Ombria Resort
5G network
Facts at one glance
Status of the project:
Under construction
Operation mode:
Heating and cooling network
Geothermal source:
Shallow / Ambient Geothermal
Max heat capacity:
1MW - 5MW
Network generation:
5G
Planned year of operation start:
2023
Contact:
info@ombria.com
Description of the project
Hotel Resort with 23 buildings. Each building with one thermal power station, with Ground Source Heat Pumps.
Supply for HVAC, Hot water and heated swimming pools. Hotel with 151 units, 4 F&B Outlets and SPA.
Three loops of boreholes, in a total of 204 boreholes, depth between 115m and 125m.
Highlights of the project
Not in operation yet.
The biggest challenges / obstacles
Difficulty to find expert technicians in Portugal.
Resistance from installers to new solutions/systems.
Pay-back to high.
Detailed characteristic of the project
Site description
Address
Ombria Resort Estrada do Olival, 8100-397 Querença Loulé, Portugal
Status of the project
Under construction
Planned year of operation start
2023
Type of geothermal Heating / Cooling network
Heating and cooling network
Type of geothermal technologies involved
Shallow / Ambient Geothermal
Are heat pumps used within this project?
yes - located at the clients
Heating network generation
5G
Number of clients supplied
10 - 100
Depth range
115 - 125
Temperature range
17
Involved companies
Owner / operator
Ombria Resort
Planner / installer
Project design - Promee
Planner / installer
Project manager - Synege
Types of used geothermal sources
Source
Depth range
Temperature range
Purpose
Soil/rock - closed loop
20 - 400 meters
< 20°C
Heat extraction
System design
Heat sources included in the network
Bivalent - geothermal is combined with other another heat source (e.g. peak load supply)
Max heating capacity supplied by geothermal energy
1MW - 5MW
Share of geothermal energy
not applicable
Max cooling capacity supplied by geothermal energy
0.2 MW - 1.0 MW
Heat source for peak load supply
Electricity
Has backup system?
Yes
Backup system
Electricity
Share of fossil fuels for annual gross heat production
I don't know