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ELECTRICITY GENERATION
 
No geothermal power installations have been reported for Ireland.
 
DIRECT USES
 
Total thermal installed capacity in MWt:
152.88
Direct use in TJ/year
764.02
Direct use in GWh/year
212.2
Capacity factor
0.16
 

Geothermal energy exploitation in the country has expanded rapidly over the last few years, despite low general gradients (<25oC/km) and limited geothermal resources. There are 42 warm springs in the country between 13 and 24.7oC. The emphasis is on exploitation of low temperature resources for space heating, using heat pump technology. However, a major new development is the first deep drilling project to reach warmer water at depth for district heating projects, with a trial well drilled to over 1.3 km in the western suburbs of Dublin.

Approximately 9,500 geothermal heat pump units have been installed, with most in the 15 kW size, but a number of larger units in the 100 to 450 kW range are serving public and institutional/commercial buildings. The largest installation is a 3 MW open loop system at the Athlone City Center Retail Complex. The domestic market primarily uses closed loop systems, whereas the commercial market prefers the open loop using ground water.

At present 1.45 MWt and 7.91 TJ/yr are used for bathing and swimming,
and 151.43 MWt and 756.11 TJ/yr are used for geothermal heat pumps,

for a total of 152.88 MWt and 764.02 TJ/yr.
 

Taken from the paper by John W. Lund, Derek H. Freeston, and Tonya L. Boyd: "Direct Utilization of Geothermal Energy 2010 Worldwide Review"; published in Proceedings of the World Geothermal Congress 2010, Bali, Indonesia, 25-29 April 2010