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A comparison of ten models for computing the cost of hydrothermal energy is presented. This comparison involved a detailed examination of a number of technical and economic parameters of the various quantitative models with the objective of identifying the most important parameters in the...
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of specific geothermal resource sites for electrical power generation and direct heat applications. The system is … comprised of customized software, a site development status data base, and a set of complex geothermal project development … schedules. The system would use site-specific development status information obtained from the Geothermal Progress Monitor and …
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evaluate the breakeven price to market energy from a geopressured-geothermal resource. A breakeven price is a minimum, per unit … developer for depreciation, the time value of money, and the risk of failure. The DOE Geopressured-Geothermal Research Program … market gas and electricity from a geopressured-geothermal resource. This model was developed using the present value …
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This volume contains the appendices for the ''Impact of Geothermal Technology Improvements on Royalty Collections on … details each Known Geothermal Resource Area's (KGRA's) royalty estimation. Appendix A details the physical characteristics of … presented in Appendix C shows the geothermal power plant area proxies chosen for each KGRA considered within the report. It also …
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An evaluation of the existing hydrothermal energy economics related quantitative studies is provided. The objective is to present the similarities and differences in methodology and assumptions, and explain the impact of these differences on the energy price estimates. A brief summary of the...
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The likely impacts of two proposed federal incentives for accelerating the development of geothermal resources for … entirely forgivable if the wells prove unsuccessful. The evaluations were performed by the use of DOE's geothermal investment … Known Geothermal Resource Areas (KGRA's) in California and Utah. …
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As part of a mission-oriented program for accelerating the commercialization of geothermal energy, research is … geothermal resources. The results of a quick-response study conducted during the course of this research are discussed. The … report specifically compares the relative investment incentive offered by two categories of geothermal ventures: (a …
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geothermal energy. GEOCOST combines both technical and economic factors into one systematic cost accounting framework. The … program, which simulates production of electricity from most types of geothermal resources, is composed of two parts: a … reservoir model which simulates the costs associated with the exploration, development, and operation of a geothermal reservoir …
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in the geothermal industry. An application of the investment model to specific resource sites in the state of Utah is … also described. Site specific data for the Known Geothermal Resource Areas of Roosevelt Hot Springs and Cove Fort …
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This is the users guide for the Geothermal Loan Guaranty Cash Flow Model (GCFM). GCFM is a Fortran code which designs … and costs geothermal fields and electric power plants. It contains a financial analysis module which performs life cycle …
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