Life Cycle Water Consumption and Water Resource Assessment for Utility-Scale Geothermal Systems: An In-Depth Analysis of Historical and Forthcoming EGS Projects

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This report is the third in a series of reports sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Technologies Program in which a range of water-related issues surrounding geothermal power production are evaluated. The first report made an initial attempt at quantifying the life cycle fresh water requirements of geothermal power-generating systems and explored operational and environmental concerns related to the geochemical composition of geothermal fluids. The initial analysis of life cycle fresh water consumption of geothermal power-generating systems identified that operational water requirements consumed the vast majority of water across the life cycle. However, it relied upon limited operational water consumption data and did not account for belowground operational losses for enhanced geothermal systems (EGSs). A second report presented an initial assessment of fresh water demand for future growth in utility-scale geothermal power generation. The current analysis builds upon this work to improve life cycle fresh water consumption estimates and incorporates regional water availability into the resource assessment to improve the identification of areas where future growth in geothermal electricity generation may encounter water challenges.

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Argonne National Laboratory. (2013). Life Cycle Water Consumption and Water Resource Assessment for Utility-Scale Geothermal Systems: An In-Depth Analysis of Historical and Forthcoming EGS Projects [data set]. Retrieved from https://dx.doi.org/10.15121/1148816.
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Schroeder, Jenna N., Clarke, C. E., Harto, C. B., Martino, L. E., and Horner, R. M. Life Cycle Water Consumption and Water Resource Assessment for Utility-Scale Geothermal Systems: An In-Depth Analysis of Historical and Forthcoming EGS Projects. United States: N.p., 31 Aug, 2013. Web. doi: 10.15121/1148816.
Schroeder, Jenna N., Clarke, C. E., Harto, C. B., Martino, L. E., & Horner, R. M. Life Cycle Water Consumption and Water Resource Assessment for Utility-Scale Geothermal Systems: An In-Depth Analysis of Historical and Forthcoming EGS Projects. United States. https://dx.doi.org/10.15121/1148816
Schroeder, Jenna N., Clarke, C. E., Harto, C. B., Martino, L. E., and Horner, R. M. 2013. "Life Cycle Water Consumption and Water Resource Assessment for Utility-Scale Geothermal Systems: An In-Depth Analysis of Historical and Forthcoming EGS Projects". United States. https://dx.doi.org/10.15121/1148816. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/244.
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Data from Aug 31, 2013

Last updated May 26, 2017

Submitted Sep 23, 2013

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Argonne National Laboratory

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Jenna N. Schroeder

305.975.0375

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Jenna N. Schroeder

Argonne National Laboratory

C. E. Clarke

Argonne National Laboratory

C. B. Harto

Argonne National Laboratory

L. E. Martino

Argonne National Laboratory

R. M. Horner

Argonne National Laboratory

DOE Project Details

Project Lead Arlene Anderson

Project Number ANL FY12 AOP 2

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