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Economic and Environmental Benefits of Heating of Poultry Houses with Geothermal Energy: A Case Study for Nevşehir Province of Turkey

Nesrin Ilgin Beyazit
Mardin Artuklu University, Turkey
Hasan Huseyin Ozturk
University of Cukurova, Turkey
* Corresponding author
DOI icon 10.24018/ejfood.2024.6.2.576

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Submitted 2022-09-18
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In this study, as an example of the use of geothermal energy resources for the air-conditioning of animal shelters, the technical, economic and environmental gains that will be achieved in the case of heating a chicken coop with a total floor area of 480 m2 in Nevşehir province of Turkey in the winter months have been evaluated. For this purpose, a standard chicken coop with a length of 40 m, a width of 12 m and a height of 2.5 m and a capacity of 4320 chickens has been considered. The optimum indoor temperature for adult chickens is considered to be 22 °C. The total heat losses related to the different structural components of the considered standard house were determined. The annual total highest heat load for the poultry house was calculated as Qt = 197.32 kW. For geothermal resources suitable for house heating in the region, the amount of heat to be gained from the geothermal fluid to the house environment was calculated, taking into account the lowest physical properties (the lowest temperature Tgeo = 30 °C and the lowest flow rate mgeo = 30 m3/h). Since the amount of heat energy gained to the poultry environment with geothermal fluid (Qgeo=278.96 kW) is higher than the total heat losses (Qt = 197.32 kW) of the poultry house (Qgeo>Qt), it can be used for poultry heating with geothermal fluid. In case the considered poultry house is heated with geothermal energy, a total of 45073 kg of fuel will be saved annually from LPG consumption and 42186.4 kg of diesel fuel consumption will be saved. If Diesel or LGP fuel is used instead of geothermal fluid for poultry heating, the annual total fuel cost will be 266 211.6 TL for LPG usage and 274 585.2 TL for Diesel usage. In case the considered house is heated with geothermal energy, 136 571.2 kgCO2-eq or 133 798.3 kgCO2-eq from the annual total greenhouse gas emissions will save compared to the use of LPG and Diesel, respectively.
Keywords: Geothermal energy Heating Poultry houses

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