Alternative and sustainable heat production for drinking water needs in a subarctic climate (Nunavik, Canada): Borehole thermal energy storage to reduce fossil fuel dependency in off-grid communities.

• Published in: Applied Energy
• Main Authors: Giordano, Nicolo, Raymond, Jasmin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: solar-geothermal; TRNSYS; FEFLOW; Arctic; groundwater; life-cycle cost analysis; Nunavik; Canada; Talik; Kuujjuaq; permafrost; Subarctic
• Online Access: https://espace.inrs.ca/id/eprint/9565/; https://espace.inrs.ca/id/eprint/9565/1/P3543.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.113463

The development of renewable energy technologies in the Arctic faces technical barriers mainly related to extremely cold temperature. Moreover, storage issues to bridge the gap between supply and demand are more compelling than in temperate climates. Can underground thermal energy storage be efficie...