Energigune Cooperative Research Center (Araba)

Geothermal exchange system for the air conditioning of the CIC Energigune facilities, Araba Technology Park, Miñano Vitoria-Gasteiz.

Characteristics

• Category

  New construction

• Promoter

  Basque Energy Entity EVE

• Geological material

  Loams and margolimestone (Upper Cretaceous)

• Heated surface

  5.000m²

• Thermal production

  2 Water/Water heat pumps
  1 Biomass Boiler

• GIS Power

  Heating: 300 kW (67% peak load)
  Cooling: 280 kW (100% peak load)

• GIS Covered Demand

  Heating: 174 MWh/year (85%)
  Cooling: 83 MWh/year (100%)

• Geothermal exchange circuit

  Vertical Closed Circuit:
  4,000 m / 32 wells

• Distribution

  4 tubes

• Issuers

  Fan-coil and air conditioning

• Expected energy savings

  178MWh/year (-49%)

• Commissioning

  June 2010