Energigune Cooperative Research Center (Araba)

Geothermal exchange system for the air conditioning of the facilities of the Energigune Cooperative Research Center (CIC), located in the Álava Technology Park, in order for said system to supply a significant part of the building's demand.

Characteristics

• Category

  New construction

• Promoter

  Basque Energy Entity EVE-EEE

• Geological material

  Upper Cretaceous marls and margolimestone

• Heated surface

  5.000m²

• Thermal production

  Bivalent with 2 chillers and biomass boiler.

• GIS Power

  300kW Heating.67% of peak load
  280kW Cooling 100% of peak load

• GIS Covered Demand

  85% heating: 174MWh/year
  100% cooling: 83MWh/year

• Geothermal exchange circuit

  4000 m drilling in gardens: 32x125 m

• Distribution

  4 tubes

• Issuers

  Fan-coil and air conditioning

• Expected energy savings

  178MWh/year (49% savings)

• Commissioning

  June 2010