Daniela Galea has completed a three-year Master’s degree in Sustainable Energy at the University.
The title of her dissertation was ‘Design of a shallow ground geothermal heat pump system for space conditioning of buildings’.
The research involved monitoring shallow ground temperatures in Marsaxlokk; an energy demand simulation to determine the total heating and cooling demand of an experimental building; a study of the soil thermal conductivity at different moisture content levels; and an analysis of the effect of such parameters on ground source heat pump performance.
This was followed by a design of an optimal heat pump system coupled to a ground source heat exchanger, to provide space heating and cooling for the experimental room at the Institute for Sustainable Energy, Marsaxlokk.
The cost of her tuition was fully funded by the Malta Government Scholarship Scheme (MGSS).