Title
The main utilization forms and current developmental status of geothermal energy for building cooling/heating in developing countries
Author
Liu, Zhengxuan (TU Delft Design & Construction Management; Hunan University)
Xing, Chaojie (Hunan University)
Zeng, Chao (Southwest Jiaotong University)
Zhou, Yuekuan (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
Date
2022
Abstract
Geothermal energy (GE), as an ideal renewable resource for building cooling/heating with stability and abundance in energy supply, has been widely exploited in developing countries. The common utilization forms of GE mainly include the ground source heat pump (GSHP), underground duct system (UDS), and abandoned wells energy (AWE) system. However, there is still a lack of comprehensive overview of the current developmental status of the GSHP, UDS, and AWE systems for building cooling/heating in developing countries. This chapter will be conducted from the following aspects: (1) The literature review and categories of GE utilization in the developing countries, mainly including the latest literature review on GE development and categories of utilization for building cooling/heating. (2) The common utilization of the GSHP system and its current application and development in the developing countries, mainly including the ground-coupled heat pump (GCHP) system and groundwater heat pump (GWHP) system. (3) The common utilization of the UDS system and its current application and development in the developing countries, mainly including the horizontal UDS system, vertical UDS system, and the corresponding coupled system with phase change energy storage and other advanced technologies. (4) The common utilization of the AWE system and its current application and development in the developing countries, mainly including the abandoned oil and gas wells. (5) The existing issues and in-depth analysis on the practical application of GE for building cooling/heating in the developing countries. This chapter can provide some effective guidelines on the various GE utilization forms for building cooling/heating in developing countries.
Subject
Abandoned wells energy
Building cooling/heating
Developing countries
Geothermal energy
Ground source heat pump
Underground duct system
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-90616-6.00009-9
Publisher
Elsevier
Embargo date
2023-07-01
ISBN
9780323908306
Source
Utilization of Thermal Potential of Abandoned Wells: Fundamentals, Applications and Research
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Document type
book chapter
Rights
© 2022 Zhengxuan Liu, Chaojie Xing, Chao Zeng, Yuekuan Zhou