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Table 5 Input parameters to calculate the current costs of the ATES system

From: Techno-economic and environmental analysis of an Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (ATES) in Germany

Parameter

Minimum

Mode

Maximum

COP heat pump COP a, bHP

4

4.5

5

Electricity costs EC (ct/kWh)c

16

16.5

17

Maintenance MATES (%)d

–

4

–

Replacement RATES

 

Table 2

 

Heating period tH (h)

 

2043

 

Cooling period tC (h)

 

1558

 
  1. a Boissavy (2015), b International Energy Agency (2007), c Stindl (2017, personal communication) d Sommer et al. (2015)
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