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Table 2 Model parameters

From: Sustainable operation of geothermal power plants: why economics matters

Geophysical

Technological

Economic

Heat in place

    Reservoir volume

    Porosity

    Temperature

Recoverable heat

    Recovery factor

Recharge

    Convection/conduction

    Radioactive decay

    Compensation from surroundings

Extraction

    Average well productivity

    Production decline

Reservoir lifetime

Reinjection

Electricity conversion

Capacity factor

CAPEX

    Surface investment

    Subsurface investment

    Exploration

OPEX

    Operation

    Maintenance

Revenues

Interest rate

  1. CAPEX capital expenditures, OPEX operating expenditures