A Method for Evaluating Geothermal Energy Use for Process Heat Applications
- Key words
- Direct Use; Process Heat; Economics; Pulp; Paper; Resource; Matching; Survey; Capital Investment; Methodology; Management Concerns; US DOE; MIT
- Conference
- Geothermal Resources Council Transactions
- Year
- 1979
- Session
- Direct use; Economics; Industrial applications
- Language
- English
Abstract
A general methodology is currently being developed for the evaluation by management of geothermal energy use in industrial process heat applications. A crucial issue in this evaluation is the manner in which process energy demands are matched with geothermal and auxiliary fossil fuel energy supplies. A computer program has been written to perform this match for any geothermal resource and any process heat application. Following a description of the methodology used in the overall evaluation of geothermal energy for this type of application, the principal features of the computer program are discussed and some results for the pulp and paper industry presented.
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