Shallow gravel aquifers and the urban 'heat island' effect: A source of low enthalpy geothermal energy

Geothermics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 569-578

  Allen, Alistair ^a   Milenic, Dejan ^a   Sikora, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b Dunstar Ltd   (Ireland)

Author keywords

'Heat island' effect; Buried valleys; Gravel aquifers; Heat pumps; Ireland; Low enthalpy

Indexed keywords

COOLING SYSTEMS; ENTHALPY; GEOTHERMAL HEATING; GROUNDWATER; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; SEA LEVEL; SPACE HEATING;

COST SAVING;

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY;

AQUIFER; BURIED STRUCTURE; ENTHALPY; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GRAVEL; HEAT ISLAND; HEAT PRODUCTION;

IRELAND;

EID: 0142244870     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6505(03)00063-4     Document Type: Article

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