| Title | Comprehensive Use of Geothermal Energy for Large Sports Complexes: The Icelandic Approach |
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| Authors | Thorkell Erlingsson, Thorleikur JÛhannesson, Carine Chatenay, Einar Tjˆrvi ElÌasson |
| Year | 2002 |
| Conference | Beijing International Geothermal Symposium |
| Keywords | geothermal, heating, ventilation, environment, savings, cascading, production |
| Abstract | The paper relates the ever increasing demands of youth organisations for large sport halls to be constructed to meet the training and other needs of today's modern competitive sports activities. In Iceland this trend has been very evident in the last decade and numerous large facilities of this type have been erected in small communities around the country. The use of geothermal energy for heating and tap water, in addition to the multiple activities developed in those sports facilities have made possible the running of those large sports complexes within the financial resources of small communities. The paper goes on to give concrete examples of the design principles and operational characteristics of typical facilities of that kind. The authors finally endeavour draw parallels with the situation prevailing in Beijing close to the location of the Olympic Games of 2008 and point out how the Icelandic approach could possibly be used there. . |