New possibilities and perspectives of building hotwater line from geothermal wells heat exchanger to TEKO Košice

• Main Authors: Marína Sidorová, Ján Pinka, Gabriel Wittenberger
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Technical University of Kosice 2006-04-01
• Series: Acta Montanistica Slovaca
• Subjects: geothermal well; geothermal energy utilisation
• Online Access: http://actamont.tuke.sk/pdf/2006/n1/10witteko.pdf

Thank to favourable geological conditions, Slovakia is a country abundant in the occurrence of low-enthalpy sources. The government of the state sponsors new renewable of the sources ecological energy,including the geothermal energy. Geothermal water is utilized for recreation (swimming pools, spas), agriculture (heating of greenhouses, fishing) and heating of houses. The effectivity of utilisation is about 30 % due to its seasonal use. That is why the annual house-heating and the hot water supply from geothermal sources are supported. Recently, the company Slovgeoterm has initiated heating of greenhouses in Podhajska and hospital and 1231 flats in the town Galanta. Nowadays, a research for the biggest geothermal project in the Middle Europe – construction in Košice basin has started.