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GeoRePORT 2.0 Protocols and Reporting Tools

Mar 25, 2022
2.96 MB
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Version 2 of the GeoRePORT protocols and excel-based reporting tools. Software allows users to grade the geologic, technical, and socio-economic conditions at a geothermal resource location for both electricity generation and direct-use. Includes tool and protocols for: * Geologic...
Authors
Kolker, A. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergysocio-economicpermittingland accessresource sizetooleconomicsocioeconomicgeologicresourceresource assesmentreportingreporting toolstoolsprotocoldirect usepower generationtechnicalassessment

GeoRePORT Protocol and Spreadsheet Template

Sep 30, 2019
12.26 MB
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The Geothermal Resource Portfolio Optimization and Reporting Technique (GeoRePORT) was developed with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Technologies Office to assist in identifying and pursuing long-term investment strategies through the development of a resour...
Authors
Kolker, A. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergyapplicationsoftwaretoolresourceassessmentsocialtechnicaleconomicfeasibilityprotocolgeoreportsociotechnoreportinggradeexplorationinputproject readinessportfoliooptimizationworksheet

GeoRePORT Case Studies Coso, WSMR, Dixie Valley, and Chena Hot Springs

Sep 30, 2019
8.09 MB
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The Geothermal Resource Portfolio Optimization and Reporting Technique (GeoRePORT) was developed with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Technologies Office to assist in identifying and pursuing long-term investment strategies through the development of a resour...
Authors
Kolker, A. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergysociotechnosocialtechnicaleconomicassessmentanalysisresourcegeoreportfeasibilitycase studycase studiesreportingprotocoldixie valleycosochenawsmrwhite sands missile rangegradeexplorationproject readinessportfolio optimizationreporting toolworksheetinput

GeoVision Barriers Taskforce

Sep 30, 2015
55.69 kB
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This submission includes papers, presentations, and data developed during the multi-year GeoVision Barriers Taskforce effort. Developers have identified many non-technical barriers to geothermal power development, including land access, permitting, and market barriers. Included i...
Authors
Young, K. and Levine, A. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergybarrierscostspermitpermittingregulatorytimelinesocial acceptanceregulationreedsgeovisionsocio-economicssocialeconomicssocio-economicseatsocio-economic assessment toolgeoreportbarriers expert teamland accesstransmissionmarketcosteconomiceaenvironmentalassessmentculturaltribalbiologicalregulatory frameworkstatefederalleasinggeothermal resource potentialdevelopment timelinesnepamarket barriersincentive

Environmental Life Cycle Assessment Spreadsheet tool for Deep Direct-Use Geothermal at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Campus

Jan 31, 2020
101.49 kB
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A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) spreadsheet tool was developed to analyze potential environmental benefits of a deep direct-use (DDU) geothermal energy system (GES) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (U of IL) campus. The LCA spreadsheet tool is a unique contribution ...
Authors
Tinjum, J. et al University of Illinois
geothermalenergydeep direct-usedduillinois basinsedimentary basinlow-temperatureagrcicultural research facilitieslife cycle assessmentlcaspreadsheet toolcradle-to-grave environmental impactsfeasibilitylife cycleassessmentenvironmentenvironmentalimpactbenefittooluniversity of illinoischampagne urbana

Dataset for report: Non-Technical Barriers to Geothermal Development in California and Nevada

Mar 10, 2022
66.68 MB
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In California and Nevada, geothermal projects are subject to non-technical barriers, which may create development delays leading to higher project costs and risks and decreased competitiveness with other electricity generation technologies. These non-technical barriers may include...
Authors
Levine, A. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergycalifornianevadasalton searegulatorybarriersnon-technicalinterviewsenvironmentalstakeholdersnon-technical barriersntbgeoreportseatpermitenvironmental reviewauthorizationseconomiclcoecostfeasibilityprocessed dataannual technology baselineatbimperial countychurchill county

Ground Source Heat Pump Screening Tool and Related Resources

Dec 30, 2024
12.86 MB
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This archive contains both a link to Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) Screening Tool and related resources documenting its development, technical features, and applications. The web-based screening tool is a techno-economic analysis resource designed ...
Authors
Liu, X. and Anand, J. Oak Ridge National Laboratory
geothermalenergyground source heat pumpgshpoak ridge national laboratoryornltechno-economicanalysisteafeasibilityclimate zoneshvacsystem designweb-basedpublicationsgshp performanceeconomic viabilityground heat exchangerdesignheat pumpgeothermal heat pumpclosed-loopscreening tool

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

Utah FORGE: Preliminary Monitoring, Analyses, and Impact Assessment

Feb 09, 2017
9.97 MB
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Preliminary monitoring and analyses for the Utah FORGE Milford Site. Includes a report detailing the seismic monitoring goals and results, a detailed techno-economic infrastructure assessment with an analysis, a budget, schedules, and cost summaries, and a summary of environmental...
Authors
Pankow, K. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalutahforgeutah forgeseismicseismic monitoringroosevelt hot springsmilfordreporttechno-economic infrastructureschedulesutah geothermalbudgettechno-economicnepaenvironmental impactsenvironmentassessmentevironmentalgeophysicseconomictechnicalmonitoringinfrastructureschedulecosteaseismicity

Calculation Tool for Transported Geothermal Energy Using Two-Step Absorption Process

Feb 01, 2016
24.33 kB
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This spreadsheet allows the user to calculate parameters relevant to techno-economic performance of a two-step absorption process to transport low temperature geothermal heat some distance (1-20 miles) for use in building air conditioning. The parameters included are (1) energy de...
Authors
Liu, X. et al Oak Ridge National Laboratory
geothermalabsorptionlow temperaturecalculation toolcommercial building conditioningcalculatorabsoptionlow tempaeraturetoolenergy densitytransportation costequipment costpublic reportlow tempeconomicsfeasibilitytechnicalcommercialconditioning

Geothermal Thermoelectric Generation (G-TEG) with Integrated Temperature Driven Membrane Distillation and Novel Manganese Oxide for Lithium Extraction Final Report

Mar 01, 2018
1.99 MB
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This project aims to develop an innovative Geothermal ThermoElectric Generation (G-TEG) system specially designed to both generate electricity and extract high-value lithium (Li) from low-temperature geothermal brines. The process combined five modular technologies including silic...
Authors
Renew, J. et al Southern Research Institute
geothermalenergygteglithium extractionlithium sorbencythermoelectric powerdevelopmentfabricationintegrated membrane distillationmethodstechnical assessmenteconomic assessmenttechnoeconomictechno-economicpower generationmanganese oxide sorbentmn-oxidemno2

Transported Geothermal Energy Technoeconomic Screening Tool Calculation Engine

Sep 21, 2016
449.36 kB
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This calculation engine estimates technoeconomic feasibility for transported geothermal energy projects. The TGE screening tool (geotool.exe) takes input from input file (input.txt), and list results into output file (output.txt). Both the input and ouput files are in the same f...
Authors
Liu, X. Oak Ridge National Laboratory
geothermaltranportedabsorptionlow temperaturetransported

Utah FORGE: Final Topical Report 2018

Apr 07, 2018
173.06 MB
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This is the final topical report for the Phase 2B Utah FORGE project, which is located near Roosevelt Hot Springs, Utah. This PDF format report details results associated with the conceptual geologic model, deep well 58-32, rock geomechanics, reservoir temperatures, seismic survey...
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Moore, J. et al Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
geothermalenergyforgeutah forgeroosevelt hot springsutah forge phase 2butah forge 2b final reportutah forge final reportutah forge 2bconceptual geologic modelgeologystructuralsoil gas surveyseismic reflectiontemperature profilewell 58-32geomechanical propertiesstress analysisseismic monitoringmicroseismicityinduced seismicityseismicitytemtransient electromagneticspermeabilitypetrology cuttingsco2hecarbon dioxideheliumismpinduced seismicity mitigation planenvironmental impact assessmenttechno-economic assessmentoutreachgeophysicswellpetrologyhydrochemistryfracturesgravitypermittinginfrastrutureseismic mitigationenvironmental assessmentrock stressgeomechanicssoil gasdfnconstructionquaternary faultsutahegsmilford

Active Management of Integrated Geothermal-CO2 Storage Reservoirs in Sedimentary Formations: Data used in Geosphere Journal Article

Jun 01, 2015
510.68 MB
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This data submission is for Phase 2 of Active Management of Integrated Geothermal-CO2 Storage Reservoirs in Sedimentary Formations, which focuses on multi-fluid (CO2 and brine) geothermal energy production and diurnal bulk energy storage in geologic settings that are suitable for ...
Authors
A., T. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalgeologic co2 storagepressure managementpressure supportworking fluidheat extractionsedimentary formationsreservoir simulationgetemtechno-economic analysisanalysistechno-ecomomicslcoelevelized cost of energyenvironmentalimpactassessmentrisk

Technoeconomics of Transported Geothermal Energy

Aug 10, 2016
5.77 MB
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This data set was used to calculate the technical potential and economic feasibility of transported geothermal energy, according to the methodology outlined in the final report included below.
Authors
Liu, X. et al Oak Ridge National Laboratory
geothermallow temperaturetransportedend usetechno-economicstechnicaleconomicassessmentfeasibledemandsupplyresourceenergy

Geothermal Exploration Cost and Time

Feb 13, 2013
14.89 kB
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This paper describes the methodology used to define the baseline exploration suite of techniques (baseline), as well as the approach that was used to create the cost and time data set that populates the baseline. The resulting product, an online tool for measuring impact, and the ...
Authors
Jenne, S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalcosttimeexplorationgeophysicsgeochemistrydrillingremote sensingeconomic

Economic Impact of Permitting Timelines on Produced Geothermal Power

Feb 15, 2022
469.81 MB
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Despite having a large geothermal power potential in the United States, only a small fraction has been developed for power generation. Various barriers, including technical, financial, and regulatory permit delays, are attributed to lower contribution of geothermal energy in the n...
Authors
Neupane, G. and Adhikari, B. Idaho National Laboratory
geothermalenergypermittingnepaceqasalton sea geothermalsalt wells geothermaltruckhaven geothermalcove fort geothermalpermitting timelinestimelinespermitnon-technicalbarriersreport

reV Geothermal Webinar Recording

Sep 29, 2026
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This recorded webinar provides background on National Laboratory of the Rockies reV model (https://www.nlr.gov/gis/rev) and specifically the geothermal module. The reV model is a first-of-its-kind detailed spatio-temporal modeling assessment tool that empowers users to calculate e...
Authors
Trainor-Guitton, W. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies
geothermalenergytechnical capacityland exclusionsrev

Techno-Economic Assessment for Integrating Biosorption into Rare Earth Recovery Process

Jul 01, 2017
892.87 kB
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The current uncertainty in the global supply of rare earth elements (REEs) necessitates the development of novel extraction technologies that utilize a variety of REE source materials. Herein, we examined the techno-economic performance of integrating a biosorption approach into ...
Authors
Jiao, Y. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalenergyteabioreactorrare earthadsorptionbiosorptiontechno-economiceconomicsreeresource recoverycostanalysispricecash flowfeedstockmass balancebrine

Techno-Economic Assessment for Integrating Biosorption into Rare Earth Recovery Process

Oct 09, 2017
1.2 MB
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The current uncertainty in the global supply of rare earth elements (REEs) necessitates the development of novel extraction technologies that utilize a variety of REE source materials. Herein, we examined the techno-economic performance of integrating a biosorption approach into a...
Authors
Jiao, Y. et al Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
geothermalenergytearesource recoveryreerare earthbrinetailings

Final Report Earth Source Heat: A Cascaded Systems Approach to DDU of Geothermal Energy on the Cornell Campus

Oct 27, 2019
4.08 MB
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The purpose of this document is to describe the contents contained within Geothermal Data Repository (GDR) node of the National Geothermal Data System (NGDS) that serves as the final report for the project "Earth Source Heat: A Cascaded Systems Approach to DDU of Geothermal Energy...
Authors
Tester, J. et al Cornell University
geothermalenergycornell universitydistrict heatingdirect-use heatingappalachian basinnew york statelow-temperature geothermalreservoir simulationtechno-economic analysisuncertainty analysisexternality valuesenvironmental valueeconomic valuedirect useddulevelized cost of heatlcoheconomiceaheat pumpghptemperatureearth source heatsubsurface data

Cornell Ithaca Campus heat use data for a model year

Nov 13, 2019
2.07 MB
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Hourly steam use data for all significant buildings from the fiscal year (FY) 2017 (1 July 2016 30 June 2017) are provided. The total annual campus heating load in FY 2017 was about 0.81 trillion Btu (283,000 MWth-hrs). The data are presented as a spreadsheet, detailing on an ho...
Authors
Beyers, S. and Gustafson, J. Cornell University
geothermalenergycornell universitydistrict heatingdirect-use heatingnew york stateenergy meteringbuilding heat demandappalachian basinlow-temperature geothermalddusteam datadirect useheat pumpghptemperatureearth source heateaenvironmentenvironmentalassessmentheatingsteam use data

Regulatory and Permitting Information Desktop (RAPID) Toolkit

Sep 30, 2014
18.76 MB
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The Regulatory and Permitting Information Desktop (RAPID) Toolkit combines the former Geothermal Regulatory Roadmap, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Database, and other resources into a Web-based tool that gives the regulatory and utility-scale geothermal developer commun...
Authors
Young, K. and Levine, A. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergyregulatoryrapiddatabasepermittingtoolkitroadmapregulatory roadmapnepapermitlibrarybest practicesblmrapid toolkitgrcgeothermal resource councilbulk transmissionnational environmental policy acteaenvironmentalassessment

Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis for Low-Temperature Resources in the Denver Basin

Sep 30, 2023
404.21 MB
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This dataset is part of an effort to highlight the advantages of incorporating low-temperature (< 150 C) geothermal resource evaluation into the implementation of combined heat and power (CHP), and geothermal direct use (GDU) technologies (e.g., space heating and/or cooling). For...
Authors
Davalos-Elizondo, E. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory
geothermalenergypfaplay fairway analysisdenver basinsedimentary basincoloradogeospatialfavorabilitythermalrisk dataexplorationgeologygeologic dataeconomic datawater co-productiongroundwater levelshot spring locationsgeochemistryfaultsearthquakeseconomic feasibilitypythonresource favoribility mapsgeoreportgeopfaworkflowlow-temperature

District Geothermal Energy Systems with Seasonal Underground Thermal Storage: Load Profiles, Modeling Workflow, and Techno-Economic Results for U.S. Screening

Sep 27, 2025
135.99 MB
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This dataset accompanies the paper "Geothermal district energy systems coupled with seasonal underground thermal energy storage: a U.S. techno-economic screening by climate and geology." It contains the data and scripts required to reproduce the study's results across ten U.S. cit...
Authors
Mello, S. et al National Laboratory of the Rockies
geothermalenergydistrict energy systemsunderground thermal energy storageutesatesrtesground heat exchangerghesutratecho-economic analysisenergy modelingcomstockbuilding load profileslcoeaquifer storageseasonal storageu.s. citiespythonmodelscriptsmodel datasubsurface simulationgeotescold utes
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