Download or read book An Analysis of the Potential Use of Geothermal Energy for Power Generation Along the Texas Gulf Coast written by John Shirley Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Analysis of the Potential Use of Geothermal Energy for Power Generation Along the Texas Gulf Coast written by and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three forms of potential geothermal energy may exist in the State of Texas: hot rocks in the Trans Pecos region, convection type geothermal water in the Rio Grande Rift basin, and geopressured geothermal water along the Gulf Coast. Of these, only the geopressured waters have been verified. Exploration wells for oil and gas have established the presence of deep hot water deposits along the coastal area, offshore and inland for 75 miles. These exist in thick shale and sand beds in the geopressured zone. The most favorable area appears to be at depths of 12,000 to 15,000 feet where the temperatures range from 300 to 400°F. Indications are that a series of relatively small, 10 to 50 megawatt, power plants could be located along the coastal plain of Texas. These plants could produce at least 20,000 megawatts and possibly as much as 100,000 megawatts under the most favorable conditions. Cost of the power appears to be in the range of 25 to 35 mills per kilowatt hour in 1980 providing the water is saturated with natural gas which could be sold to offset some of the cost. If the gas is present, at least 6 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas would be produced. Unit capital investment for such plants would exceed projected costs for nuclear or fossil fueled power plants. Successful development of a demonstration plant with public funds could establish the viability of geopressured waters as a source of power and natural gas and encourage private investment to exploit this energy source, should it prove competitive with other sources of electric power generation.
Download or read book ERDA Energy Research Abstracts written by United States. Energy Research and Development Administration and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 852 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Geothermal Energy Update written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Proceedings written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 992 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Rapporteurs' summaries": pages [xxxi]-cxxxii.
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Download or read book ERDA Energy Research Abstracts written by United States. Energy Research and Development Administration. Technical Information Center and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 1682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Geological Survey Circular written by Geological Survey (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Geothermal Energy Development written by United States. Congress. Senate. Interior and Insular Affairs Committee and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book ERDA Research Abstracts written by United States. Energy Research and Development Administration and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Man induced Land Subsidence written by Thomas L. Holzer and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 1984 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Energy Return on Investment for a Geothermal Power Plant on the Texas Gulf Coast written by Kyle Benjamin Kampa and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis examines the energy return on investment (EROI) of a model 3 MW hybrid gas-geothermal plant on the Texas Gulf Coast. The model plant uses a design similar to the DOE Pleasant Bayou No. 2 test geothermal plant, and uses a gas engine to harness entrained methane and an Organic Rankine Cycle turbine to harness thermal energy from hot brines. The indirect energy cost was calculated using the Carnegie Mellon University Economic Input-Output Life Environmental Life Cycle Analysis (EIO-LCA) model. The EROI of the plant using the 1997 EIO-LCA energy data is 12.40, and the EROI of the plant using 2002 EIO-LCA energy data is 14.18. Sensitivity analysis was run to determine how the plant parameters affect the EROI. A literature review of the EROI of different power sources shows that the EROI of the hybrid geothermal plant is greater than the EROI of flash steam geothermal and solar, but is lower than the EROI of dry steam geothermal, wind power, nuclear, coal, gas, and hydroelectric plants. An analysis of the EROI to financial return on investment (FROI) shows that the FROI for a hybrid geothermal plant could be competitive with wind and solar as a viable renewable resource in the Texas electricity market.
Download or read book Geothermal Energy Research Development and Demonstration Act of 1974 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
