Geothermal contribution to greenhouse heating

Jorge A. Adaro, Pablo D. Galimberti, Alba I. Lema, Amílcar Fasulo and Jorge R. Barral

Applied Energy, 1999, vol. 64, issue 1-4, 249 pages

Abstract: Plant freezing and plant-growth inhibition are among the major problems in greenhouse cultivation in the central part of Argentina. The possibility of using a constant temperature underground geothermal water source, which flows naturally, has been studied as an economic option to solve these problems. A system of heating by means of geothermal energy, with energy-conservation measures, was designed and evaluated for typical production greenhouses in the southern part of Córdoba, Argentina. The results of tests carried out during 3 years are presented. These results are really promising, taking into account the high benefit/cost relation of the design and the availability of similar geothermal resources in many farms of this region.

Keywords: Economics; Geothermal; Greenhouse; Heating; Horticulture; Out-of-season; production; Thermal; curtain (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999
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