Geothermal Water Use: Life Cycle Water Consumption, Water Resource Assessment, and Water Policy Framework

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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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Argonne National Laboratory. (2014). Geothermal Water Use: Life Cycle Water Consumption, Water Resource Assessment, and Water Policy Framework [data set]. Retrieved from https://dx.doi.org/10.15121/1136704.
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Schroeder, Jenna N., Harto, Christopher B., Horner, Robert M., and Clark, Corrie E. Geothermal Water Use: Life Cycle Water Consumption, Water Resource Assessment, and Water Policy Framework. United States: N.p., 10 Jun, 2014. Web. doi: 10.15121/1136704.
Schroeder, Jenna N., Harto, Christopher B., Horner, Robert M., & Clark, Corrie E. Geothermal Water Use: Life Cycle Water Consumption, Water Resource Assessment, and Water Policy Framework. United States. https://dx.doi.org/10.15121/1136704
Schroeder, Jenna N., Harto, Christopher B., Horner, Robert M., and Clark, Corrie E. 2014. "Geothermal Water Use: Life Cycle Water Consumption, Water Resource Assessment, and Water Policy Framework". United States. https://dx.doi.org/10.15121/1136704. https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/420.
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Last updated Jun 22, 2017

Submitted Jun 10, 2014

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Argonne National Laboratory

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Jenna N. Schroeder

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Jenna N. Schroeder

Argonne National Laboratory

Christopher B. Harto

Argonne National Laboratory

Robert M. Horner

Argonne National Laboratory

Corrie E. Clark

Argonne National Laboratory

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Project Lead Arlene Anderson

Project Number FY13 AOP 2.1

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