| Title | The Results of Geothermal-Energy Harnessing Activity in Ukraine |
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| Authors | M. Khvorov, A. Shurchkov, G. Zabarny |
| Year | 2005 |
| Conference | World Geothermal Congress |
| Keywords | Geothermal heat-supply system, cogenerating unit, advanced technology, geothermal power engineering |
| Abstract | Practical harnessing of geothermal resources in Ukraine have been in progress starting from early ninetieth. Nine geothermal heat-supply systems with total rated capacity of 10.9 Mw have been commissioned in this period. During the year 2003 alone the systems generated 33,000 MWh of heat and made it possible to save 5 thousand tons of conditional fuel and reduce CO2 emissions by 10.5 thousand tons. The particular emphasis in the development of Ukrainian geothermal power engineering was laid on the development of geothermal heat-supply systems as well as on the construction of cogenerating units based on geothermal fields with gas-containing thermal waters. The above-mentioned activity is financed within the framework of the State R&D Program "Environmentally Friendly Geothermal Power Engineering of Ukraine" which is focused on the development of scientific and technical foundation of and material basis for the introduction of geothermal energy in the National Fuel & Energy Complex. Specifically, the following research activities are under way: 1. Study and assessment of the geothermal power engineering resource base 2. Development of environmentally-friendly technologies for the extraction and utilization of geothermal energy 3. Construction of demonstration pilot-plant systems of heat supply and air conditioning of individual dwelling houses and entire settlements 4. Development of advanced technologies and equipment for the utilization of geothermal energy in agriculture (drying of grains, air cooling in vegetable store-houses, heating of greenhouses, etc) 5. Development of thermal-water-based medical treatment methods of certain deceases 6. Development of new technologies for the recovering of valuable chemical components from thermal waters. |