Mr. Tanase graduated from the Politehnica University of Bucharest, Faculty of Power Engineering, with a degree in Thermal Power Engineering in 2011. Since 2012 he works at Ilfov County Council in the field of public administration. In this period Mr. Tanase was a member in the implementation teams of projects developed and then implemented by Ilfov County Council through European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) and European Economic Area Financial Mechanism (EEA Grants). One of these projects is “Harnessing geothermal water resources for the district heating of the Emergency Hospital Prof. Dr. Agrippa Ionescu, located in Balotești, Ilfov County” which was financed under EEA Grants 2009-2014. The project aimed to create an alternative source of district heating by using geothermal water for heating and domestic hot water. Ilfov County Council intends to develop geothermal district heating projects to limit climate changes and also to develop medical centres for balneology.

Abstract:

Geothermal energy has long been considered as one of the main sources of energy of the world. Romania is a sedimentary country rich in mineral resources, including geothermal and research for energy purpose began in the early ’60s based on geological research for hydrocarbon resources. During this period, over than 250 wells were drilled in Romania. In Bucharest-Ilfov Region the conducted research revealed the Otopeni geothermal reservoir (North Bucharest). Currently are implemented two projects which use geothermal resources for district heating, one which uses deep geothermal resources in a public hospital and another one which exploits shallow geothermal resources (GSHP) in a research centre. Future plans include developing geothermal areas from the North of Ilfov County for district heating, medical purpose (balneology), tourism and agriculture.