| Title | ROLE OF THERMAL WASTE ENERGY AND ENERGY OF GEOTHERMAL WATERS IN THE PROTECTION OF NATURAL ENVIRONMENT |
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| Authors | Czes?awa ROSIK-DULEWSKA, Mariusz GRABDA |
| Year | 2001 |
| Conference | Geothermal Energy in Underground Mines, Ustron, Poland |
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| Abstract | Abating or preventing environmental contamination is one of the substantial challenges that the humans have to face. One would exaggerate stating that utilization of thermal waste energy from industry and geothermal energy instead of fossil fuels combustion may have a global impact. Nevertheless, an effective use of these energy sources may lead to a significant improvement of the state of environment on regional, if not national scale especially in areas abundant in thermal waste energy or where geothermal waters occur. Energy of geothermal waters and waste energy can be utilized to replace conventional energy carriers in an environmentally friendly manner. This study presents the role of waste energy in environmental protection on the example of utilizing discharge waters from electricity production processes. World literature sources propose applying waste heat energy from industry as well as geothermal waters mainly for food production: in hydroponics cultivation, poultry farming, stock-farming, fish breeding, soil heating and heating the air in greenhouses and foil tunnels to expand the vegetation season. Achievements from the performed experiments were very important not only from the viewpoint of environmental protection, but economically relevant as well.. |