Administrative Aspects Regarding the Valorisation of Geothermal Waters for Balneological Purposes in Bihor County, Romania (original) (raw)

Current Issues of Tourism Research “ Recreational Use of Geothermal Water in Poland and Slovakia 1 ”

2014

Slovakia is the country with a long history of the use of geothermal water for recreational purposes. Slovakia possess extensive infrastructure – some of which developed at the site of earlier facilities. In the first decade of the 21st century, Poland also began to develop geothermal bathing facilities. Many such facilities were successful, which gave rise to even more facilities. The following is a research-based analysis of stage and key determinants of geothermal facility development in Poland and Slovakia, including: supply of geothermal water, its accessibility and quality, technical issues, costs of extraction, costs of use, costs of waste management, history and operational traditions associated with geothermal facilities, legal issues linked to geothermal water extraction, construction of recreational facilities and the use of geothermal water, new social trend to visit thermal baths, its relationship to wellness and the use of free time.

Geothermal spas as a local development factor, the case of Poland

Geothermics, 2020

This paper investigates whether the endogenous geothermal energy resources used for local tourism facilities are a factor of local development. We answer this research question by examining the local socioeconomic development dynamics in years 1995-2015 in the six selected Polish municipalities that established geothermal spas at different years. A model introduces the concept of switch variables, where a geothermal spa is the assumed switching factor in a municipality's socioeconomic development. The statistical procedures are adopted from factor analysis and trend estimation methodologies. Our conclusions lead to a positive assessment of a geothermal water park's contribution to a municipality's socioeconomic development.

The Economic Implications of the Geothermal Potential of West and Northwest Region of Romania

The energy crises of the 70s led to the vigorous interventions of the industrialized states in the energy sector. On the European political agenda a new problem appeared, namely the one regarding the security of the energy supply. Romania is the third geothermal power in Europe, after Italy and Greece. The energy potential produced by means of geothermal resources of the West and NorthWest regions is approximately of 144 MWt. The production of a MWt of electricity through conventional sources (in our case study we chose diesel) emits into the atmosphere about 21,673 tons of CO2. If it's used the entire installed capacity in these areas Romania reduces pollution by approximately 6,935,552 TCO2.

Recreational use of geothermal water in Poland and Slovakia

Slovakia is the country with a long history of the use of geothermal water for recreational purposes. Slovakia possess extensive infrastructure -some of which developed at the site of earlier facilities. In the first decade of the 21 st century, Poland also began to develop geothermal bathing facilities. Many such facilities were successful, which gave rise to even more facilities. The following is a research-based analysis of stage and key determinants of geothermal facility development in Poland and Slovakia, including: -supply of geothermal water, its accessibility and quality, technical issues, costs of extraction, costs of use, costs of waste management, -history and operational traditions associated with geothermal facilities, -legal issues linked to geothermal water extraction, construction of recreational facilities and the use of geothermal water, -new social trend to visit thermal baths, its relationship to wellness and the use of free time.

The Tourist Potential of Localities with Mineral Water Sources in Brașov County

Analele Universitatii Bucuresti: Geografie/Annals of the University of Bucharest – Geography Series, 2019

This paper aims to assess the tourist potential of the localities with mineral water sources in Braşov County, in order to identify the areas with a high potential for the development of spa tourism. The paper is based on the synthesis of the information obtained from scientific papers, archive documents and field investigations from 2011-2016. In order to rank the localities in terms of tourism potential, two evaluation sheets were used in which different scores have been awarded: 1) the sheet based on the criteria proposed at national level in the Methodology for the analysis of the tourism potential of the territory; 2) a sheet with our own criteria regarding the spa potential of the analysed localities. Based on the obtained scores, three areas with potential for development of the spa tourism were distinguished within Brașov County: 1) the Făgăraş area, with the localities Rodbav/Băile Rodbav,

Analysis and possible geothermal energy utilization in a municipality of Panonian Basin of Serbia

Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016

Energy goal of Serbia is to reach the share of 27% renewables in its final energy consumption by the year 2020. Geothermal energy is the source that can significantly contribute to the achievement of this goal, particularly in the domain of direct utilization. Indjija municipality is located in the northern part of Serbia and is a typical representative of a region in the Pannonian Basin. In Indjija municipality two exploration boreholes are drilled. Conducted analysis has shown that one of them (Indj-3/H) did not achieve expected results and was labeled as negative. The second (Indj-1/H) was labeled valid for the evaluation of prospective use of geothermal fluid. The results have shown that around 1.25 Â 10 6 m 3 of water can be obtained annually from the second drill. With complete effusion in the drill Indj-1/H, a total of 10.85 GWh can be expected annually. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the geothermal energy potential of Indjija municipality based on two exploratory drill sites. Firstly, geomorphological, geological, geophysical, hydrogeological and hydrothermal characteristics of the area are determined. In addition to this, physicochemical characteristics of geothermal and mineral waters, as well as drill's capacity are analyzed. In accordance with the results, possible applications of the geothermal fluid are considered and recommendations for direct use are given. Feasibility study was conducted for a combined multifunctional system. Investment is profitable after 3-5 years depending of the scenarios. It is concluded that balneology, spas, sports and tourism activities, as well as sanitary hot water supply and space heating are the most appropriate forms for direct use.

Balneological properties of the geothermal water in Latvia

geothermal-energy.org

The future of geothermal energy utilisation in Latvia could be most successful if the old sedimentary water could be used for balneological purposes. The temperature of the geothermal water in tourist regions mostly is not exceeding 40 o C. Notwithstanding balneological indicators of the water are on a high level, comparing with thermal waters in the famous resorts of the world. This report addresses, in outline, the potential for balneological purposes of geothermal water in Latvia in the recreation and health industry.

Current Status of Geothermal Energy Production and Utilization in Romania

2013

The paper presents the both the geothermal reservoirs identified in Romania and the use of energy content of the geothermal waters. Not only deep geothermal is considered in this article, a special interest is given to shallow geothermal energy exploitation, which can be done be means is ground source heat pumps. An overview of the legal framework and of the leading actors on the market is, also, presented.