Geothermal Heating of Horticultural Glasshouse at Lamazere
- Key words
- geothermal heating, greenhouse, France
- Location
- France
- Conference
- World Geothermal Congress
- Year
- 1995
- Session
- SECTION 10 - Direct Heat Uses
- Language
- English
- Paper number
- 3-boissavy2
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Abstract
The horticultural zone of has been created in an agricultural region with the aim of developing a well integrated economical activity. The excellent productivity of geothermal reservoir has allowed the production of enough hot water to heat 8 hectares of glasshouses. Technical carried out in 1982 was based on standard equipment which are still in operation in 1994 without failure and running problems. Greenhouse exploitation took place from 1982 to 1987 and restarted in 1991 with a new owner. Annual energy savings to heat 36000 of greenhouses is estimated at about
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