Result description
The toolkit consists in:
- Training material for GEOENVI LCA method, with a booklet, video tutorial and jupiter script to generate LCA simplified models for deep geothermal projects;
- Webtool with simplified LCA models, to allow users to receive reliable first estimates of LCA results on a series of environmental impact categories, with few easily determined parameters. This tool is easily accessible, designed for non-LCA experts and built on four different categories of geothermal installations: EGS, geothermal flash power, combined Heat and Power (CHP) geothermal plant, or Organic Ranking Cycle (ORC) geothermal plant;
- A Protocol to generate simplified LCA models, to enable future users to generate simplified models for an extended set of geothermal installations;
- LCA Guidelines for Geothermal Installations, to offer methodological indications and assistance on how to perform LCAs for geothermal systems, beyond general standards and guidelines on LCA.
Addressing target audiences and expressing needs
Our needs are
- Collaboration
We specifically need / are looking for
We expect that stakeholders use the webtool with simplified LCA models and provide useful feedbacks to improve the tool. We also expect that LCA experts will make new simplifed models, grounding on the GEOENVI Protocol.
Target audiences
- Public or private funding institutions
- Academia/ Universities
- Private Investors
R&D, Technology and Innovation aspects
Replicability
The webtool with smplified LCA models can be developed for plant categories different from EGS, geothermal flash power, combined Heat and Power (CHP) geothermal plant, or Organic Ranking Cycle (ORC) geothermal plant.
Result submitted to Horizon Results Platform by ASSOCIATION POUR LA RECHERCHE ET LE DEVELOPPEMENT DES METHODES ET PROCESSUS INDUSTRIELS
