Retracted: A comparative thermodynamic and exergoeconomic scrutiny of four geothermal systems with various configurations of TEG and HDH unit implementations

This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy). This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor-in-Chief. In investigating concerns regarding suspicious changes in authorship between the original submission and the revised version of this paper the Editor reached out to the authors for an explanation. In summary, the paper was submitted by Mahrad Feyzbaxsh (original Corresponding Author) and Ali Kiani Salavat. During revision, the author names Liu Zhe (New First Author), Zhanguo SU (New Corresponding Author), Azher M. Abed, and Risabh Chaturvedi were all added to the revised paper without explanation and without exceptional approval by the journal Editor, which is contrary to the journal policy on changes to authorship. The addition of these authors was not justified by the revisions made to the paper and did not align with the journal's policies on authorship criteria. Overall, the Editor has determined that the authorship of the paper cannot be relied upon, and the article needs to be retracted.