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dc.contributor.advisorBirkelund, Yngve
dc.contributor.authorIversen, Julianne
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-18T09:32:15Z
dc.date.available2014-03-18T09:32:15Z
dc.date.issued2013-12-13
dc.description.abstractThis thesis presents the possibilities for using shallow geothermal energy for heating purposes in Ny-Ålesund. The current energy supply in Ny-Ålesund is a diesel generator, which does not comply with the Norwegian government and Ny-Ålesund Science Managers Committee’s common goal to maintain the natural environment in Ny-Ålesund. Ny-Ålesund has a potential for replacing the heat from the current diesel based energy source with geothermal energy. Geothermal energy is considered to have low impact on the environment, and is therefore a good alternative to make Ny-Ålesund renewable. Ny-Ålesund is found suitable for the use of shallow geothermal energy. Considered factors are geology, the geothermal gradient, the groundwater flow and the permafrost depth the area. A geothermal system can be included in the existing district heating system, and replace the heat produced by the diesel generator. A model containing the geological and physical properties in Ny-Ålesund is created using COMSOL Multiphysics. Simulations of a geothermal system with a 100 meter deep pipe, show that approximately 50 such systems are needed to cover Ny-Ålesund’s heating demand. The simulations also show how a geothermal system will influence the temperature distribution around the geothermal pipe, how the geothermal system influences the permafrost depth, and how the groundwater flow effects the ground temperature.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/5953
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:no-uit_munin_5645
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisherUiT The Arctic University of Norwayen
dc.publisherUiT Norges arktiske universiteten
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccess
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2013 The Author(s)
dc.subject.courseIDEOM-3901en
dc.subjectGeothermal energy, District Heating, Ny-Ålesund, Svalbarden
dc.titleGeothermal energy and district heating in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbarden
dc.typeMaster thesisen
dc.typeMastergradsoppgaveen


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