Energetic, exergetic, economic and environmental assessments of the bigadic geothermal district heating system as a potential green solution

International Journal of Green Energy

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 549-569

  Oktay, Z ^a   Dincer, I ^b  

^a BALIKESIR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

District heating; Economics; Efficiency; Energy; Environment; Exergy; Geothermal; Parameters

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; EXERGY; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL HEATING; THERMAL ENERGY;

BIGADIC GEOTHERMAL DISTRICT HEATING SYSTEM; GEOTHERMAL PIPELINE;

DISTRICT HEATING;

EMISSIONS TRADING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FOSSIL FUEL; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GREENHOUSE GAS; HEATING;

EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 34548818144     PISSN: 15435075     EISSN: 15435083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15435070701583128     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Dagdas, A. (2007) A heat exchanger optimization for geothermal district heating systems fuel saving approach. Renewable Energy, 32, pp. 1020-1032.
2. Dai, C. and Liang, J. (1999) Optimum design and running of PHEs in geothermal district heating. Heat Transfer Eng., 20:4, pp. 52-61.
3. Dincer, I. (2002) On energetic, exergetic and environmental aspects of drying systems. International Journal of Energy Research, 26:8, pp. 717-727.
4. Gelegenis, J. (2005) Rapid estimation of geothermal coverage by district heating systems. Applied Energy, 80, pp. 401-426.
5. Govin, O., Diky, V., Kabo, G. and Blokhin, A. (2000) Evaluation of the Chemical Exergy of Fuels and Petroleum Fractions. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 62, pp. 123-133.
6. Hepbasli, A. (2007) A study on estimating the energetic and exergetic prices of various residential energy sources. Energy and Buildings
7. Hepbasli, A. and Canakci, C. (2003) Geothermal district heating applications in Turkey: A case study of Izmir-Balcova. I Energy Conversion and Management, 44, pp. 1285-1301.
8. Hepbasli, A. and Ozgener, L. (2004) Development of geothermal energy utilization in Turkey: A review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 8, pp. 433-460.
9. Kanoglu, M. and Cengel, Y. A. (1999) Economic evaluation of geothermal power generation heating and cooling. Energy, 24, pp. 501-509.
10. Lund, J. W., Freeston, D. H. and Boyd, T. L. (2005) Direct application of geothermal energy. Geothermics, 34, pp. 691-727.
11. Mertoglu, O., Bakir, N. and Kaya, T. (2003) Geothermal applications in Turkey. Geothermics, 32, pp. 419-428.
12. Oktay, Z. and Aslan, A. (2007) Geothermal district heating in Turkey, the Gonen case study. Geothermics, 36, pp. 167-182.
13. Reistad, G. (1975) Available Energy Conversion and Utilization in the United States. J Eng Power, 97, pp. 429-434.
14. Rosen, M. and Dincer, I. (1997) Sectoral Energy and Exergy Modeling of Turkey. ASME-J Energy Resour Technol, 119:3, pp. 200-204.
15. Rybach, L. (2003) Geothermal energy: Sustainability and the environment. Geothermics, 32, pp. 463-470.
16. Szargut, J., Morris, D. and Steward, F. (1998) Exergy Analysis of Thermal, Chemical and Metallurgical Processes, Hemisphere Publishing Corporation, New York
17. Yildirim, N., Toksoy, M. and Gokcen, G. (2006) District heating system design for a university campus. Energy and Buildings, 38, pp. 1111-1119.
18. Zhu, J. and Zhang, W. (2004) Optimization design of plate heat exchangers (PHE) for geothermal district heating systems. Geothermics, 33, pp. 337-347.