No country update paper was received from Latvia, thus the data will be based on communications from Skapare (2005), the Geothermics report (Lund, et al., 2005), and EurObserv’ER (2009).
In 2005 the following use of geothermal energy were reported:
two balneology facilities at Jurmala and Lieapaja for a total of 0.53 MWt and 9.50 TJ/yr;
a fish farm at Dobele for 0.23 MWt and 6.44 TJ/yr;
individual space heating for 0.38 MWt and 8.90 TJ/yr;
and district heating of 0.17 MWt and 4.75 TJ/yr. In 2005,
geothermal heat pumps were reported at four locations for a total of 20 units, which is more than reported in EurObserv’ER (10 units). Thus, we will use the 2005 report which states an installed capacity of 0.321 MWt and 2.22 TJ/yr.
The total for Latvia is then 1.63 MWt and 31.81 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