The University of Navarra performs geothermal tests where the new Science Museum will be located.
They are carried out to study the feasibility of a geothermal installation, one of the most sustainable and efficient energy systems.
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Professors from the School of Architecture attend the geothermal tests of the new Science Museum building.
06 | 05 | 2021
The University of Navarra has begun geothermal energy tests at the site of the Science extension building, which will include spaces for teaching and research, as well as exhibition areas for the Science Museum.
The geothermal test, which has been carried out in a location near the outdoor parking lot of the Cima University of Navarra, is executed in two phases. Firstly, a 125-meter deep borehole was drilled, where the geothermal probe was introduced. This test has been developed during a working day and has been carried out by the company Atlántico Perforaciones.
The second part of the work consists of a thermal response test of the ground and will last approximately 48 hours. According to the company responsible - Ingeo - the test consists of recirculating water at a certain temperature through the probe in order to measure the thermal conductivity in the different strata of the ground.
Tests are carried out on buildings to evaluate the thermal capacity of the ground and to study the feasibility and sizing of a geothermal installation. The information obtained is also used to calculate how the installation will perform over its lifetime without running out of thermal capacity.
Geothermal energy is one of the most sustainable and efficient energy systems because it uses the constant temperature of the subsoil to provide heat or cold to a building, significantly reducing energy consumption.
The construction of the Science extension building, which will house the Science Museum, is one of the main objectives of the University of Navarra's Strategy 2025. Under the slogan "University and sustainability", this roadmap for the coming years has sustainability as its axis, in its triple environmental, economic and social dimension. The Museum has a teaching, research and scientific communication mission, with the participation of students, professors and researchers from very diverse areas of knowledge, united by a common interest in nature.