Benefits of Utilizing Geothermal
Problem of current methods
Improvements of Geothermal
Requires large groups of people to operate machinery, deploy chemicals and to clean up after deploying abrasives
Requires less staff to maintain, usually a team of less than 6 peopele
These methods are reactive and cant be utilized 24/7, as vehicles need to refuel and staff needs to rest
The system can run 24/7, the staff can rest without system shutdown
Fluctuations in temperature can melt the snow into water, which then freezes into ice and black ice
The system is active 24/7, so as soon as snow lands on the runway, it will melt. Which prevents ice from forming in the first place, as the runways temperature does not fall below 0c
The up keep cost of machinery, fuels, chemicals and staff is really high
While the system is more expensive to set up, the up keep cost is much lower. Therefore is the long term, the Geothermal solution is more economically beneficial
Higher operation cost during snow season, but no benefits for the rest of the year
Since the geothermal system is active all year, during cold season, the energy can be used to heat up the buildings. Further more, the extracted energy can be used to light up buildings during warmer seasons
Now that we know Geothermal heating is a great improvement over our traditional methods, lets look into more specific detail of the required system