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Thursday, April 27, 2017

Chile: Direct Use of Geothermal Energy to Dry Wood in Rural Area

En Aysén se utilizará geotermia para secado de leña e invernadero de cultivo agrícola - In Aysén will use geothermal for drying wood and greenhouse farming


El Centro de Energía (CE-FCFM), en conjunto con el Centro de Excelencia de Geotermia de los Andes (CEGA), de la Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas de la Universidad de Chile, han desarrollado un proyecto basado en la Estrategia Regional de Consumo y Producción Sostenibles (CPS) en zonas rurales de Chile. Esta iniciativa consiste en la construcción de un sistema de secado de leña y un invernadero que utilizará energía geotérmica de forma directa, permitiendo mejorar las condiciones de vida de una comunidad de manera sustentable.

The Energy Center (CE-FCFM), together with the Center of Excellence of Geothermal Energy of the Andes (CEGA), of the Faculty of Physical Sciences and Mathematics of the University of Chile, have developed a project based on The Regional Strategy for Consumption and Sustainable Production (SCP) in rural Chile. This initiative consists of the construction of a drying system of wood and a greenhouse that will use geothermal energy directly, allowing to improve the living conditions of a community in a sustainable way.

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(Thanks to GRC Member Marcelo Lippmann, Staff Scientist (retired) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory for the submission.)