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Geothermal Energy - Climate change potential impact

"This map shows, for each grid cell, the environmental impact in terms of CO₂-equivalent emissions per kilowatt-hour [g CO2 eq/kWh] generated by by the following systems:
  • Cooling Absorption System;
  • Refrigeration Absorption System;
  • Binary ORC Power Plant;
  • Flash Power Plant;
  • Heat for Direct Use;
  • Heat for High Temperature Heat Pump;
The maps refer to:
  • base case scenario;
  • upside scenario, modelling a better fluid flow;
  • up up side, modelling both better fluid flow and higher underground temperatures.
This layer is part of the Geothermal Atlas for Africa developed within the LEAP-RE project"
Cooling Absorption System - base case Cooling Absorption System - upside Cooling Absorption System - upupside Refrigeration Absorption System - base case Refrigeration Absorption System - upside Refrigeration Absorption System - upupside Binary ORC Power Plant - base case Binary ORC Power Plant - upside Binary ORC Power Plant - upupside Flash Power Plant - base case Flash Power Plant - upside Flash Power Plant - upupside Direct Use - base case Direct Use - upside Direct Use - upupside High Temperature Heat Pump - base case High Temperature Heat Pump - upside High Temperature Heat Pump - upupside
18 map layers referenced

Zuffi, C. (2025). Development of a decision-making tool for the sustainable exploitation of geothermal resources in Africa. PhD Thesis.
University of Florence repository https://flore.unifi.it/handle/2158/1415895 (Provisional reference, pending official publication in a peer-reviewed scientific journal)

2024
25x25 km
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Values differ across layers
Cooling Absorption System - base case
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Cooling Absorption System - upside
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Cooling Absorption System - upupside
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Refrigeration Absorption System - base case
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Refrigeration Absorption System - upside
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Refrigeration Absorption System - upupside
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Binary ORC Power Plant - base case
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Binary ORC Power Plant - upside
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Binary ORC Power Plant - upupside
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Flash Power Plant - base case
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Flash Power Plant - upside
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Flash Power Plant - upupside
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Direct Use - base case
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Direct Use - upside
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Direct Use - upupside
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High Temperature Heat Pump - base case
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High Temperature Heat Pump - upside
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High Temperature Heat Pump - upupside
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LEAP-RE
Claudio Zuffi <claudio.zuffi@unifi.it>

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