Environmental Life Cycle Assessment Spreadsheet tool for Deep Direct-Use Geothermal at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Campus
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 to the feasibility study that provides further insight into the cradle-to-grave environmental impacts associated with the GES over the operating life time, as well as other DDU GES with similar objectives. The tool allows for a more in-depth analysis of the feasibility of DDU GES with respect to the overall environmental impacts. For the U of IL assessment, a doublet (two-well) system is evaluated, which is connected to aboveground mechanical system to supply heating to six agricultural research facilities. The additional of new equipment are assessed for the technical and economic feasibility. The results from this study will also allow geothermal resources from the entirety of the Illinois Basin (ILB) to be assessed and allow the DDU technology to be extended to additional areas of the ILB and other low-temperature sedimentary basins with similar characteristics.
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AB - 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 to the feasibility study that provides further insight into the cradle-to-grave environmental impacts associated with the GES over the operating life time, as well as other DDU GES with similar objectives. The tool allows for a more in-depth analysis of the feasibility of DDU GES with respect to the overall environmental impacts. For the U of IL assessment, a doublet (two-well) system is evaluated, which is connected to aboveground mechanical system to supply heating to six agricultural research facilities. The additional of new equipment are assessed for the technical and economic feasibility. The results from this study will also allow geothermal resources from the entirety of the Illinois Basin (ILB) to be assessed and allow the DDU technology to be extended to additional areas of the ILB and other low-temperature sedimentary basins with similar characteristics.
AU - Tinjum, James
A2 - Thomas, Lauren
A3 - Holcomb, Franklin
DB - Geothermal Data Repository
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO - 10.15121/1601452
KW - geothermal
KW - energy
KW - deep direct-use
KW - ddu
KW - Illinois Basin
KW - sedimentary basin
KW - low-temperature
KW - agrcicultural research facilities
KW - life cycle assessment
KW - lca
KW - spreadsheet tool
KW - cradle-to-grave environmental impacts
KW - feasibility
KW - life cycle
KW - assessment
KW - environment
KW - environmental
KW - impact
KW - benefit
KW - tool
KW - University of Illinois
KW - Champagne Urbana
LA - English
DA - 2020/01/31
PY - 2020
PB - University of Illinois
T1 - Environmental Life Cycle Assessment Spreadsheet tool for Deep Direct-Use Geothermal at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Campus
UR - https://doi.org/10.15121/1601452
ER -
Tinjum, James, et al. Environmental Life Cycle Assessment Spreadsheet tool for Deep Direct-Use Geothermal at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Campus. University of Illinois, 31 January, 2020, Geothermal Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.15121/1601452.
Tinjum, J., Thomas, L., & Holcomb, F. (2020). Environmental Life Cycle Assessment Spreadsheet tool for Deep Direct-Use Geothermal at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Campus. [Data set]. Geothermal Data Repository. University of Illinois. https://doi.org/10.15121/1601452
Tinjum, James, Lauren Thomas, and Franklin Holcomb. Environmental Life Cycle Assessment Spreadsheet tool for Deep Direct-Use Geothermal at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Campus. University of Illinois, January, 31, 2020. Distributed by Geothermal Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.15121/1601452
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title = {Environmental Life Cycle Assessment Spreadsheet tool for Deep Direct-Use Geothermal at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Campus},
author = {Tinjum, James and Thomas, Lauren and Holcomb, Franklin},
abstractNote = {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 to the feasibility study that provides further insight into the cradle-to-grave environmental impacts associated with the GES over the operating life time, as well as other DDU GES with similar objectives. The tool allows for a more in-depth analysis of the feasibility of DDU GES with respect to the overall environmental impacts. For the U of IL assessment, a doublet (two-well) system is evaluated, which is connected to aboveground mechanical system to supply heating to six agricultural research facilities. The additional of new equipment are assessed for the technical and economic feasibility. The results from this study will also allow geothermal resources from the entirety of the Illinois Basin (ILB) to be assessed and allow the DDU technology to be extended to additional areas of the ILB and other low-temperature sedimentary basins with similar characteristics.},
url = {https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1204},
year = {2020},
howpublished = {Geothermal Data Repository, University of Illinois, https://doi.org/10.15121/1601452},
note = {Accessed: 2025-05-07},
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https://dx.doi.org/10.15121/1601452
Details
Data from Jan 31, 2020
Last updated Feb 25, 2020
Submitted Feb 19, 2020
Organization
University of Illinois
Contact
Yu-Feng Lin
217.333.0235
Authors
Keywords
geothermal, energy, deep direct-use, ddu, Illinois Basin, sedimentary basin, low-temperature, agrcicultural research facilities, life cycle assessment, lca, spreadsheet tool, cradle-to-grave environmental impacts, feasibility, life cycle, assessment, environment, environmental, impact, benefit, tool, University of Illinois, Champagne UrbanaDOE Project Details
Project Name Geothermal Heat Recovery Complex: Large-Scale, Deep Direct-Use System in a Low-Temperature Sedimentary Basin
Project Lead Arlene Anderson
Project Number EE0008106