Assessment and Mapping of the Closed-Loop Shallow Geothermal Potential in Cerkno (Slovenia)
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Politecnico di Torino Porto Institutional Repository [Article] Assessment and mapping of the closed-loop shallow geothermal potential in Cerkno (Slovenia) Original Citation: Casasso, Alessandro; Pestotnik, Simona; Rajver, Dušan; Jež, Jernej; Prestor, Joerg; Sethi, Rajandrea (2017). Assessment and mapping of the closed-loop shallow geothermal potential in Cerkno (Slovenia). In: ENERGY PROCEDIA, vol. 125, pp. 335-344. - ISSN 1876-6102 Availability: This version is available at : http://porto.polito.it/2679662/ since: September 2017 Publisher: Elsevier Ltd. Published version: DOI:10.1016/j.egypro.2017.08.210 Terms of use: This article is made available under terms and conditions applicable to Open Access Policy Article ("["licenses_typename_cc_by_nc_nd_30_it" not defined]") , as described at http://porto.polito. it/terms_and_conditions.html Porto, the institutional repository of the Politecnico di Torino, is provided by the University Library and the IT-Services. 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(Article begins on next page) Available online at www.sciencedirect.com Available online at www.sciencedirect.com ScienceDirect ScienceDirect Energy Procedia 00 (2017) 000–000 AvailableAvailable online online at at www.sciencedirect.com www.sciencedirect.com Energy Procedia 00 (2017) 000–000 www.elsevier.com/locate/procedia www.elsevier.com/locate/procedia ScienceDirectScienceDirect EnergyEnergy Procedia Procedia 12500 (20(2017)17) 000335–344–000 www.elsevier.com/locate/procedia European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2017, EGU EuropeanDivision Geosciences Energy, Resources Union General & Environment, Assembly 2017, ERE EGU Division Energy, Resources & Environment, ERE Assessment and mapping of the closed-loop shallow geothermal AssessmentThe and15th Internationalmapping Symposiumof the closed-loop on District Heating shallow and Cooling geothermal potential in Cerkno (Slovenia) potential in Cerkno (Slovenia) AlessandroAssessing Casasso thea*, Simonafeasibility Pestotnik of busing, Dušan theRajver heatb, Jernej demand Ježb, Joerg-outdoor Prestor b, Alessandro Casassoa*, Simona Pestotnikb, Dušan Rajvera b, Jernej Ježb, Joerg Prestorb, temperature function for aRajandrea long-term Sethi districta heat demand forecast Rajandrea Sethi a,b,ca Politecnico di Torinoa – DIATI, corsoa Duca degli Abruzzib 24, 10129 Torino, Italyc c I. 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Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal bVeolia Recherche & Innovation, 291 Avenue Dreyfous Daniel, 78520 Limay, France c Abstract Département Systèmes Énergétiques et Environnement - IMT Atlantique, 4 rue Alfred Kastler, 44300 Nantes, France Abstract The economic viability of Borehole Heat Exchangers (BHEs) depends on the ability of the ground to exchange heat, and maps of theTheAbstract shalloweconomic geothermal viability of potential Borehole are Heat therefore Exchangers usef (BHEs)ul planning depends tools on for the futureability installations.of the ground Into exchthis angework, heat, we andpresent maps the of assessmentthe shallow of geothermal shallow geothermal potential potentialare therefore in Cerkn usefo,ul a planningmountain tools town forof 5,000future inhabitants installations. in westernIn this Slovenia.work, we Thepresent recently the developedassessmentDistrict heating G.POT of shallow networksmethod geothermal was are applied,commonly potential taking addressed in intoCerkn acco, inount a themountain site-specific literature town as ground ofone 5,000 of thermal the inhabitants most parameters effective in western and solutions us Slovenia.age profiles for decreasingThe depending recently the ondevelopedgreenhouse climate G.POTconditions. gas emissions method This was fromwork applied, theis partbuilding taking of the sector.into EU- accfunded Theseount site-specificprojectsystems GRETA, require ground highaiming thermal investments at supporting parameters which the and are diff us returnedusionage profiles of through GSHPs depending the in theheat Alpineonsales climate. territory.Due conditions. to the changed This work climate is part conditions of the EU- andfunded building project renovation GRETA, policies, aiming atheat supporting demand the in diffthe usionfuture of couldGSHPs decrease, in the Alpineprolonging territory. the investment return period. © The 2017 main The scope Authors. of this Published paper is by to Elsevierassess the Ltd. feasibility of using the heat demand – outdoor temperature function for heat demand Peer-review© 2017 The Authors.under responsibility Published by of Elsevierthe scientific Ltd. committee of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2017 Peer-reviewforecast. The under district responsibility of Alvalade, of the located scientific in Lisboncommittee (Portugal), of the European was used Geosciences as a case study.Union (EGU)The district General is consistedAssembly of 665 –Peer-review Division Energy, under responsibilityResources and of the the Environment scientific committee (ERE). of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2017 2017buildings – Division that varyEnergy, in bothResources construction and the periodEnvironment and typology. (ERE). Three weather scenarios (low, medium, high) and three district –renovation Division Energy, scenarios Resources were developed and the Environment (shallow, intermediate, (ERE). deep). To estimate the error, obtained heat demand values were Keywords:compared Geothermal with results potential; from a Ground dynamic Source heat Heat demand Pump, model, Borehole previously Heat Exchanger; developed Cerkno and validated by the authors. 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On the other hand, function intercept increased for 7.8-12.7% per decade (depending on the coupled scenarios). The values suggested could be used to modify the function parameters for the scenarios considered, and improveIn recent the accuracyyears, the of heatEuropean demand Union estimations. set the ambitious “20-20-20” strategy to cut 20% of the primary energy consumptionIn recent years,and 20% the ofEuropean the greenhouse Union setgas the (GHG) ambitio emiusssions “20-20-20” compared strategy to 1990 to andcut 20%to cover of the20% primary of the eneenergyrgy demandconsumption© 2017 Thewith Authors. andrenewable 20% Published of sources the greenhouseby Elsevier[1]. Heating Ltd gas. 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Published of the by scientific Elsevier committeeLtd. of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2017 –Peer-review Division Energy, under responsibilityResources and of the the Environment scientific committee (ERE). of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2017 – Division Energy, Resources and the Environment (ERE). 1876-6102 © 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Peer-review under responsibility of the Scientific Committee of The 15th International Symposium on District Heating and Cooling. 1876-6102 © 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Peer-review under responsibility of the scientific committee of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2017 – Division Energy, Resources and the Environment (ERE). 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.08.210 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.08.210 1876-6102 336 Alessandro Casasso et al.