TY - JOUR
TI - Geothermal concept for energy efficient improvement of space heating and cooling in highly urbanized area
AU - Vranješ Ana
AU - Milenić Dejan
AU - Dokmanović Petar B
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2015
VL - 19
IS - 3
SP - 857
EP - 864
PT - Article
AB - New Belgrade is a highly urbanized commercial and residential district of  Belgrade lying on the alluvial plane of the Sava and the Danube rivers. The  groundwater of the area is a geothermal resource that is usable through  geothermal heat pumps (GHP). The research has shown that the “heat island  effect” affects part of the alluvial groundwater with the average  groundwater temperature of about 15.5°C, i.e. 2°C higher than the one in  less urbanized surroundings. Based on the measured groundwater temperatures  as well as the appraisal of the sustainable aquifer yield, the available  thermal power of the resource is estimated to about 29MWt. The increasing  urbanization trend of the New Belgrade district implies the growing energy  demands that may partly be met by the available groundwater thermal power.  Taking into consideration the average apartment consumption of 80 Wm-2, it  is possible to heat about 360,000 m2 and with the consumption efficiency of  50 Wm-2, it would be possible to heat over 570,000 m2. Environmental and  financial aspects were considered through the substitution of conventional  fuels and the reduction of greenhouse gas emission as well as through the  optimization of the resource use.