Meeting the demand: geothermal heat supply rates for an urban quarter in Germany

Abstract Thermal energy for space heating and for domestic hot water use represents about a third of the overall energy demand in Germany. An alternative to non-renewable energy-based heat supply is the implementation of closed and open shallow geothermal systems, such as horizontal ground source he...

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Main Authors: Carolin Tissen, Kathrin Menberg, Peter Bayer, Philipp Blum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-03-01
Series:Geothermal Energy
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40517-019-0125-8