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GEOTHERMAL: Environmental
and Water and Water Resources Concerns
Andrew Stone, Executive Director,American Ground Water Trust
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INFORMATION – AWARENESS – EDUCATION
American Ground Water Trust
(501( )(3) fit(501(c)(3) non-profit
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RESPONSE TO NEED FOR GEOTHERMAL EDUCATIONGEOTHERMAL EDUCATION
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AGWT: GEOTHERMALEDUCATION & TRAINING PROGRAMS
2010 d 2011 50 SCHEDULED EVENTS2010 and 2011 – 50 SCHEDULED EVENTS
2010 GEOTHERMAL(WA MD MI MN FL IL NJ AZ CT SC)(WA, MD, MI, MN, FL, IL, NJ, AZ, CT, SC)
2010 LOOP INSTALLATION (partnership ‐ ClimateMaster)(TX GA FL NC SC IL KY MN NH OR TN VA CA(TX, GA, FL, NC, SC, IL, KY, MN, NH, OR, TN, VA, CA,
UT, PA) April 19, Boxborough
2011 GEOTHERMAL(NC, TN, VA, PA, MA, NM, TX, MO, OH, NJ, OR, WI)
Boxborough
2011 LOOP INSTALLATION (partnership ‐ ClimateMaster)(FL, AL, TX, AZ, NV, PA, IN, SC, CO, MO, AK, NY, IA,
OH)OH)
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WE MUST KEEP CONTAMINANTS US CO SAWAY FROM THE WATER TABLE
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“Geothermal heat pumps are the most energy efficient means of heating and cooling buildings in most areas of the United States”
US General Accounting OfficeUS General Accounting Office
“Relatively simple precautions will Relatively simple precautions will ensure that any environmental impact is negligible.”impact is negligible.
Manual On Environmental Issues Related To Geothermal Heat-pump Systems, EPA 430B 97028, September 1997, p
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CONCERNS WITH INSTALLATION, OPERATION AND DE COMMISSIONINGOPERATION AND DE-COMMISSIONING
• Surface disturbance• Surface contaminant migration• Inter-aquifer flow (bedrock fracture connections)• Borehole placement near wells and septics• Water withdrawals (aquifer demands)
Di h f th ll h d t• Discharge of thermally changed water• Thermal alteration of bedrock and/ or
groundwatergroundwater• Chemical compounds in closed loop circuits
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THREE SETS OF LOOPS IN A GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMGEOTHERMAL SYSTEM
• Circulation of fluids in sub-surface Circulation of fluids in sub surface loops
• Circulation of refrigerant in heat• Circulation of refrigerant in heat-exchange unitCi l ti f h t i di t ib ti • Circulation of heat in distribution system
• [Circulation of hot water from desuperheater]
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BACKGROUND:BACKGROUND:GEOTHERMAL
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GEOTHERMAL“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet”
Romeo & Juliet, Act 2 Scene 2, William Shakespeare
GeothermalGeo-exchange
Geothermal Heat PumpsEarth Coupled Heating & CoolingGround Source Heating & Cooling
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Geothermal and carbon footprint carbon footprint Heating: 50 - 70% over traditional systems
Cooling: 20 - 40% over available A/C units
Dallas Green Building Alliance
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Residential EnergyConventional System
O 70% f th Over 70% of the energy consumed by a typical home y ypis used to meet thermal loads
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Residential EnergyGeothermal Heat Pump System
Total site energy consumption is p
cut in half
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USA ANNUAL INSTALLATIONS
100,000 to 120,00000,000 to 0,000
o 45% horizontal closed looppo 45% vertical closed loop
10% t lo 10% water-source open loops
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100,000
North American Geothermal Industry Shipments
Single Family Residential - 63%
80,000
90,000Single Family Residential - 63%
New Homes 65%Existing Homes 35%
60,000
70,000 Commercial – 37%Schools and Universities
40,000
50,000Public and Government Religious BuildingsMulti-family Housing
20 000
30,000
Office BuildingsRetail
10,000
20,000
0,00083 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09
ClimateMaster
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COUNTRIES USING GHPCOUNTRIES USING GHPCountry NumberCountry Number
Switzerland 84,800Canada 92,600Canada 92,600Germany 185,800Norway 275,000Norway 275,000Sweden 371,700China 434,000China 434,000USA 1,000,000
John Lund, Oregon Institute of Technology
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TYPES OF INSTALLATIONSTYPES OF INSTALLATIONS
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GEOTHERMAL INSTALLATIONS
Horizontal
Pond
Vertical
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CLOSED LOOP SYSTEMS
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OPEN LOOP SYSTEMS
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SURFACE WATER – LAKE OR POND HEAT PUMPS
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Don’t tell
OSHA
Different ground loop configurations
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Backfilling geothermal geothermal loop field
John Lund, Oregon Institute of Technology
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Trees have roots Animals digg
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SEDIMENT FROM SITE WORK
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Photograph – Baroid IDP
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Straw bales keep well p
drilling slurry and rock
fragments from fragments from spreading over
existing l dlandscape
A 200 ft well drilled to take 6 inch casing will inch casing will create about 4
cubic yards
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GROUND WATER QUALITYGROUND WATER QUALITY
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Water quality concerns
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CIRCULATION FLUIDS:H20 WaterH20 WaterK2CO2 Potassium carbonateKOAc Potassium acetateNaCl Sodium chlorideCaCl2 Calcium chloride
EthanolMethanolMethanolEthelene glycolPropylene glycol (the good one!)Propylene glycol (the good one!)
Need to consider, cost, toxicity, heat transfer properties and viscosity
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CIRCULATION FLUIDS:CIRCULATION FLUIDS:• 60 gallons of fluid needed for 5 tons of heat g
exchange • Systems tested at 100psi, operated at 30psi• Risk (if any) is at installation stage when loop
is “filled”• Horizontal installation base and back-fill Horizontal installation base and back-fill
material selection important• Tracer wire in trench aids location• Buried dig-safe beads can help avoid back-hoe
disturbanceTrenches can be flow conduits• Trenches can be flow conduits
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GROUT PLACEMENTGROUT PLACEMENT
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Tremie spool
Dry product
Sand hopper spool
Water Tanks
p
Mixinghopper
GROUTING SYSTEM FOR GEOTHERMAL
Photograph - GeoPro
INSTALLATIONS
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Bentonite and sand mixed to make thermally enhanced grouty g
Photograph - Baroid
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Tremie
Tremie pipe
pulled up as grout
Tremie Pipe
pumped
Grout
Grout
1 32Based on Baroid IDP graphic
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Photograph – Baroid IDP
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Photograph – Baroid IDP
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The GHPsRUS Project encourages the installation of geothermal heat pumps (GHPs) across the United States. The project supports the U.S. Department of Energy's goal of having one million GHPs installed each year by 2016
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