Geothermal energy in
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...
is mainly located, in the western part of the country, in the
Banat region and the western part of the
Apuseni Mountains with the most important source located in the
Bihor County especially around the city of
Oradea
Oradea (, , ; german: Großwardein ; hu, Nagyvárad ) is a city in Romania, located in Crișana, a sub-region of Transylvania. The county seat, seat of Bihor County, Oradea is one of the most important economic, social and cultural centers in the ...
, that has been using geothermal energy for more than a hundred years. Theoretically Romania has the third highest potential geothermal capacity in
Europe
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after
Greece
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and
Italy
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.
The direct-use heating has been mostly
district heating
District heating (also known as heat networks or teleheating) is a system for distributing heat generated in a centralized location through a system of insulated pipes for residential and commercial heating requirements such as space heating a ...
serving 5,500 residences in
Oradea
Oradea (, , ; german: Großwardein ; hu, Nagyvárad ) is a city in Romania, located in Crișana, a sub-region of Transylvania. The county seat, seat of Bihor County, Oradea is one of the most important economic, social and cultural centers in the ...
and the city of
Beiuş is the only city in
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...
entirely heated by geothermal energy. Romania has a total of 200 drilled wells at depths between and and a capacity of 480 MWt with a utilisation of 7,975 TJ/year or 2,215 GWh/year.
See also
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References
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