Methodological approach for evaluating the geo-exchange potential: VIGOR Project


Submitted: 24 September 2012
Accepted: 15 March 2016
Published: 30 December 2012
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  • Antonio Galgaro Dipartimento di Geoscienze, Università di Padova, Padova, Italy.
  • Eloisa Di Sipio Dipartimento di Geoscienze e Georisorse, CNR-IGG, Padova, Italy.
  • Elisa Destro Dipartimento di Geoscienze e Georisorse, CNR-IGG, Padova, Italy.
  • Sergio Chiesa Istituto per la Dinamica dei Processi Ambientali, CNR-IDPA, Dalmine (BG), Italy.
  • Vito Uricchio Istituto di Ricerca Sulle Acque, CNR-IRSA, Bari, Italy.
  • Delia Bruno Istituto di Ricerca Sulle Acque, CNR-IRSA, Bari, Italy.
  • Rita Masciale Istituto di Ricerca Sulle Acque, CNR-IRSA, Bari, Italy.
  • Nicola Lopez Istituto di Ricerca Sulle Acque, CNR-IRSA, Bari, Italy.
  • Pasquale Iaquinta Istituto di Ricerca per la Protezione Idrogeologica, CNR-IRPI, Rende (CS), Italy.
  • Giordano Teza Dipartimento di Geoscienze, Università di Padova, Padova, Italy.
  • Giulio Iovine Istituto di Ricerca per la Protezione Idrogeologica, CNR-IRPI, Rende (CS), Italy.
  • Domenico Montanari Dipartimento di Geoscienze e Georisorse, CNR-IGG, Pisa, Italy.
  • Adele Manzella Dipartimento di Geoscienze e Georisorse, CNR-IGG, Pisa, Italy.
  • Sergio Soleri Istituto di Ricerca per la Protezione Idrogeologica, CNR-IRPI, Rende (CS), Italy.
  • Roberto Greco Istituto di Ricerca per la Protezione Idrogeologica, CNR-IRPI, Rende (CS), Italy.
  • Guido Di Bella Istituto di Tecnologie Avanzate per l'Energia, CNR-ITAE, Messina, Italy.
  • Salvatore Monteleone Dipartimento di Geologia e Geodesia - Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
  • Maria Sabatino Dipartimento di Geologia e Geodesia - Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
  • Marina Iorio Istituto per l'Ambiente Marino Costiero, CNR-IAMC, Napoli, Italy.
  • Emanuela Petruccione Istituto per l'Ambiente Marino Costiero, CNR-IAMC, Napoli, Italy.
  • Aurelio Giaretta Dipartimento di Geoscienze e Georisorse, CNR-IGG, Padova, Italy.
  • Giorgio Tranchida Istituto per l'Ambiente Marino Costiero, CNR-IAMC, Torretta-Granitola, Mazara (TP), Italy.
  • Eugenio Trumpy Dipartimento di Geoscienze e Georisorse, CNR-IGG, Pisa, Italy.
  • Gianluca Gola Dipartimento di Geoscienze e Georisorse, CNR-IGG, Pisa, Italy.
  • Stefania D'Arpa Istituto di Ricerca Sulle Acque, CNR-IRSA, Bari, Italy.
In the framework of VIGOR Project, a national project coordinated by the Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources (CNR-IGG) and sponsored by the Ministry of Economic Development (MiSE), dedicated to the evaluation of geothermal potential in the regions of the Convergence Objective in Italy (Puglia, Calabria, Campania and Sicily), is expected to evaluate the ability of the territory to heat exchange with the ground for air conditioning of buildings. To identify the conditions for the development of low enthalpy geothermal systems collected and organized on a regional scale geological and stratigraphic data useful for the preparation of a specific thematic mapping, able to represent in a synergistic and simplified way the physical parameters (geological, lithostratigraphic, hydrogeological, thermodynamic) that most influence the subsoil behavior for thermal exchange. The litho-stratigraphic and hydrogeological database created for every region led to the production of different cartographic thematic maps, such as the thermal conductivity (lithological and stratigraphical), the surface geothermal flux, the average annual temperature of air, the climate zoning, the areas of hydrogeological restrictions. To obtain a single representation of the geo-exchange potential of the region, the different thematic maps described must be combined together by means of an algorithm, defined on the basis of the SINTACS methodology. The purpose is to weigh the contributions of the involved parameters and to produce a preliminary synthesis map able to identify the territorial use of geothermal heat pump systems, based on the geological characteristics and in agreement with the existing regulatory constraints.

Galgaro, A., Di Sipio, E., Destro, E., Chiesa, S., Uricchio, V., Bruno, D., Masciale, R., Lopez, N., Iaquinta, P., Teza, G., Iovine, G., Montanari, D., Manzella, A., Soleri, S., Greco, R., Di Bella, G., Monteleone, S., Sabatino, M., Iorio, M., Petruccione, E., Giaretta, A., Tranchida, G., Trumpy, E., Gola, G., & D’Arpa, S. (2012). Methodological approach for evaluating the geo-exchange potential: VIGOR Project. Acque Sotterranee - Italian Journal of Groundwater, 1(3). https://doi.org/10.7343/as-014-12-0029

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