Caracterización y Elaboración de un Inventario de Fuentes Geotérmicas de Baja Entalpía en la Provincia de Chimborazo y Propuesta de Creación de un Centro de Investigación de Energía Geotérmica en la ESPOCH

Abstract

"The growing energy consumplion made necessary to find new energy resources, nose do not alfect the environment, the study alms to reduce consumplion of únontenewable resources and preventing emissions of C02.

Six hot springs were founded in dfrant cantons o ne province Guaylabamba (Chambo), Los Elenes (Guano), Palctanua (Penipe), Canunpogyo (Cota) and Carmen (Alaus), was included in the stud, by ls size and proxmity, Cunugyacu thermal soure (a Ambato Guaranda) belonging o the Tungurahua province

In the water laboratory of Sciences Faculty and CESTA ESPOCH performed physical and chemical analyzes of samples takon, and were lassiied as Bicarbonata Calclum Magnesium to the source Elenes and Cunupogyo, meso thermal, Calclum Sulatada Chiorinated to the Cunugyacu source, Sodium Bicarbonate to the Pantus source, meso thermal and Sulated Calclum Guaylabamba and the thermal meso Paliciahua source. By using G!S(Geographio Intemational System) mapping was performed geo reference of these places, where tho stored data mil be used for consultton and research.

This study determined their applications these springs in the tourism sector, such as spas, lts benefs as high temperature and its therapeutic properties, and for for greenhouse heating, fishfarming and the food and timber dryin.

It recommended fuer investigation of each sources found, to develop projects and create a sustainable."