Geothermal energy is used by the system to which the facilities in the Mladost Sports Park are connected [Source: City of Zagreb / sportskiobjekti.hr]
Zagreb activates its geothermal potential
Only 5 to 10 percent of the geothermal potential of the city of Zagreb is used, says RGN faculty dean Vladislav Brkić and adds that the potential is much greater
It has long been known that Zagreb is located on rich sources of geothermal energy. The Geothermal field Zagreb was discovered in 1977, the first well was drilled in 1981, and during the works on the facilities for the Universiade in the Mladost sports park along the Sava, a geothermal energy system was installed that is used by the Mladost swimming pools, the athletics stadium and Faculty of Kinesiology.
In September, the “Stjepan Radić” Student Dormitory should be connected to the system, and the future Children’s Hospital in Blato should also use geothermal energy. The connection to the network of HEP Toplinarstva has also been announced for next year.
Considering the small utilization of geothermal capacities of the Zagreb underground, the Mining-Geology-Petroleum Faculty (FGNF) created documentation that is a prerequisite for new wells
“The geothermal potential of the city of Zagreb is used only 5 to 10 percent, depending on whether it’s summer or winter,” RGNF dean Vladislav Brkić told Radio Sljeme. “The potential is much higher and in 4 to 5 years, fossil energy sources could be replaced by geothermal ones. Existing sources are more than enough to heat residential buildings.”
The construction of a thermal lake in Blato is also planned. The concessionaire of the Zagreb geothermal field Željko Jurilj says that the City of Zagreb has already earmarked 370,000 square meters of land for a thermal swimming pool near the hospital, i.e. near the existing golf courses.
“The procedure for solving property-legal issues is underway. Also, the City of Zagreb and the Republic of Croatia are solving property-legal issues for the construction of the hospital. And there we have several interested investors. We have created a conceptual solution for the project. It would be the largest open geothermal lake in Europe, like in a volcanic crater, where people could swim,” explains Jurilj.
In addition to the swimming pool, various spas and sports and recreational facilities would also be built.
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