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Electrical Potential<br />

• Estimates based on Beardsmore<br />

et al. 2011<br />

Process for estimating Technical Potential<br />

• Calculation includes:<br />

– Base Temperature (Surface<br />

temperature + 80°C)<br />

– <strong>The</strong>rmal Cycle Efficiencies<br />

– Drawdown Temperature (10°C)<br />

– Recoverability Factor<br />

– Exclusion <strong>of</strong> “inaccessible” land<br />

– Limits depth to 6.5 km (~21,000ft)

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