Exploitation of geothermal energy for summer and winter air conditioning of the "Morrone" Diagnostic Center in Caserta

Centro Morrone, is a health care company recognized as an excellence in health care in the Campania region (Italy) thanks to the cutting-edge technologies with which it is equipped, the attention to the patient that characterizes it, and the high levels of comfort and organization.

The challenge

In 2023, the ownership decided to equip it with a centralized thermo-cooling plant that would take advantage of geothermal technology to replace the air-cooled heat pumps that covered the thermal needs of the different areas of the center.

This intervention aimed to:

  • equip the facility with a centralized system that would allow simpler and more rational management of the building's thermal needs
  • increase plant efficiency and consequently lower operating costs
  • satisfy simultaneous and opposite air conditioning needs 

The solution

The adopted solution is based on ELFOEnergy Ground Medium² MF WSHN-XEE2 MF 80.2 multifunctional water-to-water geothermal heat pumps with cascade operation, automatically driven by the thermal cooling energy needed by the system. The heat pumps have a 4-pipe configuration to simultaneously meet the needs for hot water and chilled water.

The results

The use of the stable temperature water from the underground basins as an exchange source has increased the performance of the heat pumps compared to the pre-existing system, lowering consumption and operating costs. 

In addition, as these units do not have fans, they are extremely quiet. 

The end result was a decrease in consumption of more than 60 % compared to the previous system. 

Technische Daten

Installierte KW: 800 KW thermisch
Maximale Kühlleistung: 270 kW
Maximale Wärmeleistung: 314 kW
Thermische Rückgewinnungsleistung: 280 kW

Protagonisten

Auftraggeber: Centro Morrone S.r.l.
Planung der Anlage: LAV.EL. Power S.r.l. in Zusammenarbeit mit Ing. Vincenzo Russo Vincenzo Russo
Installation der Anlage: LAV.EL. Power S.r.l.
Clivet Agentur: Eugenio Nini

Installierte Clivet-Einheiten
3x ELFOEnergy Ground Medium² MF WSHN-XEE2 MF 80.2