Geothermal communities. Handbook of best practices of geothermal resources management

Geothermal communities
Handbook of best practices of geothermal resources management
ISBN: 978-83-62922-59-8
Kraków 2015
157 p. / 157 с.Leaded, compiled and edited by the MEERI PAS team, Poland (P5):
Wiesław Bujakowski, Grażyna Hołojuch, Aleksandra Kasztelewicz, Beata Kępińska, Leszek Pająk, Barbara Tomaszewska
Scientific editor: Beata Kępińska, MEERI PAS
Technical editor: Aleksandra Kasztelewicz, MEERI PAS
Reviewers: Antoni P. Barbacki, AGH University of Science and Technology, Kraków
Joanna Kulczycka, Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute,
Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków
This Handbook is produced by GEOCOM. It is supported by the Seventh Framework Programme for
Research and Technological Development (FP7) but does not necessarily reflect its views.AUTHORS’ PREFACE
1. INTRODUCTION TO GEOTHERMAL ENERGY, STATE AND PROSPECTS
OF ITS DEVELOPMENT IN THE GEOCOM COUNTRIES
1.1. Geothermal energy – definition and origin
1.2. Geothermal energy applications and technologies
1.3. Geothermal energy potential in the GEOCOM countries
1.4. State of geothermal energy uses in the GEOCOM countries
1.5. Current share of geothermal in energy structures and prognosed in national
and European documents – the GEOCOM countries
1.6. Geothermal energy uses development prospects in the GEOCOM countries
2. RATIONAL ENERGY USE IN GEOTHERMAL HEATING SECTOR
2.1. Introductory remarks
2.2. Conditions and requirements for efficient geothermal energy’s gaining and
uses, cooperation of geothermal installations with other energy carriers –
hybrid systems
2.2.1. Generals
2.2.2. Cooperation of geothermal installations with other energy carriers –
hybrid systems in case of the GEOCOM project works
2.3. Integration of geothermal energy with other renewable energy sources –
main possibilities in the GEOCOM countries
3. BEST PRACTISES OF GEOTHERMAL USES IN INTEGRATION WITH OTHER RENEWABLE
ENERGY SOURCES AND RATIONAL ENERGY USES’ MEASURES – THE GEOCOM
DEMONSTRATION SITES
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Galanta Municipality
3.2.1. The Galanta Municipality in a nutshell
3.2.2. The geothermal district heating system
3.2.3. The GEOCOM demonstration works in Galanta
3.2.4. Some general remarks and lessons learnt from the Galanta best practice case
3.3. Municipality of Montieri
3.3.1. The historic village of Montieri and the GEOCOM project
3.3.2. The geothermal resource
3.3.3. The geothermal district heating
3.3.4. Retrofitting activity in the Montieri demontration site
3.3.5. Renewable energy sources integration in Montieri
3.3.6. Social benefits for the local community related to the implementation of
GEOCOM project
3.3.7. Satisfaction with the results of the works and the public perception of
geothermal energy and the RUE measures applied in Montieri
3.3.8. General conclusions and lesson learnt from the case study
3.3.9. Implementing a demonstration project at community scale
3.4. Morahalom Municipality
3.4.1. The integrated system of Morahalom – general background and assumptions
3.4.2. Initial activities oriented to introduction of geothermal and integrated
energy system to Morahalom – pre-GEOCOM actions in 2002–2010
3.4.3. The GEOCOM project activities 2010–2015 in brief
3.4.4. Geothermal systems development in Morahalom
3.4.5. Gas utilisation systems associated with the geothermal wells
3.4.6. Integration of the solar collector systems into the existing geothermal
heating and domestic hot water production system
3.4.7. Energy modernisation of the geothermally heated buildings – heat insulation
and changing the doors and windows
3.4.8. The extraction of waste heat from used geothermal water by a high power
heat pump station installed in the new town centre and Thermal Residential
Park
3.4.9. Energy saving (LED type) public lighting system combined with photovoltaic
system
3.4.10. Payback period of the GEOCOM project investment works in Morahalom
3.4.11. The importance of the GEOCOM project works for Morahalom Municipality –
general remarks and recommendations
3.5. Online monitoring system of energy measures and installations in the GEOCOM
pilot– sites
3.5.1. Introduction
3.5.2. General description of the online monitoring system
3.5.3. How the monitoring system works – case study of Galanta
3.5.4. The description of entering the data into the online monitoring application
/database
3.5.5. General results from the monitoring in the GALANTA pilot site to date
3.5.6. Final remarks
4. BENEFICIARIES’ PERCEPTION OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY AND RATIONAL USE OF
ENERGY MEASURES INTRODUCED THANKS TO THE GEOCOM WORKS (ON A BASIS
OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY) – THE CASE OF MONTIERI PILOT– SITE
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Selected results and benefits of introducing geothermal energy source and
rational use of energy’s measures – opinions of the GEOCOM beneficiaries in
Montieri
4.3. Final remarks
5. SELECTED ASPECTS ACCOMPANYING GEOTHERMAL ENERGY EXPLOITATION AND
USES IN THE GEOCOM COUNTRIES
5.1. Introductory remarks
5.2. Integrated use of waste gases from geothermal water
5.2.1. Generals
5.2.2. Recommended technologies for the utilisation of additional gas content
in geothermal wells
5.2.3. Operation of a small gas engine power plant
5.2.4. Burning in gas heaters
5.2.5. Degassing procedures
6. AUTHORS’ CONCLUDING REMARKS
List of figures
List of tables