Direct geothermal energy: Reducing the rural industries’ carbon footprint

直接地热能：减少农村工业的碳足迹。本项目旨在利用地热技术设计家禽育雏房。减少温室气体排放是全球的优先事项。农村地区缺乏天然气，养鸡场的供暖和制冷需求使地热成为理想的选择。直接地热系统使用浅层地面作为热源，并使用热泵作为冷却的散热器。将其应用于家禽养鸡场可以减少高达75%的电力消耗，从而减少温室气体排放，因为澳大利亚91%的电力来自化石燃料；尽量减少对昂贵的瓶装燃气供暖的需求；减少氨的排放水平；提高农业生产力。

Direct geothermal energy: Reducing the rural industries’ carbon footprint. This project aims to design poultry brooder houses using geothermal technology. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a global priority. The lack of natural gas in rural areas and brooder houses’ heating and cooling needs make geothermal ideal. Direct geothermal systems use shallow ground both as a heat source and as a heat sink for cooling, using heat pumps. Their application to poultry brooder houses could reduce electricity consumption by up to 75% and thus greenhouse gas emissions, since 91% of electricity comes from fossil fuels in Australia; minimise the need for expensive bottled gas heating; reduce the levels of ammonia emissions; and increase farm productivity.