| Title | Geothermal Heat Pumps in Iran |
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| Authors | Sohail Porkhail, Mohsen Taghaddosi |
| Year | 2010 |
| Conference | World Geothermal Congress |
| Keywords | Geothermal Heat Pump, energy saving |
| Abstract | It is recommended that the Iranian Ministry of Energy install more power plants or apply new policies for use of newer technology with higher efficiency and lower consumption. This would stimulate industrial development and help solve the problem caused by varying climatic conditions across the country. In north and south parts of Iran air to air heat pumps have been used for cooling in 6-7 months per year, because temperatures are about 40-50C with very high humidity (80-90%). Gas heaters are also used during the 4-5 month heating season. The Renewable Energy Organization of Iran (SUNA) has unveiled a new project to install 5 geothermal heat pumps (GHP) in 5 different climates in order to determine the technical and economical effects of the climate on geothermal heat pump operation. Electricity consumption was reduced by 50  70% due to the use of GHP systems, which can be tailored to fit a given climate. |