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Global technical potential for geothermal heat at different cutoff temperatures

Last updated 11 Dec 2024

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Project InnerSpaceTM calculations for conventional geothermal techniques based on GeoMapTM data with a threshold of USD 50/MWh.

Notes

Heat potential covers resources within hot sedimentary aquifers only. The conversion from energy to heat flow capacity assumes that energy is used over 25 years of operation with a capacity factor of 0.9.

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