Market Situation in HungaryMarket Situation in Hungary

The Geothermal Heat Pumps marketin Central & Eastern Europe

BRATISLAVA12.11.2007.

Bela AdamRenewable energy expert, Chairman of the Hungarian

Heat Pump Association

Set up of the Hungarian Heat Pump Set up of the Hungarian Heat Pump AssociationAssociation20.06.2007.20.06.2007.

The process of the geothermal heat pump The process of the geothermal heat pump systems in Hungarysystems in Hungary

2003 – first small and medium sized heat pump systems (20-50 units). – First regulations for closed-loop ground source heat pump

systems.– Harkány Thermal Spa: installed capacity – 2,2 MW.

2004 – larger heat pump systems with 100-300 kW capacity (50-100 units)

2005 – family houses, industrial buildings up to 300-600 kW capacity (150 units)

2006 – Office/business buildings up to 800 kW capacity (200 units) 2007 – Pannon GSM Mobile Office Building 960 kW, 180 GHETotal installed capacity: ~ 10 – 15 MW (the calculation based on

selling data because most of the heat pump systems have no license).

The distribution of the heat The distribution of the heat pump systems in Hungarypump systems in Hungary

Closed loop type: 60 %Open systems (groundwater): 25%Thermal water: 10 %Air-source heat pumps: 5%

There is big possibility for the multistage utilisation of the thermal water in Hungary.

The multistage utilization is supported by the Ground Heat Program (starting phase).

Conception: to enhance the proportional rate of thermal energy from 3,6 PJ to 10 PJ by 2013.

ENERGY PRICESENERGY PRICES

The implementing of the heat pump systems depends on the gas and electricity prices.– gas price: less than in the EU (price support)– electricity: at same level in the EU (no

preferential tariff for heat pump systems)

hindering ‘activity’ of very strong natural gas lobby

preferential electricity price is needed for heat pumps

The equalisation of the Hungarian and the EU gas-prices will increase the spreading of the heat pump systems in large scale

CONCLUSIONSCONCLUSIONS

Payback time of the additional Payback time of the additional investmentinvestment

Family house– 11 kW (not supported): 10 years– 11 kW (supported, 10%): 8 years

Industrial building– 200 - 900 kW (not supported): 8 years– 200 – 900 kW (supported, 25-40%): 6 - 4 years

Very large European BHE plants, status Very large European BHE plants, status end of 2006 (Eugster & Sanner, 2007)end of 2006 (Eugster & Sanner, 2007)

Páty, Verdung - warehousePáty, Verdung - warehouseHeating capacity: 610 kW

Cooling capacity: 610 kW

Number of BHE: 120 vertical loops

Total BHE length: 12.000 m

Type of BHE: single ‘U’ tube, each 100 m deep

HEATING CONTROL ROOMHEATING CONTROL ROOM

PANNON PROJECTPANNON PROJECT

Start: 20th October, Under construction

Heating capacity: 860 Kw, cooling capacity: 960 kW

Number of BHE: 180 vertical loops

Type of BHE: single ‘U’ tube, each 100 m deep

Total BHE length:

18.000 m

DRILLING FOR BHEDRILLING FOR BHE

Objectives and aims of the Hungarian Objectives and aims of the Hungarian Heat Pump AssociationHeat Pump Association

provide technical and economic adviceLobby, preferential tariff for heat pumpsquality controlto coordinate the eco-labellingto process the heat pump technologyeducation, coursesaction plan for Hungarian heat pump market

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