Multiple Use of Geothermal Energy at Kirishima International Hotel
- Key words
- direct uses, multiple use, hotel, Japan
- Location
- Kirishima, Japan
- Conference
- World Geothermal Congress
- Year
- 1995
- Session
- SECTION 10 - Direct Heat Uses
- Language
- English
- Paper number
- 3-ohkubo
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Abstract
The Kirishima International is unique in the use of geothermal energy to supply a wide variety of its energy needs besides the hot spa bathing which is the basic function of this resort hotel. Steam from hot spa wells on the hotel premises has been used for space hot water supply and pooer genereation successfully for more than ten years. In this paper, the details of the system and the factors which are considered to be the keys to the success are presented.
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