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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 …
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This study is concerned with U.S. geothermal resources, their potential for commercial utilization by electric utilities between now and the year 2000, and their impact on the utility industry. USGS estimates of the resources in identified hydrothermal systems were extrapolated to the...
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Findings are presented from two separate studies: a preliminary study of leaders of the geothermal industry and a second study of a ten percent representative sample of other firms. The studies are intended to determine if a need still exists for a federal grant-assisted geothermal demonstration...
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A comparison of ten models for computing the cost of hydrothermal energy is presented. This comparison involved a … identifying the most important parameters in the context of accurate estimates of cost of hydrothermal energy. Important features … of various models, such as focus of study, applications, marked sectors covered, methodology, input data requirements …
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geothermal energy. GEOCOST combines both technical and economic factors into one systematic cost accounting framework. The …
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costing analysis taking into account various types of taxes, costs and financial structures. The financial module includes a … the data requirements and instructions for using the model. …
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A tool is presented to quantify the risks of geothermal projects, the Geothermal Probabilistic Cost Model (GPCM). The …
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record of its development pathway. The information assembled for this issue of GPM indicates that trends in the use of …
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Cost studies were done for Total Flow, double flash, and multistage flash binary systems for electric Energy production … Energy with information by which to judge whether to continue development of the Total Flow system. Results indicate that the …/kW h respectively. The Total Flow and double flash systems are not distinguishable on a cost basis alone; the multistage …
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The effects of various financial incentives on potential developers of geothermal electric energy are studied and the impact of timing of plant construction costs on geothermal electricity costs is assessed. The effect of the geothermal loan guarantee program on decisions by investor-owned...
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