The Cost of Geothermal Heating in Victoria and Western Australia and Opportunities to Scale-up
Thu, 18 May
|Webiinar
In conjunction with our Annual General Meeting, Martin Pujol will present the first in our new series of geothermal Webinars. Please join us!
Time & Location
18 May 2023, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm AWST
Webiinar
About the event
Martin Pujol of JRG Energy will present this webinar focussing on the economic benefits of two direct use geothermal projects.
Abstract: The Gippsland Regional Aquatic Centre (GRAC) opened in the town of Traralgon, Victoria, Australia early in 2021. The Beatty Park Leisure Centre (BPLC) is reaching 10-years of operation in North Perth, Western Australia. Both centres utilise geothermal energy heating system as an alternative to conventional natural gas furnaces. The GRAC uses geothermally heated groundwater at 68°C from a 650 m deep production well while the BPLC uses 49°C groundwater from a 1,150 m deep production well. In both cases all heat depleted groundwater is injected back into the source aquifer. Circulated volumes are approximately 350 million litres per year and 550 million litres per year for the two projects.
In this webinar we will first describe the geology, hydrogeology and geothermal background for…