The Hydrogeothermal Potential of the Vardar Zone and Serbo-Macedonian Mass and Energetical Valorization of the Available Geothermal Resources at the Territory of the Republic of Macedonia

Abstract

The hydrogeothermal explorations in the Republic of Macedonia intensively started to conduct after 1970, after the first effects of the energy crisis. As a result of these explorations, more than 50 springs mineral and thermomineral waters with a total yield of more than 1000 l/sec., were registered, and proved exploatation reservoirs with temperatures higher than the medium year seasons hesitations for this part of the Earth in boundaries of 20 - 79?C, with significant quantities of geothermal energy. This paper will shortly present the hydrogeothermal potential of the Vardar zone and Serbo-Macedonian mass end energetical valorization of the available geothermal resouces at the territory of the Republic of Macedonia acording to the results of previous explorations with especial retrospect of the last few years. In this paper will pesent short descriptions of the hydrogeothermal resources, the degree of exploration, the prognosisis dimensions of the hydrogeothermal systems and theirs reservoir environments dimesions where the hydrogeothermal fluids occur as well as the quantity of geothermal energy that they contain.