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ELECTRICITY GENERATION
 
No geothermal power installations have been reported for the Slovak Republic.

In the country the low temperature geothermal potential is located in the south-eastern region of Kosice, where a 5 MW binary project is under evaluation.

Taken from Ruggero Bertani’s paper, " Geothermal Power Generation in the World 2005–2010 Update Report ", published in Proceedings of the World Geothermal Congress 2010, Bali, Indonesia, 25-29 April 2010.   


 

 DIRECT USES
Total thermal installed capacity in MWt:
132.2
Direct use in TJ/year
3,067.2
Direct use in GWh/year
852.1
Capacity factor
0.74

Geothermal direct-use is distributed in eight counties in the country with Nitra County (southwest of the center of the country) having the highest number of locations (19), and Trnava Country (western Slovakia) having the highest amount of thermal energy used. The smallest number of uses is in Kosice Country (eastern Slovakia) with five locations reported; however, this area has the highest potential for geothermal use in the country, including the generation of electricity.

Greenhouse heating is reported in 11 locations, two of which receive heat at the end of a cascaded system. Vegetables and cut flowers are the main products grown in these greenhouses. There are 19 installation using geothermal energy for individual space heating and two locations for district heating. The main district heating system is for heating of blocks of flats and a hospital in Galanta.

There are 59 locations using geothermal water for swimming pools, both outside and inside. For some, the combined utilization (cascaded use) of the energy is for greenhouse heating, district heating and finally for bathing – in Topolniky and Podhajska. Two locations use geothermal energy for fish farming. There are also nine locations using geothermal heat pumps with a total of 16 units installed.

The various direct-uses include:

16.7 MWt and 381.1 TJ/yr for individual space heating;
10.8 MWt and 232.0 TJ/yr for district heating;
17.6 MWt and 461.1 TJ/yr for greenhouse heating;
11.9 MWt and 271.0 TJ/yr for fish farming;
73.6 MWt and 1,708.5 TJ/yr for bathing and swimming;
1.6 MWt and 13.5 TJ/yr for geothermal heat pumps.

The total for the country is 132.2 MWt and 3,067.2 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