Assessment of the Thermal Power of Groundwater Intakes in the Kielce District

Abstract

The purpose of the article was to estimate the thermal power of groundwater intakes of the Kielce district within the sheets of hydrogeological maps with the serial numbers MHP 813-817, MHP 850-851, and to indicate in this area prospective areas for the development of low-temperature geothermal energy supported by water/water heat pumps. Based on the calculations on the basis of 147 groundwater intakes, it was determined that the estimated values of thermal power resources are in the range of 3.47 kW to 5757.34 kW. The created map of the low-temperature geothermal potential for groundwater intakes indicates the towns of Bodzentyn, Morawica and the villages of Piekoszów, Wolica and the area around the village of Górno as prospective areas.