pythermogis Geothermal Atlas for Africa Properties¶
pythermogis scenarios which have been used for Geothermal Atlas for Africa are defined through the following xml files in tests/resources/scenarios:
- file
ga4a_directheat_new_config.xmlcontains the properties for a direct heat application - file
ga4a_directheatHP_new_config.xmlcontains the properties for a direct heat with heat pump application - file
ga4a_chiller_new_config.xmlcontains the properties for a chiller application - file
ga4a_ORC_new_config.xmlcontains the properties for a binary plant (ORC) application for power production
below the properties are listed in a table with their short names, units and values for the scenarios
| Short Name | Unit | Direct Heat | Direct Heat HP | Chill | ORC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAPEXbase | million€ | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| CAPEXcont | % | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| CAPEXhp,var | €/kW | 600.0 | 600.0 | 600.0 | 600.0 |
| CAPEXother,var | €/kW | 300.0 | 300.0 | 1100.0 | 2300.0 |
| ECONlifetime | year | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| EHPinclude | 1:True | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| ESPn | - | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| ESPz | m | 300.0 | 300.0 | 300.0 | 300.0 |
| Eprice | cts/kWh | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| HPapp | 1:True | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| HPfixedCOP | - | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| HPuse | 1:True | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Lmax | m | 3000.0 | 3000.0 | 3000.0 | 3000.0 |
| Lmin | m | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| OPEXbase | € | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10000.0 |
| OPEXheat,var | €cts/kWh | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| OPEXhp | €/kW | 60.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| OPEXpower | €/kW | 50.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 50.0 |
| Pmax | bar | 600.0 | 600.0 | 600.0 | 600.0 |
| Pmin | bar | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Sinj | - | -1.0 | -1.0 | -1.0 | -1.0 |
| Sinj_stim | - | -3.0 | -3.0 | -3.0 | -3.0 |
| Sprod | - | -1.0 | -1.0 | -1.0 | -1.0 |
| Sprod_stim | - | -3.0 | -3.0 | -3.0 | -3.0 |
| Tdh_in | °C | 70.0 | 80.0 | 80.0 | 80.0 |
| Tdroprel | fraction | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Tmininj | °C | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Tminprod | °C | 60.0 | 40.0 | 70.0 | 70.0 |
| Treturn | °C | 40.0 | 50.0 | 60.0 | 60.0 |
| Ts | °C | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 20.0 |
| calculate_cop | 1:True | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| capex_stim | million€ | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| cprock | J kg-1 K-1 | 1000.0 | 1000.0 | 1000.0 | 1000.0 |
| debt | % | 80.0 | 80.0 | 80.0 | 80.0 |
| drilltime | year | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| dwi | inch | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| dwo | inch | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| epara | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| equity_IRR | % | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| inflation | % | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| interest | % | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| kestin_use | 1:True | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| kh_kv | - | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| lifetime | years | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 |
| loadhours | hour | 6000.0 | 6000.0 | 6000.0 | 6000.0 |
| m | milli-inch | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.38 |
| maxKH_tostim | Dm | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
| maxdepth | m | 6000.0 | 6000.0 | 6000.0 | 6000.0 |
| maxflow | m3/h | 500.0 | 500.0 | 500.0 | 500.0 |
| na | na | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| optimzeL | 1:True | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| rhorock | kg m-3 | 2700.0 | 2700.0 | 2700.0 | 2700.0 |
| s0 | ppm | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| scurve | - | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| sgrad | ppm/m | 47.0 | 47.0 | 47.0 | 47.0 |
| tax | % | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
| useORC | 1:True | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| use_stim | 1:True | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| wc0 | € | 0.375 | 0.375 | 0.375 | 0.375 |
| wc1 | €/m | 1050.0 | 1050.0 | 1050.0 | 1050.0 |
| wc2 | €/m2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| wcscale | - | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| welldist | m | 1500.0 | 1500.0 | 1500.0 | 1500.0 |
| ΔPhydraulic | fraction | 0.105 | 0.105 | 0.105 | 0.105 |
| ΔTmax | °C | 300.0 | 300.0 | 300.0 | 300.0 |
| Δz | m | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 |
| η | - | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 |