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Mo.nalis.a: a methodological approach to identify how to meet thermal industrial needs using already available geothermal resources

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Mo.nalis.a is a conceptual model aimed at identifying the most suitable local geothermal sources to match the nearest industrial thermal needs. The methodological approach proposed is based on investigating industrial thermal processes and then identifying suitable geothermal solution plants that match these thermal requirements. The model was tested in Apulia (southern Italy) as a case study for assessing how the methodology could contribute to reducing the use of conventional energy resources for the industrial heat supply sector. The medium thermal needs in Apulia are always higher than 60 °C, and the main strategic industrial processes discussed into this work are “pasta and flour production” “wastewater treatment/sludge digestion” and “swimming pool management”. In order to match these industrial thermal demands, the most suitable proposed plant is the ground water heat pump system, limited to the first 100 m, the depth involved in the heat exchange through vertical probes of model. Finally, Mo.nalis.a identifies the Apulian areas with a possible development of these three activities using geothermal resource: the Foggia province, Murge and Salento sectors.

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Acknowledgments

The present study was performed within the framework of the VIGOR Project, aimed at assessing the geothermal potential and exploring geothermal resources of four regions in southern Italy. VIGOR is part of the activities of the Interregional Programme “Renewable Energies and Energy Savings FESR 2007-2013—Axes I Activity line 1.4 “Experimental Actions in Geothermal Energy.” The authors acknowledge the management of the VIGOR Project, and in particular Dr. Piezzo of Directorate General for Nuclear Energy, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency of the Ministry for Economic Development (MiSE-DGENRE) and Dr. Brugnoli, director of National Research Council of Italy, Department of Sciences of the Earth System and Environmental Technologies (CNR-DTA).

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  1. IRSA-CNR, UOS di Bari, V.le F. De Blasio n. 5, 70123, Bari, Italy

    Delia Evelina Bruno, Stefania D’Arpa, Giuseppe Passarella, Emanuele Barca & Vito Felice Uricchio

  2. IPCF-CNR, Viale Ferdinando Stagno d’Alcontres, n. 37, 98158, Messina, Italy

    Giuseppe Lombardo

  3. GeoCentre of Northern Bavaria, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Schlossgarten, 591054, Erlangen, Germany

    Eloisa Di Sipio

  4. IGG-CNR, Via Gradenigo n. 6, 35131, Padova, Italy

    Antonio Galgaro

  5. Dipartimento di Geoscienze, Università di Padova, Via G. Gradenigo n. 6, 35131, Padova, Italy

    Antonio Galgaro & Elisa Destro

  6. IGG-CNR, Via Moruzzi n. 1, 56124, Pisa, Italy

    Adele Manzella

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Bruno, D.E., Lombardo, G., Di Sipio, E. et al. Mo.nalis.a: a methodological approach to identify how to meet thermal industrial needs using already available geothermal resources. Energy Efficiency 10, 639–655 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12053-016-9481-4

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