Prospects and problems for geothermal use in agriculture in Europe

Popovski, Kiril; Vasilevska, Sanja Popovska

doi:10.1016/j.geothermics.2003.07.009

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“…Depending on its qualities, geothermal energy can be utilized for district heating, or harnessed to provide sustainable electricity [4]. Lower enthalpy geothermal energy is frequently useful for direct usage (for example, room heating, tourism, agriculture, agroindustry, and fisheries) [4][5][6][7]. Meanwhile, geothermal energy with medium to high enthalpy can be utilized to generate electricity [8], which is common in active tectonics locations [9].…”

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Unearthing the Dynamics of Indonesia’s Geothermal Energy Development

Yudha

Tjahjono

2022

Energies

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Indonesia has one of the world’s biggest geothermal energy reserves, accounting for 28.61 Gigawatts of electric energy (GWe). However, as of 2022, the installed geothermal capacity in Indonesia was only around 2.175 GWe, just 7.6% of its estimated potential. Geothermal energy development is required for Indonesia to empower sustainable energy systems and achieve its target of reaching 7.2 GW of geothermal energy by 2025. The geothermal energy sector is viewed as a complex dynamic system, with complicated challenges, including technical, financial, infrastructure, and many other issues. The purpose of this paper is to understand the complex nature of geothermal systems in Indonesia. To that end, this paper examines the geothermal development from a systematic and holistic standpoint, employing the interview technique to enable the conceptualization of the geothermal systems using the system dynamics (SD) approach. The SD model exhibits several underlying and important factors influencing the development of geothermal energy in Indonesia, such as capital investment, the collection of upstream data to reduce risk, infrastructure construction, pricing, incentives, permit procedures, environmental concerns, and public acceptance.

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Unearthing the Dynamics of Indonesia’s Geothermal Energy Development

Yudha

Tjahjono

2022

Energies

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“…Southern and eastern Europe are the most advanced UMEDA K . regions to use geothermal resources in the world (Popovski and Popovska-Vasilevska 2003). Agricultural use occupies 18.4% of geothermal energy use in Europe.…”

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Development and Sustainability of Vegetable Farming in Geothermal Greenhouses: A Case Study of Nigorikawa Area in Mori Town, Hokkaido

Umeda

2007

Geogr. Rev. JPN, Chirigaku Hyoron

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This study attempts to clarify the formation of a geothermal greenhouse agricultural area in northern peripheral Japan, and to examine the sustainability of intensive agriculture in terms of its ability to develop natural energy sources. The study area, Nigorikawa in Mori Town , is a pioneering production center of tomatoes grown in greenhouses in Hokkaido. The success relied on intensive utilization of geothermal resources for agricultural purposes , which made economic sense because the rights of access to hot springs were almost of no value. It became possible to pursue high profitability by specializing in tomato growing. However, it is now difficult to maintain sustainability as a production center due to excessive drawing up of water for 827 greenhouses. This depletion of geothermal resources makes it difficult to expand tomato farming. On the other hand, negative side effects of repeated cultivation became worse as rotation farming systems were abandoned in pursuit of profitability. It is also unavoidable to use large amounts of chemicals, which is disliked by consumers. Thus, tomatoes produced in Nigorikawa seem to be lacking superiority in terms of both price and quality. The best strategy to develop tomato production is to create higher added value by pursuing high-quality produce with significantly reduced utilization of chemicals. Consumer demands for "safe and secure" agricultural products are growing rapidly. It is necessary to shift from the mass-producing and mass-consuming system that formed the basis of Hokkaido's agricultural industry in the 20th century, to the sustainable and environmentally harmonic system for the 21st century that prioritizes quality and safety.

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“…More specifically, despite the remarkable geothermal potential, only few applications are reported over the last years concerning the exploitation of the energy content of the local geothermal reservoirs, while the most promoted direct geothermal use is the balneology [4]. One of the basic obstacles concerning the geothermal energy applications in Greece is the absence of the appropriate legislation.…”

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