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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.xml contains the properties for a direct heat application
  • file ga4a_directheatHP_new_config.xml contains the properties for a direct heat with heat pump application
  • file ga4a_chiller_new_config.xml contains the properties for a chiller application
  • file ga4a_ORC_new_config.xml contains 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