Geothermal Water Use: Life Cycle Water Consumption, Water Resource Assessment, and Water Policy Framework
This report examines life cycle water consumption for various geothermal technologies to better understand factors that affect water consumption across the life cycle (e.g., power plant cooling, belowground fluid losses) and to assess the potential water challenges that future geothermal power generation projects may face. Previous reports in this series quantified the life cycle freshwater requirements of geothermal power-generating systems, explored operational and environmental concerns related to the geochemical composition of geothermal fluids, and assessed future water demand by geothermal power plants according to growth projections for the industry. This report seeks to extend those analyses by including EGS flash, both as part of the life cycle analysis and water resource assessment. A regional water resource assessment based upon the life cycle results is also presented. Finally, the legal framework of water with respect to geothermal resources in the states with active geothermal development is also analyzed.
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AB - This report examines life cycle water consumption for various geothermal technologies to better understand factors that affect water consumption across the life cycle (e.g., power plant cooling, belowground fluid losses) and to assess the potential water challenges that future geothermal power generation projects may face. Previous reports in this series quantified the life cycle freshwater requirements of geothermal power-generating systems, explored operational and environmental concerns related to the geochemical composition of geothermal fluids, and assessed future water demand by geothermal power plants according to growth projections for the industry. This report seeks to extend those analyses by including EGS flash, both as part of the life cycle analysis and water resource assessment. A regional water resource assessment based upon the life cycle results is also presented. Finally, the legal framework of water with respect to geothermal resources in the states with active geothermal development is also analyzed.
AU - Schroeder, Jenna N.
A2 - Harto, Christopher B.
A3 - Horner, Robert M.
A4 - Clark, Corrie E.
DB - Geothermal Data Repository
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO - 10.15121/1136704
KW - geothermal
KW - power
KW - EGS
KW - water
KW - policy
KW - hydrothermal
KW - binary
KW - flash
KW - water resource assessment
KW - GETEM
KW - life cycle assessment
KW - water resource
KW - water consumption
KW - EGS flash
LA - English
DA - 2014/06/10
PY - 2014
PB - Argonne National Laboratory
T1 - Geothermal Water Use: Life Cycle Water Consumption, Water Resource Assessment, and Water Policy Framework
UR - https://doi.org/10.15121/1136704
ER -
Schroeder, Jenna N., et al. Geothermal Water Use: Life Cycle Water Consumption, Water Resource Assessment, and Water Policy Framework. Argonne National Laboratory, 10 June, 2014, Geothermal Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.15121/1136704.
Schroeder, J., Harto, C., Horner, R., & Clark, C. (2014). Geothermal Water Use: Life Cycle Water Consumption, Water Resource Assessment, and Water Policy Framework. [Data set]. Geothermal Data Repository. Argonne National Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.15121/1136704
Schroeder, Jenna N., Christopher B. Harto, Robert M. Horner, and Corrie E. Clark. Geothermal Water Use: Life Cycle Water Consumption, Water Resource Assessment, and Water Policy Framework. Argonne National Laboratory, June, 10, 2014. Distributed by Geothermal Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.15121/1136704
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title = {Geothermal Water Use: Life Cycle Water Consumption, Water Resource Assessment, and Water Policy Framework},
author = {Schroeder, Jenna N. and Harto, Christopher B. and Horner, Robert M. and Clark, Corrie E.},
abstractNote = {This report examines life cycle water consumption for various geothermal technologies to better understand factors that affect water consumption across the life cycle (e.g., power plant cooling, belowground fluid losses) and to assess the potential water challenges that future geothermal power generation projects may face. Previous reports in this series quantified the life cycle freshwater requirements of geothermal power-generating systems, explored operational and environmental concerns related to the geochemical composition of geothermal fluids, and assessed future water demand by geothermal power plants according to growth projections for the industry. This report seeks to extend those analyses by including EGS flash, both as part of the life cycle analysis and water resource assessment. A regional water resource assessment based upon the life cycle results is also presented. Finally, the legal framework of water with respect to geothermal resources in the states with active geothermal development is also analyzed.},
url = {https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/420},
year = {2014},
howpublished = {Geothermal Data Repository, Argonne National Laboratory, https://doi.org/10.15121/1136704},
note = {Accessed: 2025-05-28},
doi = {10.15121/1136704}
}
https://dx.doi.org/10.15121/1136704
Details
Data from Jun 10, 2014
Last updated Jun 22, 2017
Submitted Jun 10, 2014
Organization
Argonne National Laboratory
Contact
Jenna N. Schroeder
202.488.2420
Authors
Keywords
geothermal, power, EGS, water, policy, hydrothermal, binary, flash, water resource assessment, GETEM, life cycle assessment, water resource, water consumption, EGS flashDOE Project Details
Project Lead Arlene Anderson
Project Number FY13 AOP 2.1
