Geothermal District Heating Economics
GEOCITY is a large-scale simulation model which combines both engineering and economic submodels to systematically calculate the cost of geothermal district heating systems for space heating, hot-water heating, and process heating based upon hydrothermal geothermal resources. The GEOCITY program simulates the entire production, distribution, and waste disposal process for geothermal district heating systems, but does not include the cost of radiators, convectors, or other in-house heating systems. GEOCITY calculates the cost of district heating based on the climate, population, and heat demand of the district; characteristics of the geothermal resource and distance from the distribution center; well-drilling costs; design of the distribution system; tax rates; and financial conditions.
- Short Name / Acronym:
- GEOCITY
- Project Type:
- Closed Source
- Site Accession Number:
- 2723
- Software Type:
- Scientific
- License(s):
- Other (Commercial or Open-Source)
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE/CEPrimary Award/Contract Number:EY-76-C-06-1830
- DOE Contract Number:
- EY-76-C-06-1830
- Code ID:
- 12559
- OSTI ID:
- code-12559
- Country of Origin:
- United States
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