Updated U.S. Geothermal Supply Characterization

Conference · Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2007

OSTI ID:901250

Petty, S; Porro, G

This paper documents the approach taken to characterize and represent an updated assessment of U.S. geothermal supply for use in forecasting the penetration of geothermal electrical generation in the National Energy Modeling System (NEMS). This work is motivated by several factors: The supply characterization used as the basis of several recent U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) forecasts of geothermal capacity is outdated; additional geothermal resource assessments have been published; and a new costing tool that incorporates current technology, engineering practices, and associated costs has been released.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-99-GO10337
• OSTI ID: 901250
• Report Number(s): NREL/CP-640-41073; TRN: US200713%%219
• Resource Relation: Conference: Presented at the 32nd Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, 22-24 January 2007, Stanford, California
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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LEVELIZED COST OF ENERGY
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GEOTHERMAL-ELECTRIC SUBMODULE
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GEOTHERMAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION MODEL
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NEMS
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