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MHK Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) Guidance and Techno-Economic Analysis Materials

Useful information and tools for calculating the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) and MHK Cost Breakdown Structure. Includes a structure for calculating the capital expenditures and operating costs of a marine energy technology or device, reference resource data for both wave and ...

Jenne, S. and Baca, E. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Nov 08, 2019
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2020 Annual Technology Baseline (ATB) Cost and Performance Data for Electricity Generation Technologies

Starting in 2015 NREL has presented the Annual Technology Baseline (ATB) in an Excel workbook that contains detailed cost and performance data, both current and projected, for renewable and conventional technologies. The workbook includes a spreadsheet for each technology. This up...

Akar. . et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jul 28, 2020
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Life Cycle Water Consumption and Water Resource Assessment for Utility-Scale Geothermal Systems: An In-Depth Analysis of Historical and Forthcoming EGS Projects

This report is the third in a series of reports sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Technologies Program in which a range of water-related issues surrounding geothermal power production are evaluated. The first report made an initial attempt at quantifying the li...

Schroeder, J. et al Argonne National Laboratory

Aug 31, 2013
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Global Value Chain and Manufacturing Analysis on Geothermal Power Plant Turbines

In this study, we have undertaken a robust analysis of the global supply chain and manufacturing costs for components of Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) Turboexpander and steam turbines used in geothermal power plants. We collected a range of market data influencing manufacturing from...

Akar, S. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Mar 30, 2018
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Low-Income Energy Affordability Data LEAD Tool 2018 Update

The Low-Income Energy Affordability Data (LEAD) Tool was created by the Better Building's Clean Energy for Low Income Communities Accelerator (CELICA) to help state and local partners understand housing and energy characteristics for the low and moderate-income (LMI) communities t...

Ma, O. U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Jul 01, 2020
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Calculation Tool for Transported Geothermal Energy Using Two-Step Absorption Process

This spreadsheet allows the user to calculate parameters relevant to techno-economic performance of a two-step absorption process to transport low temperature geothermal heat some distance (1-20 miles) for use in building air conditioning. The parameters included are (1) energy de...

Liu, X. et al Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Feb 01, 2016
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United States Renewable Energy Technical Potential

Renewable energy technical potential as defined in this report represents the achievable energy generation of a particular technology given system performance, topographic limitations, environmental, and land-use constraints. The primary benefit of assessing technical potential...

Lopez, A. and Laboratory, N. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Nov 25, 2014
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Draft Buildings Technology Baseline

The Buildings Technology Baseline is a curated and regularly updated dataset of current and projected performance, retail, and installed price data for all major building energy technologies needed to enable cost/benefit analyses. Building technology analyses require an up-to-date...

Moore, N. and Wilson, E. National Renewable Energy Lab NREL

Sep 30, 2024
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WaterTAP3 Model Input Data for NAWI's Eight Source Water Baseline Analyses

This folder contains the input data for the WaterTAP3 model that was used for the eight NAWI (National Alliance for Water Innovation) source water baselines studies published in the Environmental Science and Technology special issue: Technology Baselines and Innovation Priorities ...

Miara, A. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Feb 01, 2022
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Evaluation of the Performance of Houses With and Without Supplemental Dehumidification in a Hot-Humid Climate

Understanding indoor humidity conditions in low energy homes in hot-humid climates is critical to promoting long term occupant comfort, indoor air quality and building durability. The results of this study were expected to inform the residential building community on whether suppl...

Kerrigan, P. and Norton, P. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Apr 27, 2016
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Advanced Geothermal Drilling and Logging Technologies

The objective of advanced drilling and logging technologies is to promote ways and means to reduce the cost of geothermal drilling through an integrated effort which involves developing an understanding of geothermal drilling and logging needs, elucidating best practices, and fost...

Raymond, D. et al Sandia National Laboratories

Dec 15, 2013
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Effectiveness of Shallow Temperature Surveys to Target a Geothermal Reservoir at Previously Explored Site at McGee Mountain, Nevada: Final Report for U.S. Department Of Energy Grant EE-0002830

The McGee Mountain geothermal area was selected to test early-stage shallow temperature survey techniques and drill two slim holes to test the resource. Geothermal Technical Partners, Inc. was able to complete only a small portion of the project before lack of funding prevented f...

Zehner, R. Geothermal Technical Partners, Inc.

Mar 07, 2014
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Geothermal Technologies Program GETEM and LCOE Improvements Review (March 21, 2013)

This file was a report submitted to GTO by Mark Paster, a consultant to the GETEM project, to outline the improvements that were made between summer 2011 and spring 2013. The report focuses on six areas of model improvement: (1) Site Specific Cost Variability; (2) Consistency wi...

Paster, M. Idaho National Laboratory

Mar 21, 2013
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EPRI Report: Enhancing Geothermal Representation in EPRI's US-REGEN Model

This report examines improvements to the representation of geothermal resources and technologies, including hydrothermal, near-field, and deep enhanced geothermal systems (EGS), in EPRI's US-REGEN capacity expansion model. Using updated datasets from the National Renewable Energy ...

Molar-Cruz, A. and Johnson, N. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Dec 13, 2024
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Evaluating an Exterior Insulation and Finish System for Deep Energy Retrofits

This report provides a case study of a deep energy retrofit using a site-applied exterior insulation and finish system (EIFS). Prefabricated EIFS panels are also discussed as a potential wall insulation retrofit solution. EIFSs are common in new and retrofit commercial constructio...

Dentz, J. and Podorson, D. The Levy Partnership, Inc Systems Building Research Alliance

Apr 27, 2016
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Performance, Cost, and Financial Parameters of Geothermal District Heating Systems for Market Penetration Modeling under Various Scenarios

The U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Vision (GeoVision) Study is currently looking at the potential to increase geothermal deployment in the U.S. and to understand the impact of this increased deployment. This paper reviews 31 performance, cost, and financial parameters as inp...

Beckers, K. and Young, K. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Mar 23, 2017
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Baseline System Costs for a 50 MW Enhanced Geothermal System 2012

Substantial unexploited opportunity exists for the US, and the world, in Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS). This cost analysis study provides a baseline cost for a 50 MW Geothermal Power Plant in a challenging New England environment. The study then assesses how project costs wo...

Selman, N. Gas Equipment Engineering Corporation

Apr 30, 2012
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Techno-Economic Optimization of the SurgeWEC Device

This is the post-access report for a Teamer-funded effort to optimize the SurgeWEC device, a near-shore pivoting flap wave energy conversion device used to desalinate water. Parametrically driven cost and performance models enabled an integrated optimization approach at the farm s...

Previsic, M. Re Vision Consulting

Feb 20, 2022
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Funding Mechanisms for Federal Geothermal Permitting

This submission includes a presentation and paper for the Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) that discuss: Federal agency revenues received for geothermal projects, including: (1) lease revenues, (2) fixed fees, and (3) cost recovery fees for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) a...

Young, K. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Sep 30, 2013
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Deep Direct-Use Feasibility Study Energy Demand Characterization and Surface Plant Modeling for West Virginia University

This dataset provides information gathered to determine end use load and assessment of existing district heating systems (DHS). It also provides Aspen simulation files used to model hybrid natural gas geothermal district heating and cooling (GDHC) system along with Exchange Design...

Garapati, N. West Virginia University

Jan 09, 2020
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Finite Volume Based Computer Program for Ground Source Heat Pump System Final Scientific Report

The goal of this project was to develop a detailed computer simulation tool for GSHP (ground source heat pump) heating and cooling systems. Two such tools were developed as part of this DOE (Department of Energy) grant; the first is a two-dimensional computer program called GEO2D ...

Menart, J. and Frederick, J. Wright State University

Jul 31, 2013
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United States Land-based Wind Supply Curves 2023

This data packet contains supply curves, hourly generation profiles, and a composite siting exclusion TIFF for land-based wind across the contiguous United States. The supply curves offer comprehensive metrics such as capacity (MW), generation (MWh), levelized cost of energy (LCOE...

GDS, N. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jun 30, 2023
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Utah FORGE: Preliminary Monitoring, Analyses, and Impact Assessment

Preliminary monitoring and analyses for the Utah FORGE Milford Site. Includes a report detailing the seismic monitoring goals and results, a detailed techno-economic infrastructure assessment with an analysis, a budget, schedules, and cost summaries, and a summary of environmental...

Pankow, K. Energy and Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah

Feb 09, 2017
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Renewable Energy Potential Model: Geothermal Supply Curves

The Renewable Energy Potential (reV) model is a geospatial platform for estimating technical potential and developing renewable energy supply curves, initially developed for wind and solar technologies. The model evaluates deployment constraints, considering land use, environmenta...

Trainor-Guitton, W. et al National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Aug 21, 2023
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United States Geothermal Supply Curves 2024

This data packet contains supply curves and a composite siting exclusion TIFF for EGS and hydrothermal geothermal across the contiguous United States. The supply curves offer comprehensive metrics such as capacity (MW), generation (MWh), levelized cost of energy (LCOE), levelized ...