GEOTHERMAL ENERGY: Status and Future in the Peri - Adriatic Area

Altheim in Upper Austria – an example of cascaded geothermal energy use

27 Aug 2014, 09:45

30m

Conference Room (Vitality Punta Hotel)

Presentation C: Integration of energy sources in the Peri-Adriatic Area C Integration of energy sources in the Peri - Adriatic Areas

Speaker

Dr Bernhard COCIANCIG (MND Group)

Description

The community of Altheim in Upper Austria has embarked on the implementation of a geothermally sourced district heating system in early 1990, serving about 700 households which represent some 40% of the population. Shortly afterwards, the project was expanded upstream by the installation of a hot water source and disposal well, utilized for powering a ORC turbine for electricity generation. The 1 MWel turbine and the cascaded heating infrastructure is now in operation since well over 20 years and was one of the first facilities which operated from a medium enthalpy source. Information on the technical setup, facilities, and the operating system is provided along with data on capital and operating costs. Finally, options for financing are discussed. ---------- B. COCIANCIG ![B. COCIANCIG][13] [13]: https://indico.cern.ch/event/263557/picture/47.jpg

Presentation materials

Photo

13_Cociancig.JPG

Slides

ECSAC2014_Cociancig_Altheim.pdf