You signed in with another tab or window. Reload to refresh your session.You signed out in another tab or window. Reload to refresh your session.You switched accounts on another tab or window. Reload to refresh your session.Dismiss alert
Copy file name to clipboardExpand all lines: docs/Fervo_Project_Cape-4.md
+8-6Lines changed: 8 additions & 6 deletions
Display the source diff
Display the rich diff
Original file line number
Diff line number
Diff line change
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
1
1
# Case Study: 500 MWe EGS Project Modeled on Fervo Cape Station
2
2
3
-
This case study – example name: `Fervo_Project_Cape-4`– is a 500 MWe EGS Project modeled
3
+
The GEOPHIRES example `Fervo_Project_Cape-4`models a 500 MWe EGS Project based on
4
4
on Fervo Cape Station with its April 2025-announced
5
-
[upsizing from 400 MW to 500 MW](https://fervoenergy.com/fervo-energy-announces-31-mw-power-purchase-agreement-with-shell-energy/),
6
-
using a combination of publicly available data, extrapolations, and estimates. Financial results are calculated
5
+
[upsizing from 400 MW to 500 MW](https://fervoenergy.com/fervo-energy-announces-31-mw-power-purchase-agreement-with-shell-energy/).
6
+
Case study inputs are formulated using a combination of publicly available data, extrapolations, and estimates. Financial results are calculated
7
7
using
8
8
the [SAM Single Owner PPA Economic Model](https://softwareengineerprogrammer.github.io/GEOPHIRES/SAM-Economic-Models.html#sam-single-owner-ppa).
9
9
10
-
[Click here to go to the case study in the web interface](https://gtp.scientificwebservices.com/geophires/?geophires-example-id=Fervo_Project_Cape-4).
10
+
Key case study results include LCOE = $79.4/MWh and CAPEX = $4650/kW.
11
+
12
+
[Click here](https://gtp.scientificwebservices.com/geophires/?geophires-example-id=Fervo_Project_Cape-4) to interactively explore the case study in the GEOPHIRES web interface.
11
13
12
14
## Approach & Methodology
13
15
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ density ([2800 kg/m³](https://doi.org/10.31223/X52X0B)).
23
25
Some technical parameters were inferred with high confidence from publicly available data, such as geothermal
24
26
gradient ([74 ℃/km](https://pangea.stanford.edu/ERE/db/GeoConf/papers/SGW/2024/Fercho.pdf)) and well diameter.
25
27
Other parameters were extrapolated or speculatively estimated based on plausibility and/or compatibility with known
26
-
results, such as reservoir volume.
28
+
results, such as number of doublets.
27
29
28
30
The Inputs and Results tables below document key assumptions, inputs, and a comparison of results with reference
29
31
values.
@@ -89,8 +91,8 @@ in source code for the complete results.
89
91
90
92
| Metric | Result Value | Reference Value(s) | Reference Source |
| Maximum Total Electricity Generation | 615 MW || Actual maximum total generation may be bounded or constrained by modular power plant design not modeled in this case study. For example, a modular design with 50MW units may constrain maximum total generation to 600 MW. |
93
94
| Minimum Net Electricity Generation | 500 MW | 500 MW | Fervo Energy, 2025. The 500 MW PPA is interpreted to mean that Cape Station's net electricity generation must never fall below 500 MWe. |
95
+
| Maximum Total Electricity Generation | 615 MW || Actual maximum total generation may be bounded or constrained by modular power plant design not modeled in this case study. For example, a modular design with 50MW units may constrain maximum total generation to 600 MW. |
94
96
| Number of times redrilling | 3 | 3–6 | Redrilling expected to be required within 5–10 years of project start |
95
97
| Average Production Temperature | 199℃ | 204℃, 190.6–198.6℃ (optimal plant operating range) | Trent, 2024; Norbeck et al, 2024. |
96
98
| Total fracture surface area per production well | 2.787×10⁶ m² | 2.787×10⁶ m² (30 million ft² per well) | Fercho et al, 2025. |
0 commit comments