| Title | Ohaaki consenting, modelling and resource assessment review: the best place to look for lessons on sustainable geothermal operation and monitoring |
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| Authors | B. van Campen, R. Archer |
| Year | 2017 |
| Conference | New Zealand Geothermal Workshop |
| Keywords | Geothermal Resource Assessment, Ohaaki, Regulation, Flexibility |
| Abstract | This article aims to derive lessons on sustainable geothermal operation and monitoring by reviewing the Ohaaki geothermal field along 3 dimensions: - Ohaaki exploration, construction and consenting; - Modelling and resource assessment; - Operations and monitoring. Resource assessments are categorized according to UNFC-2009 Framework, which prescribes inclusion of Economic, Feasibility and Geological criteria/dimensions. |