction testingenergy storagegeothermal energy storagewell conversionheat storageheat storage wellsheat injectiongamma ray logspressure testtemperature datasubsurface thermalthermal storagesubsurface thermal storage

REopt Lite Geothermal Heat Pump Design Requirements

Mar 08, 2021
277.13 kB
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This document describes the design requirements for the geothermal heat pump (GHP) module being added to the existing REopt Lite web tool. This document describes the purpose, users, and functional requirements to which the modified web tool shall conform. This document will be re...
Authors
Olis, D. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergyreoptreopt liteghpgeothermal heat pumpmodelmoduleweb toolweb interfacetooltechno-economiceconomics

Low-Temperature Hydrothermal Resource Potential Estimate

Jun 30, 2016
1.88 MB
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Compilation of data (spreadsheet and shapefiles) for several low-temperature resource types, including isolated springs and wells, delineated area convection systems, sedimentary basins and coastal plains sedimentary systems. For each system, we include estimates of the accessibl...
Authors
Mullane, M. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermallow-temperaturedirect usehydrothermalspringswellsdelineated areasedimentary basincoastal plainsaccessible resource basemean extractable resourcebeneficial heatusgsresource potentialdeprecateddepthtemperaturevolumeresource estimatepotentialaccessible resourcelow temp

Geothermal Permitting and NEPA Timeline Analysis

Sep 30, 2014
4.91 MB
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In this analysis, we outline the types of NEPA-related analyses and approvals (e.g., environmental assessment), and we provide examples of geothermal development activities (e.g., well drilling) that might require each type of approval, including an overview and discussion of the ...
Authors
Young, K. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergynepanational environmental policy actpermittingpermittimelinenepa databasececxcategorical exclusiondetermination of nepa adequacydnaenvironmental assessmenteaenviromental impact statementeisopeneispecies

Funding Mechanisms for Federal Geothermal Permitting

Sep 30, 2013
6.34 MB
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This submission includes a presentation and paper for the Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) that discuss: Federal agency revenues received for geothermal projects, including: (1) lease revenues, (2) fixed fees, and (3) cost recovery fees for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) a...
Authors
Young, K. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergypermitpermittingfederal budgetcost recoveryprocessing feesset-aside fundsleaserevenueregulatoryregulationepact2005blmusfsforest servicerapidgrrgeothermal regulatory roadmapbudgeteconomicsrapid toolkit

Geothermal Development and the Use of Categorical Exclusions Under NEPA

Sep 30, 2014
6.8 MB
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This study focuses primarily on the Categorial Exclusions (CX) process and its applicability to geothermal exploration. In this paper, we: Provide generalized background information on CXs, including previous NEPA reports addressing CXs, the process for developing CXs, and the ro...
Authors
Young, K. and Levine, A. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergyregulatorynepacategorical exclusionfonsipermitpermittingeaenvironmentalassessmentblmbureau of land managementfinding of no significant impactnational environmental policy actadministrativestatutory
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