spring resources, and one-fourth in identified systems. Water rates and direct capital costs for geothermal power plants were … evaluated as functions of resource temperature, together with costs and expected flowrates for geothermal wells. Combining these … resources for direct capital costs of $800/KW or less. The projected supply curve shows an estimated 30,000 to 60,000 MWe for 30 …

characteristics, and energy conversion systems. Economic factors considered for El Salvador are: construction costs; environmental …

enthalpy, the well flow rate, and the cost of the wells. The capital cost of the powerplant is significant, but not highly … range. Therefore, the opportunities for achieving significant cost reductions through ''economies of scale'' are small. The … 200-230/sup 0/C, and the flashed steam cycle appears better above this range. Geothermal electricity production is capital …

A tool is presented to quantify the risks of geothermal projects, the Geothermal Probabilistic Cost Model (GPCM). The … land, contracting between the producer and the user of the geothermal heat, and insurance against faulty performance are …

tradeoffs between plant performance and capital costs are illustrated. The independent review and analysis of the expected costs … discussed which analyzes differential power development for combinations of power plant efficiency and capitol cost. Affordable …. Included in this assessment is an analysis of each of the major cost components of the project, including (1) construction cost …

construction times. The outputs of the model are cumulative probability distributions of financial measures such as capital cost …, levelized cost, and profit. These outputs are well suited for use in an investment decision incorporating risk. The model has …

field capital and power plant capital; and a federal loan for 50% of the cost of exploration and confirmation wells which is … entirely forgivable if the wells prove unsuccessful. The evaluations were performed by the use of DOE's geothermal investment …