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Table 1 Overview of studies discussing the potential economic benefits of ATES
From: Techno-economic and environmental analysis of an Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (ATES) in Germany
Author | Country | Capital costs (€/kW) | Purpose | Wells | Capacity (MW) | Energy supply (MWh) | Payback time | Reference system |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reilly et al. (1981) | USA | 861a | Heating | 14 | 3–50 |  |  | Electric boiler and oil fired furnace |
Zimmerman and Drost (1989) | USA | 89–890a | Cooling | 2–16 | 2–20 |  |  |  |
Andersson and Sellberg (1992) | Sweden |  | Heating and cooling |  |  | 1800–10,000 | 2–10 |  |
Chant and Morofsky (1992) | Canada | 133–266b | Cooling |  | 0.1–10 | 20–20,000 |  |  |
van Hove (1993) | Netherlands | 1000c | Cooling | Â | 1.5 | Â | 6 | Mechanical cooling |
Paksoy et al. (2009) | USA | 750 | Cooling | 6 | 2 | 2025 | Â | Standard chillers |
Vanhoudt et al. (2011) | Belgium | 580 | Heating and cooling | 2 | 1.2 | 2207 | 8.4 | Gas boiler and cooling machines |
Ghaebi et al. (2017) | Iran | Â | Cooling | 2 | Â | 2417 | Â | Gas boiler, compression chiller, ATES |