Publication Name: PESA News
Authors: Klaus Regenauer-Lieb and the WA Geothermal Centre of Excellence team: CSIRO, UWA and Curtin University
Publication Issue: 116
Date Published: February 2012
Number of Pages: 3
Abstract:
The US Geothermal Energy Association has identified Perth as one of the top 10 'Geothermal Cities' on the grounds of "entering the geothermal community with a new twist- as the first geothermally cooled city with commercially powered heating and air-conditioning units." This announcement reports on the proposal of the WA Geothermal Centre of Excellence (WAGCoE) for CSIRO to cool and heat the Australian Resources Research Centre (ARRC) and the adjacent Pawsey Centre with heat from a deep aquifer below the building. This Education Investment Fund-supported project is the first demonstration of a novel WAGCoE-developed and patented geothermal cooling technology that has the potential to displace 60% of the electricity needed for conventional heating, ventilation and air conditioning for modern cities by a clean geothermal solution.