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Geothermal markets in Hungary and CEE Countries

8th Inter-Parliamentary Meeting on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency - Budapest, Hungary – 7th November, 2008. Geothermal markets in Hungary and CEE Countries. by Gábor SZITA . Hungary.

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Geothermal markets in Hungary and CEE Countries

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  1. 8th Inter-Parliamentary Meeting on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency - Budapest, Hungary – 7th November, 2008 Geothermal markets in Hungary and CEE Countries by Gábor SZITA. Hungary

  2. 8th Inter-Parliamentary Meeting on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency - Budapest, Hungary – 7th November, 2008 Introduction • Mechanical engineer • Managing director of Porció Company Ltd. • 23 years experience in geothermal business • President of the Hungarian Geothermal Association • Members of European Geothermal Energy Council Gábor Szita

  3. 8th Inter-Parliamentary Meeting on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency - Budapest, Hungary – 7th November, 2008 Carpathian basin Geothermal potential and energy market The most recent data for Hungary (Hungarian Geological Survey, 2004) • Annual energy supplied by Earth’s heat flow: (dynamic resources):264 PJ/year • Accumulated energy in rocks and liquid: (static resources): 343.000 PJ Heat market > Annual potential 24% 312x Annual primary energy consumption: ~1100 PJ “Increasing the use of geothermal energy is possible in geological terms, and exploitation may be raised even by one magnitude in a sustainable way”

  4. 8th Inter-Parliamentary Meeting on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency - Budapest, Hungary – 7th November, 2008 Thermal water resources Utilisation is practically obligation.

  5. 8th Inter-Parliamentary Meeting on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency - Budapest, Hungary – 7th November, 2008 FAST MODEST STAGNANT History and characters of utilisation Development curve • Using waters below 100oC • No electricity production yet • Water quality: from drinking water to the half of salinity of see water • No hazardous components in the waters • Corrosion and scaling problems (in some cases)

  6. 8th Inter-Parliamentary Meeting on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency - Budapest, Hungary – 7th November, 2008 Existing geothermal systems in the Carpathian basin • Geothermal wells in Hungary • Horticultures in Hungary (30% of total area of cultivation) • District heating networks in Hungary (in 14 cities untill 2000) • Horticultures abroad • District heating networks abroad We are not beginners.

  7. 8th Inter-Parliamentary Meeting on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency - Budapest, Hungary – 7th November, 2008 FINE FINANCIAL LOAD ON THE USERS • How to avoid the fines? • removing pollutants from the water technically possible, but very expensive • re-injecting not an easy process into sandstoneexpensive • How to reduce the costs? • using „wetland” technology needs some technical development • improving re-injection technology will never be a 100% sure solution • What kind of tools are required to solve the problem? • patience long transition period provided by changing some local decrees • financial support by returning royalty and other fees to the users • from EU sources Problems What to do with the cooled down geothermal waters? Inheritable practise from the previous decades: Waters are streamed into surface recipients. New regulation: „Pollution for the surface waters!”

  8. 8th Inter-Parliamentary Meeting on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency - Budapest, Hungary – 7th November, 2008 The formula High energy prices Support Gth. Project Good practice • Hungary joined the EU in 2004 • New impetus to renewables • Carefully set up support program aiming at reduction of GHG emission and dependency on fossil fuels • New geothermal district • heating networks in small • cities: • Project in operation • 1 Veresegyház • 2 Kistelek • 3 Bóly • Projects under construction • 4 Mórahalom • 5 Gárdony • Strengths and weaknesses: only strengths • Global level aim – GHG reduction • EU level aim – import gas reduction • Local level aim – Hope to the people

  9. 8th Inter-Parliamentary Meeting on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency - Budapest, Hungary – 7th November, 2008 Summary • Harnessing of geothermal potential can be raised even by one magnitude • A chance for existing users has to be given by support to survive • Nothing to do with the good practice (reduce administration in order to speed up)

  10. 8th Inter-Parliamentary Meeting on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency - Budapest, Hungary – 7th November, 2008 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! Hungarian Geothermal Association Address: 1012 Budapest, Mátray u. 8/b. HUNGARY Tel: (1)-214 3727, fax: (1)-214 5953 E-mail: info@mgte.hu, szitag@mgte.hu http//www.mgte.hu

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