Life-cycle analysis results of geothermal systems in comparison to other power systems.

Sullivan, J. L.; Clark, Corrie E.; Han, Jung-Geun; Wang, M.

doi:10.2172/993694

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“…Considers aluminum, concrete, cement, bentonite, diesel, iron and steel due to the long pipes and wells, and it was based on information gathered in [17]. The indicator it is measured in metric tons per MW, and it is rated as shown in Table II.…”

Section: ) Materials Consumption (E6)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Sustainability Assessment, Case of Study: Geothermal Power Plant

Ricardo¹,

Guadalupe²

2016

Proceedings of the 14th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education, and Technology: “Engineering Innovati

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Abstract-Renewable energy resources have gained relevance in countries worldwide as an alternative to diversify, in a more environmentally amicable manner, its energy matrix. However, even though the use of the resource might be considered as a step forward towards achieving sustainability, in terms of the power plant, the environmental impact its only one aspect. Economic and social aspects should be study altogether with the environmental ones so that a holistic sustainability assessment can be provided. It is important to bear in mind that even though the impact of renewable power plants might be considered beneficial for a global area (for instance, a country) it might not be for the area where it is located, thus the relevance of a sustainability assessment. In this article we will perform a sustainability assessment study using two ideal scenarios of geothermal power plants projects for comparison. A set of sustainability indicators will be presented taking into account important aspects of geothermal power plants construction and operation while integrating the sustainability criteria. Abstract-Renewable energy resources have gained relevance in countries worldwide as an alternative to diversify, in a more environmentally amicable manner, its energy matrix. However, even though the use of the resource might be considered as a step forward towards achieving sustainability, in terms of the power plant, the environmental impact its only one aspect. Economic and social aspects should be study altogether with the environmental ones so that a holistic sustainability assessment can be provided. It is important to bear in mind that even though the impact of renewable power plants might be considered beneficial for a global area (for instance, a country) it might not be for the area where it is located, thus the relevance of a sustainability assessment. Keywords--GeothermalIn this article we will perform a sustainability assessment study using two ideal scenarios of geothermal power plants projects for comparison. A set of sustainability indicators will be presented taking into account important aspects of geothermal power plants construction and operation while integrating the sustainability criteria.

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Section: ) Materials Consumption (E6)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Sustainability Assessment, Case of Study: Geothermal Power Plant

Ricardo¹,

Guadalupe²

2016

Proceedings of the 14th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education, and Technology: “Engineering Innovati

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“…The results in Clark et al (2011) are further evaluated here to assess the impact of future geothermal growth. Additionally, Argonne carried out a life cycle analysis (LCA), reported in a companion document (Sullivan et al 2010), to quantify energy and environmental benefits of geopressured geothermal systems by examining proximity to infrastructure, resource availability, and tradeoffs associated with well depth and resource temperature. This report summarizes the LCA effort as it pertains to water use in geopressured power plants.…”

Section: Purposementioning

confidence: 99%

Water resource assessment of geothermal resources and water use in geopressured geothermal systems.

Clark¹,

Harto²,

Troppe³

2013

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“…The spacing of the supports is determined by pipe diameter, which must be optimized according to the desired flow rate. We determined that the pipelines from the production wells to the plant would have a diameter of 8 inches, while the diameter of the pipe from the plant to the injection well would be 10 inches (Sullivan et al 2010). Given the diameter of each hole (15.75 inches) and the depth (6 ft), one can calculate the volume of the hole.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…A typical concrete recipe requires approximately 200 g/L of water/concrete (Kendall 2007). To determine the total amount of concrete, results were generated using the Icarus Process Evaluator for a binary geothermal power plant as described in Sullivan et al (2010). The material and water estimates for the concrete for each scenario are summarized in Table 6.…”

Section: Power Plant Constructionmentioning

confidence: 99%