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Title: GEOTHERMAL SURVEY IN HUNGARY
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GEOTHERMAL SURVEY IN HUNGARY
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Hungary is well known for its geothermal potential, used mostly for spas. Where geothermal is used for energy production, it is mostly in the form of a direct heat supply for heating housing projects and businesses. Currently, no geothermal power-plant is operating in Hungary. Neither is the ground-source heat-pump market very strong, maybe because of Hungary?s depressed economy, which still hasn?t recovered from the global recession. All the same, a few large-scale projects are underway. Their realization is hindered by the absence of a 100% reliable and official government authority, one which could unequivocally vouch for Hungary?s geothermal data. That?s why the Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority requested in 2016 that a study be made. The study?s aim was to analyze and summarize the geothermal potential of every one of Hungary?s 19 counties.
Information from the Hungarian Geological and Geophysical Institute was used for the study, along with selected geothermal databases from the Hungarian Office for Mining and Geology. Both sources together yielded data for a total of 1622 thermal wells. Beyond those, about 170 abandoned hydrocarbon wells were analyzed, the Hungarian Mine Utilization Company having judged those wells to be suitable for geothermal use. At the same time as these necessary data where assembled into a national geothermal atlas, numerous smaller-scale charts, graphs and maps were also created. Beyond creating a solid informational basis where none had existed before, this study served the important purpose of showing the 19 Hungarian county governments how they could benefit from their untapped geothermal potential. |
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17th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2017
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17th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2017, 29 June - 5 July, 2017
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Proceedings Paper
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STEF92 Technology
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International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference-SGEM
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Bulgarian Acad Sci; Acad Sci Czech Republ; Latvian Acad Sci; Polish Acad Sci; Russian Acad Sci; Serbian Acad Sci & Arts; Slovak Acad Sci; Natl Acad Sci Ukraine; Natl Acad Sci Armenia; Sci Council Japan; World Acad Sci; European Acad Sci, Arts & Letters; Ac
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301-308
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29 June - 5 July, 2017
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website
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Geothermal database; national geothermal atlas; thermal well; abandoned hydrocarbon well
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