ON THE EFFECTS OF COMBINING MICROGENERATION AND FORCED THERMAL STABILIZATION OF BUILDING BASEMENTS ON PERMAFROST SOILS

JOURNAL: Volume 15, No. 4, 2025, p. 519-532

HEADING: New technologies for the Arctic

AUTHORS: Badamshina, S.Y., Bakhmadov, A.V., Klokov, A.V., Loktionov, E.Y., Tatarinova, A.S.

ORGANIZATIONS: Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Russian University of Transport

DOI: 10.25283/2223-4594-2025-4-519-532

UDC: 621.578

The article was received on: 22.05.2025

Keywords: renewable energy sources, isolated energy systems, heat pumps, soil thermal stabilization, solar panels, wind power plants, socio-economic development of the Arctic territories, energy demand management

Bibliographic description: Badamshina, S.Y., Bakhmadov, A.V., Klokov, A.V., Loktionov, E.Y., Tatarinova, A.S. On the effects of combining microgeneration and forced thermal stabilization of building basements on permafrost soils. Arktika: ekologiya i ekonomika. [Arctic: Ecology and Economy], 2025, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 519-532. DOI: 10.25283/2223-4594-2025-4-519-532. (In Russian).

Abstract:

Climate change that occurs faster in the Arctic, leads to the loss of permafrost bearing capacity and, subsequently, to the destruction of buildings and structures. Traditional thermal stabilization methods, such as pile basements and thermosiphons, often become insufficiently effective in the Arctic. The paper proposes the use of surface basements with integrated heat pumps powered by renewable energy sources (RES). There are already buildings being destructed due to degradation of permafrost soils in the village of Saskylakh (Yakutia). The authors prove that the presented technology is capable of reducing construction costs by 45% (compared to pile basements) and providing guaranteed soil thermal stabilization. At the same time, the RES introduction in the considered isolated settlement will solve the problem of high electricity tariffs and reduce the dependence on expensive diesel fuel. The maximum economic effect is achieved in the case of the RES implementation by involving the population in microgeneration — a potential reduction from 59.84 to 39.7 RUB/kW∙h is shown. An integrated approach, including the RES introduction, heat recovery, electricity and heat load management, is capable of significantly reducing the total costs of heat and electricity supply in remote settlements.

Finance info: The Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (grant No. 075-15-2024-559) supported the research. Acknowledgements Bauman Moscow State Technical University used the “Beam-M” computing equipment and the license for the Frost 3D software package, provided free of charge by its developer, STC Simmakers LLC.

References:

1. Huang J., Zhang X., Zhang Q., Lin Y., Hao M., Luo Y., Zhao Z., Yao Y., Chen X., Wang L., Nie S., Yin Y., Xu Y., Zhang J. Recently amplified arctic warming has contributed to a continual global warming trend. Nature Climate Change, 2017, vol. 7, no. 12, pp. 875—879. DOI: 10.1038/s41558-017-0009-5.

2. Post E., Alley R. B., Christensen T. R., Macias-Fauria M., Forbes B. C., Gooseff M. N., Iler A., Kerby J. T., Laidre K. L., Mann M. E., Olofsson J., Stroeve J. C., Ulmer F., Virginia R. A., Wang M. The polar regions in a 2°C warmer world. Science Advances, 2019, vol. 5, no. 12. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aaw9883.

3. Hou X., Chen J., Sheng Y., Rui P.-F., Liu Y.-Q., Zhang S.-H., Dong T.-C., Gao J.-W. Field observations of the thermal stability of permafrost under buildings with an underfloor open ventilation space and pile foundations in warm permafrost at high altitudes. Advances in Climate Change Research, 2023, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 267—275. DOI: 10.1016/j.accre.2023.03.004.

4. Brouchkov A. V., Alekseev A. G., Badina S. V. et al. Methodology for estimating greenhouse gas emissions from Arctic shipping. Arctic: Ecology and Economy, 2024, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 605—616. DOI: 10.25283/2223-4594-2024-4-605-616. (In Russian).

5. Badina S. V. Forecasting the costs of adapting social infrastructure to changing geocryological conditions (on the example of Norilsk). Federalism, 2023, vol. 28, no. 4, pp. 140—156. DOI: 10.21686/2073-1051-2023-4-140-156. (In Russian).

6. Sharaborova E. S., Shepitko T. V., Loktionov E. Yu. Experimental Proof of a Solar-Powered Heat Pump System for Soil Thermal Stabilization. Energies, 2022, vol. 15, no. 6. DOI: 10.3390/en15062118.

7. Yang X., Sun D., Li J., Yu C., Deng Y., Yu B. Demonstration study on ground source heat pump heating system with solar thermal energy storage for greenhouse heating. J. of Energy Storage, 2022, vol. 54. DOI: 10.1016/j.est.2022.105298.

8. Zhang J., Zhang H.-H., He Y.-L., Tao W.-Q. A comprehensive review on advances and applications of industrial heat pumps based on the practices in China. Applied Energy, 2016, vol. 178, pp. 800—825. DOI: 10.1016/J.APENERGY.2016.06.049.

9. Asanov I. M., Loktionov E. Yu. Possible benefits from PV modules integration in railroad linear structures. Renewable Energy Focus, 2018, vol. 25, pp. 1—3. DOI: 10.1016/j.ref.2018.02.003.

10. Badamshina S., Klokov A., Loktionov E. Case Study of Microgeneration for Power Supply in Remote Island Communities. 2024 6th International Youth Conference on Radio Electronics, Electrical and Power Engineering (REEPE), 2024, pp. 1—6. DOI: 10.1109/REEPE60449.2024.10479866.

11. Loktionov E. Yu., Sharaborova E. S., Klokov A. V., Maslakov A. A., Sotnikova K. S., Korshunov A. A. Ice cellars preservation technologies to ensure sustainable development of northern settlements. Arctic: Ecology and Economy, 2024, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 116—126. DOI: 10.25283/2223-4594-2024-1-116-126. (In Russian).

12. Gubanov M., Kiushkina V., Shirokov A. On the creation of a fund for the development of local energy systems. Energy Policy, 2023, vol. 9, no. 188, pp. 70—83. DOI: 10.46920/2409-5516_2023_9188_70. EDN PRZINP. (In Russian).

13. Berdnikov R., Holkin D., Chausov I. Optimisation of energy supply systems for remote and isolated territories through energy flexibility management. Energy Policy, 2023, no. 1 (179), pp. 94—106. DOI: 10.46920/2409-5516_2023_1179.94. EDN CRQLOW. (In Russian).

14. Klokov A. V., Tutunin A. S., Sharaborova E. S., Korshunov A. A., Loktionov E. Yu. Inverter Heat Pumps as a Variable Load for Off-Grid Solar-Powered Systems. Energies, 2023, vol. 16, no. 16. DOI: 10.3390/en16165987.

15. Patent No. 2583025 C1 Russian Federation, IPC E02D 3/115. Surface foundation of the structure, providing preservation of the base soils in the frozen state with simultaneous heating of the structure : No. 2015113940/03 : applied for 20.04.2015 : published on 27.04.16 / L. N. Khrustalev, V. Z. Khilimoniuk, G. Z. Perlstein, D. V. Kamanin. — EDN IJGZRW. (In Russian).

16. Photovoltaic Geographical Information System (PVGIS). Available at: https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/photovoltaic-geographical-information-system-pvgis_en.

17. Loktionov E. Yu., Sharaborova E. S., Shepitko T. V. A sustainable concept for permafrost thermal stabilization. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 2022, vol. 52, p. 102033. DOI: 10.1016/j.seta.2022.102003.

18. Klokov A. V., Loktionov E. Yu. Temporal Resolution of Input Weather Data Strongly Affects an Off-Grid PV System Layout and Reliability. Solar, 2023, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 49—61. DOI: 10.3390/solar3010004.

19. Guo P. Y., Zhu D. Y., Lam J. C. K. et al. Wind Energy Engineering: A handbook for onshore and offshore wind turbines. [S. l.], Elsevier, 2022.

20. Badamshina S. Y., Klokov A. V. Possible Benefits of Thermal Load for Energy Flexibility in Off-Grid Power Systems Energy Service. 2025 7th International Youth Conference on Radio Electronics, Electrical and Power Engineering (REEPE), 2025, pp. 1—6. DOI: 10.1109/REEPE63962.2025.10971105.

Download »

DOI 10.25283/2223-4594