Geothermal Heating: Environmental Impacts, Optimization, and Remediation

地热供暖：环境影响、优化和修复

• 批准号: RGPIN-2015-06041
• 负责人: Krol, Magdalena
• 金额: $ 1.75万
• 依托单位: York University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=636320
• 关键词: Geothermal; Heating; Environmental; Impacts; Optimization

Reducing reliance on fossil fuels, by increased adoption of renewables, has become a worldwide priority to mitigate climate change and minimize greenhouse gas emissions. In Canada, the use of geothermal heating (or ground source heat pumps) has become a popular option for heating and cooling buildings and it is anticipated that, in the near term, most large buildings will include geothermal heating as part of their climate control strategy. However, very little is known about the environmental impacts of geothermal heating on the subsurface environment. Furthermore, few regulations exist for geothermal installations, groundwater management, and well spacing or depth. Specifications are left to vendors whose goals are to achieve specific heating/cooling objectives; potential impacts on the environment are secondary.

通过更多地采用可再生能源来减少对化石燃料的依赖，已成为减缓气候变化和最大限度地减少温室气体排放的全球优先事项。在加拿大，使用地热供暖（或地源热泵）已成为建筑物供暖和制冷的一个普遍选择，预计在近期内，大多数大型建筑物将把地热供暖作为其气候控制战略的一部分。然而，很少有人知道地热加热对地下环境的环境影响。此外，关于地热设施、地下水管理、井距或井深的规定很少。规格由目标是实现特定加热/冷却目标的供应商制定;对环境的潜在影响是次要的。