Geothermal Energy
Why not exploit a free and inexhaustible energy source ?
Geothermal energy is a form of renewable, inexhaustible energy that derives from the Earth's own internal heat, which rises proportionally to the depth one penetrates into the Earth's crust.
By placing a thermal collection system into an existing hot spring or into an ad-hoc geothermal pit drilled in an appropriate point of the Earth surface, it is possible to obtain hot water with enough flowrate and temperature to operate one or more Zuccato Energia ORC modules.
Said modules have exclusive technical advantages which make them particularly suitable to harness energy from "weak", relatively low-temperature sources, without having to resort to complex and difficult-to-manage systems.
It is thus possible to use Zuccato Energia ORC modules to exploit geothermal heat sources or geothermal pits having a reduced depth with regard to those required by conventional, steam- based systems.
Among the exploitable sources the following can be counted:
- Hot springs having a temperature of 95°C or above;
- Volcanic heat sources having temperatures equal or greater than 150°C;
- Purpose-made geotheral pits.
