Updated cost estimates of meeting geothermal hydrogen sulfide emission regulations
Abstract
A means of estimating the cost of hydrogen sulfide (H/sub 2/S) emission control was investigated. This study was designed to derive H/sub 2/S emission abatement cost functions and illustrate the cost of H/sub 2/S emission abatement at a hydrothermal site. Four tasks were undertaken: document the release of H/sub 2/S associated with geothermal development; review H/sub 2/S environmental standards; develop functional relationships that may be used to estimate the most cose-effective available H/sub 2/S abatement process; and use the cost functions to generate abatement cost estimates for a specific site. The conclusions and recommendations derived from the research are presented. The definition of the term impacts as used in this research is discussed and current estimates of the highest expected H/sub 2/S concentrations of in geothermal reservoirs are provided. Regulations governing H/sub 2/S emissions are reviewed and a review of H/sub 2/S control technology and a summary of the control cost functions are included. A case study is presented to illustrate H/sub 2/S abatement costs at the Baca KGRA in New Mexico.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (USA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6351875
- Report Number(s):
- PNL-3847
ON: DE81028359
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Technical Report
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; BACA GEOTHERMAL FIELD; AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT; HYDROGEN SULFIDES; REMOVAL; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEMS; ABUNDANCE; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; COST; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; RECOMMENDATIONS; REGULATIONS; SITE SELECTION; STANDARDS; STRETFORD PROCESS; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CHALCOGENIDES; CONTROL; ENERGY SYSTEMS; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; POLLUTION ABATEMENT; POLLUTION CONTROL; SULFIDES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; Geothermal Legacy; 150600* - Geothermal Energy- Environmental Aspects
Citation Formats
Wells, K.D., Currie, J.W., Weakley, S.A., and Ballinger, M.Y. Updated cost estimates of meeting geothermal hydrogen sulfide emission regulations. United States: N. p., 1981.
Web. doi:10.2172/6351875.
Wells, K.D., Currie, J.W., Weakley, S.A., & Ballinger, M.Y. Updated cost estimates of meeting geothermal hydrogen sulfide emission regulations. United States. doi:10.2172/6351875.
Wells, K.D., Currie, J.W., Weakley, S.A., and Ballinger, M.Y. Sat .
"Updated cost estimates of meeting geothermal hydrogen sulfide emission regulations". United States.
doi:10.2172/6351875. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6351875.
@article{osti_6351875,
title = {Updated cost estimates of meeting geothermal hydrogen sulfide emission regulations},
author = {Wells, K.D. and Currie, J.W. and Weakley, S.A. and Ballinger, M.Y.},
abstractNote = {A means of estimating the cost of hydrogen sulfide (H/sub 2/S) emission control was investigated. This study was designed to derive H/sub 2/S emission abatement cost functions and illustrate the cost of H/sub 2/S emission abatement at a hydrothermal site. Four tasks were undertaken: document the release of H/sub 2/S associated with geothermal development; review H/sub 2/S environmental standards; develop functional relationships that may be used to estimate the most cose-effective available H/sub 2/S abatement process; and use the cost functions to generate abatement cost estimates for a specific site. The conclusions and recommendations derived from the research are presented. The definition of the term impacts as used in this research is discussed and current estimates of the highest expected H/sub 2/S concentrations of in geothermal reservoirs are provided. Regulations governing H/sub 2/S emissions are reviewed and a review of H/sub 2/S control technology and a summary of the control cost functions are included. A case study is presented to illustrate H/sub 2/S abatement costs at the Baca KGRA in New Mexico.},
doi = {10.2172/6351875},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981},
month = {Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981}
}