Geothermal Electricity Technology Evaluation Model (GETEM) updated
Screenshot of one worksheets of the GETEM model
Alexander Richter
13 Haz 2016
The Idaho National Laboratory has updated its Geothermal Electricity Technology Evaluation Model, a tool to estimate levelized cost of energy for geothermal projects.
The Idaho National Laboratory’s Geothermal Electricity Technology Evaluation Model (GETEM) has recently been updated and the new version can now be downloaded via the U.S. Department of Energy’s Geothermal Technologies Office.
GETEM is an Excel-based tool used to estimate the Levelized Cost of Energy for definable geothermal scenarios. Electrical power generation is the sole geothermal use considered by GETEM and does not provide assessment capabilities for geothermal direct-use or geothermal heat pumps.
The model evaluates either a Hydrothermal or an Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) resource type, and then either a flash-steam or air-cooled binary power plant based on specific resource parameters.
The tool can be downloaded via the website of the U.S. Department of Energy here.
