| Title | Geothermal Space-Heating of the CNR Research Campus in Pisa: Problems in Environmental Monitoring |
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| Authors | Aristide Rossi and Paolo Squarci |
| Year | 1997 |
| Conference | Japan International Geothermal Symposium |
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| Abstract | The geothermal space-heating project for the Research Campus of the Italian National Research Council (CNR) in Pisa, utilising a doublet of wells for production and reinjection, is based on technology that has been widely utilised and described in the scientific literature for several years. The project leaders have taken into careful consideration the potential environmental impact and induced hazards to the town of Pisa, especially as regards the historical importance of the medieval buildings. Two years after the first proposal, this joint venture project of CNR and ENEL (the Italian Electric Utility) is still faced with a number of problems: passive bureaucratic opposition, and lack of comprehension from local and regional administrative bodies and local environmental associations. |