| Title | Geothermal Energy Use, Country Update for Norway |
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| Authors | Midttømme, K., Müller, J., Skarphagen, H., Berre, I., Ramstad, R.K. and Sørheim, H.R. |
| Year | 2013 |
| Conference | European Geothermal Conference |
| Keywords | Geothermal energy, Norway, GSHP |
| Abstract | In Norway, the emphasis on energy efficiency and new building codes that restrict the use of energy for heating have increased the interest for Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) systems. More than 90 % of the GSHP systems utilize energy from boreholes in crystalline rock. There is a trend towards deeper boreholes and Borehole Heat Exchangers (BHE), systems involving 500 m depths have been successfully delivering heat for more than two years. So far Norway has no deep geothermal installations in operation, but there are preliminary plans for utilizing deep geothermal energy in a district heating system in mainland Norway and to replace fossil fuels with geothermal energy in Ny Ålesund, an insulated settlement on Svalbard. |