Session 6E: Financing and Economics for Geothermal Energy/Geothermal as Energy Storage

Overcoming technical and funding hurdles is critical for any geothermal project. What are some of the variables that can help reduce risk and optimize projects for financial success? This session covers numerous aspects of planning and operations that help make geothermal successful for various applications.

  • 1:30 PM - 1:50 PM: A Stochastic Economic Analysis Of An Enhanced Geothermal System | William Fleckenstein
  • 1:50 PM - 2:10 PM: Case Study: Impacts of Multi-Donor Project Funding and Project Appraisal Document on the Exploration Drilling Phase of Geothermal Development, Fiale Caldera, Djibouti | Leland Davis
  • 2:10 PM - 2:30 PM: Evaluation of Cement Mechanical Performance in Thermal Storage Wells | Meng Meng
  • 2:30 PM - 2:50 PM: Geo Thermal Energy Storage (GeoTES) Using Traditional Oil Reservoirs | Michael Umbro
  • 2:50 PM - 3:10 PM: Energy Storage in Deep Hydraulic Fractures:  Mathematical Model and Field Validation | Lev Ring
  • 3:10 PM - 3:30 PM: Synthetic Geothermal Reservoirs: Optimized Drilling Patterns for Cost-Effective Efficient Energy Recovery | Joseph Batir