Knowledge of the soil thermal characteristics is indispensable for dimensioning geothermal exchangers for air conditioning or yet to decrease their electric consumption. The present thesis evaluates the geothermal potential ...

Nowadays, the rational energy consumption is one of the main concerns of the whole modern society. Thus, this dissertation contributes to improve energy efficiency, increase the renewable energy sources and to develop ...

This doctoral thesis is a contribution to reduce the electric load in thermal conditioning of residences in order to mitigate its influence on the duck curve. It is proposed the use of air conditioning units driven by ...

The project was developed in the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity (ICE), in the Geothermal Resources Service Center (CSRG), at the Instrumentation Maintenance Department, which is in charge of the maintenance and repair ...

The timely estimation of short- and long-term volcanic hazard relies on the availability of detailed 3D geophysical images of volcanic structures. High-resolution seismic models of the absorbing uppermost conduit systems ...

This report presents the analysis of the present situation of the compressed air network in the Pailas I Geothermal Plant, located in Curubandé, Liberia, furthermore the redesign proposed for said network. The reason for ...

Los diferentes grupos de agua dentro de un sistema hidrotermal contienen propiedades fisicoquímicas específicas y diferenciables desde distintas perspectivas. Para esta investigación se realizó una caracterización geoquímica ...

The main objective of this thesis is the characterization of a horizontal ground heat pump system. The characterization consists on (a) the design of a real-time and continuous coefficient of performance (COP) and energy ...