Feasibility Investigations for Underground Cold Storage in Giza, Egypt | |||
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| Authors: | Abbas M. Abbas & Burkhard Sanner | ||
| Keywords: | UTES, underground cold storage, aquifer storage, groundwater modelling | ||
| Conference: | European Geothermal Conference | Session: | Shallow Resources and Sustainability |
| Year: | 1999 | Language: | English |
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| Abstract: | Underground Thermal Energy Storage (UTES) can be used for building heating and cooling. In this study the possibilities for UTES in a hot climate are considered. Technical feasibility of cold storage both with borehole heat exchangers and with aquifer storage could be demonstrated for the climatic environment of the Cairo region, Egypt. Nevertheless, direct cooling is hardly possible all summer, and chillers will be required for peak cooling. The balancing of building cooling and heating loads (incl. hot tap water) and the storage d extra cold in winter nights can help to make UTES economic also in hot Mediterranean climate. | ||
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