Supply Chain Challenges in Commercial Deployment of EGS
- Key words
- Supply chain; gaps; EGS; geothermal; at-scale; drilling rigs; seismic crews; casing; tubing; liners
- Conference
- Geothermal Resources Council Transactions
- Year
- 2012
- Session
- HDR/EGS; Energy markets; Economics; Business administration
- Language
- English
Abstract
We present a preliminary analysis of the supply chain issues associated with rapid market penetration of EGS in U.S. Assuming that geothermal capacity will produce 10% of U.S. power needs in 2030, demand and supply of key supply chain segments – seismic exploration crews, drilling rigs, and casing and tubing – are estimated and analyzed. Drilling rigs are likely to be constrained in supply, while casing and tubing and seismic crews are unlikely to pose supply chain constraints.
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