Utilization of Geothermal Energy In Poultry Farming

Abstract

The high demands of energy, especially traditional sources of energy, prompt the use of other sources. The renewable sources of energy are seen as the possible alternative, where most projects in Jordan were focusing on the solar energy and wind energy use. Less attention was driven to geothermal energy use, hence, in this paper a standard closed poultry house with (40 m length /12 m width /2.5 m height) is selected; to study its heating loads required for chicken fattening. This load is then supplied using geothermal energy in Amman airport area. The results show that supplied energy is more than enough to meet the needs of the poultry house. Finally, after proper selection of the system components, a feasibility study for the geothermal system use in this field is performed, showing promising possible cost reductions in it.

Keywords: Renewable Energy, Geothermal Energy , Poultry Farming and Thermal calculation