Dynamic Earth Energy Storage: Terawatt-year, Grid-scale Energy Storage Using Planet Earth as a Thermal Battery (GeoTES): Phase I Project Final Report
Final report for the DOE GTO funded research on geologic thermal energy storage (GeoTES), or commonly known as reservoir thermal energy storage (RTES).
The results described in this report shed light on various aspects of RTES including project siting, operational performance, mitigation of both subsurface and surface infrastructure issues, and system longevity. Additionally, the reviews of international projects provide valuable lessons associated with exploration, initiation, operation, and sustainable maintenance of RTES. Overall site characterization, THM modeling, risk evaluation, and flexible operations are key aspects to a suitable RTES project. Geochemical modeling supported by laboratory experiments show that understanding the intricacies in brine chemistry and fluid evolution within changing thermal and pressure environments is important because resultant diagenetic reactions and subsequent scaling exist even in unexpected scenarios. Thermo-hydro-chemical (THC) and THM modeling with MOOSE and TOUGH also inform the potential for hydrogeological and geochemical changes within the reservoir and best operational parameters over the life of an RTES system. The results of this study help define future RTES research projects that will facilitate successful future deployment of such systems and make RTES a more viable option for energy storage in the U.S.
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AB - Final report for the DOE GTO funded research on geologic thermal energy storage (GeoTES), or commonly known as reservoir thermal energy storage (RTES).
The results described in this report shed light on various aspects of RTES including project siting, operational performance, mitigation of both subsurface and surface infrastructure issues, and system longevity. Additionally, the reviews of international projects provide valuable lessons associated with exploration, initiation, operation, and sustainable maintenance of RTES. Overall site characterization, THM modeling, risk evaluation, and flexible operations are key aspects to a suitable RTES project. Geochemical modeling supported by laboratory experiments show that understanding the intricacies in brine chemistry and fluid evolution within changing thermal and pressure environments is important because resultant diagenetic reactions and subsequent scaling exist even in unexpected scenarios. Thermo-hydro-chemical (THC) and THM modeling with MOOSE and TOUGH also inform the potential for hydrogeological and geochemical changes within the reservoir and best operational parameters over the life of an RTES system. The results of this study help define future RTES research projects that will facilitate successful future deployment of such systems and make RTES a more viable option for energy storage in the U.S.
AU - Atkinson, Trevor
A2 - McLing, Travis
A3 - Neupane, Ghanashyam
A4 - Jin, Wencheng
A5 - Smith, Robert
A6 - Dobson, Patrick
A7 - Doughty, Christine
A8 - Spycher, Nic
DB - Geothermal Data Repository
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO -
KW - geothermal
KW - energy
KW - RTES
KW - GeoTES
KW - storage
KW - thermal
KW - modeling
KW - TOUGH
KW - MOOSE
KW - geochemistry
KW - TES
KW - thermal energy storage
KW - earth energy storage
KW - grid-scale
KW - geologic
KW - reservoir
LA - English
DA - 2022/09/02
PY - 2022
PB - Idaho National Laboratory
T1 - Dynamic Earth Energy Storage: Terawatt-year, Grid-scale Energy Storage Using Planet Earth as a Thermal Battery (GeoTES): Phase I Project Final Report
UR - https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1416
ER -
Atkinson, Trevor, et al. Dynamic Earth Energy Storage: Terawatt-year, Grid-scale Energy Storage Using Planet Earth as a Thermal Battery (GeoTES): Phase I Project Final Report. Idaho National Laboratory, 2 September, 2022, Geothermal Data Repository. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1416.
Atkinson, T., McLing, T., Neupane, G., Jin, W., Smith, R., Dobson, P., Doughty, C., & Spycher, N. (2022). Dynamic Earth Energy Storage: Terawatt-year, Grid-scale Energy Storage Using Planet Earth as a Thermal Battery (GeoTES): Phase I Project Final Report. [Data set]. Geothermal Data Repository. Idaho National Laboratory. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1416
Atkinson, Trevor, Travis McLing, Ghanashyam Neupane, Wencheng Jin, Robert Smith, Patrick Dobson, Christine Doughty, and Nic Spycher. Dynamic Earth Energy Storage: Terawatt-year, Grid-scale Energy Storage Using Planet Earth as a Thermal Battery (GeoTES): Phase I Project Final Report. Idaho National Laboratory, September, 2, 2022. Distributed by Geothermal Data Repository. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1416
@misc{GDR_Dataset_1416,
title = {Dynamic Earth Energy Storage: Terawatt-year, Grid-scale Energy Storage Using Planet Earth as a Thermal Battery (GeoTES): Phase I Project Final Report},
author = {Atkinson, Trevor and McLing, Travis and Neupane, Ghanashyam and Jin, Wencheng and Smith, Robert and Dobson, Patrick and Doughty, Christine and Spycher, Nic},
abstractNote = {Final report for the DOE GTO funded research on geologic thermal energy storage (GeoTES), or commonly known as reservoir thermal energy storage (RTES).
The results described in this report shed light on various aspects of RTES including project siting, operational performance, mitigation of both subsurface and surface infrastructure issues, and system longevity. Additionally, the reviews of international projects provide valuable lessons associated with exploration, initiation, operation, and sustainable maintenance of RTES. Overall site characterization, THM modeling, risk evaluation, and flexible operations are key aspects to a suitable RTES project. Geochemical modeling supported by laboratory experiments show that understanding the intricacies in brine chemistry and fluid evolution within changing thermal and pressure environments is important because resultant diagenetic reactions and subsequent scaling exist even in unexpected scenarios. Thermo-hydro-chemical (THC) and THM modeling with MOOSE and TOUGH also inform the potential for hydrogeological and geochemical changes within the reservoir and best operational parameters over the life of an RTES system. The results of this study help define future RTES research projects that will facilitate successful future deployment of such systems and make RTES a more viable option for energy storage in the U.S.},
url = {https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1416},
year = {2022},
howpublished = {Geothermal Data Repository, Idaho National Laboratory, https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1416},
note = {Accessed: 2025-04-25}
}
Details
Data from Sep 2, 2022
Last updated Sep 28, 2022
Submitted Sep 2, 2022
Organization
Idaho National Laboratory
Contact
Trevor Atkinson
208.521.1910
Authors
Keywords
geothermal, energy, RTES, GeoTES, storage, thermal, modeling, TOUGH, MOOSE, geochemistry, TES, thermal energy storage, earth energy storage, grid-scale, geologic, reservoirDOE Project Details
Project Name Dynamic Earth Energy Storage: Terawatt-Year, Grid-Scale Energy Storage using Planet Earth as a Thermal Battery (RTES)
Project Lead Arlene Anderson
Project Number FY21 AOP 2.8.1.1