Public hospital in Lanzarote, Canary Islands launches geothermal heating and cooling system

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The Melina Orosa Hospital (El Hospital Molina Orosa) in Lanzarote in the Canary Islands has launched a 1002-kW geothermal facility that provides air conditioning, heating, and domestic hot water to the facility. This is the first installation of its kind in a public hospital in the Canary Islands and is a major step forward in the decarbonization strategy of the Canary Islands Health Services (Servicio Canario de la Salud / SCS).

The President of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, the Minister of Health, Esther Monzón, and the Minister of Ecological Transition and Energy, Mariano H. Zapata, recently visited the new low-enthalpy geothermal plant, expressing support for the project and remarking on its significance for the region’s sustainability and energy security efforts.