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Construction of the new Gippsland Regional Aquatic Centre (GRAC) in Traralgon [Victoria, Australia] is kicking goals as drills hit the ground for phase two with a 620-metre deep injection bore on Kay Street.
Construction of the new Gippsland Regional Aquatic Centre (GRAC) in Traralgon [Victoria, Australia] is kicking goals as drills hit the ground for phase two with a 620-metre deep injection bore on Kay Street.
The new bore will pump heated water back into the ground at 40 degrees as part of the $57 million project to build Victoria's first geothermal-heated public swimming pool. A production bore to pump water up from below the ground at 65 degrees was recently finished as part of phase one.
The system will use heat energy from the bore water to separately circulate pool water through a heat exchanger.
The geothermal pool will allow Latrobe City Council to slash gas bills and save $370,000 on ongoing operating costs, while reducing 730 tonnes of CO2 emissions.
The geothermal pool will allow Latrobe City Council to slash gas bills and save $370,000 on ongoing operating costs, while reducing 730 tonnes of CO2 emissions.