Alternative Use of Artificial Quarry Lakes as a Source of Thermal Energy for Greenhouses

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

Manuscript number:  Water-1457630-peer-review-V1

 Alternative use of artificial quarry lakes as a competitive source of thermal energy for greenhouses

This work is good if the authors provided that appropriate introduction, language editing, and proper order of scientific article writing are followed. The authors need to present princely the methodology under the “Materials and methods” subsection. Repeat ion of methods under section four and section five is not necessary. Short and to the point methodology is necessary. The manuscript was also poorly prepared in terms of language and grammar. Therefore, the authors need to revise thoroughly the article and improve the quality. Section 1 introduction, section 2 Materials and methods, section three Results and discussion, and section four conclusion. Furthermore, the keywords need to start with a capital and be separated by semicolon and all in the singular form. References citation must be combined for example L80.

Author Response

Dear Reviewer, 

we thank you very much for your helpful revision, aimed at improving our manuscript. Please find enclosed the .pdf file, in which we answered to your requests. 

Sincerely,

the Authors

Author Response File: Author Response.pdf

Reviewer 2 Report

 

 

[Water] Manuscript ID: water-1457630

 

 

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Abstract              

25                                           suggest contain, not containing

25                                           in first paragraph no ”water” mentioned, suggest put water after 10 million m³ of                                                              water.

29                                           “lakes” implies more than one lake investigated. Line 28 implies “a quarry                                                             temperature” or one lake.

Introduction

55                                           instead of “seek, suggest “sought”.

88                                           “the existing from the open pit”, needs a little help.

89                                           how do you produce thermal energy by pumping water up? Is there a net                                                              positive when water is returned?

189                                         Does Journal use Tab. for Table and Fig. for Figure?

 

Overall the experimental concept, execution, data presentation (figures and tables), results and conclusions, are very straight forward.  This study might be called simple, but overall, the authors have done a fine job and their product (manuscript) deserves publication, essentially in its current form.  This work is significant and demonstrates excellent professionalism in all facets

Comments for author File: Comments.pdf

Author Response

Dear Reviewer,

we thank you very much for your helpful revisions, aimed at improving our manuscript.

Please find enclosed the .pdf file, in which we answered to your requests.

Sincerely,

the Authors.

Author Response File: Author Response.pdf

Round 2

Reviewer 1 Report

The abstract needs to be written as one paragraph but not as a kind of synopsis. Keywords must start with a capital letter and be separated with semicolons. The final clean manuscript must be attached not the annotated one. The change the authors did need to be presented on a separate page along with the response provided to the issues raised by each reviewer. 

Author Response

Dear Reviewer, 

thank you very much for your helpful revisions.

Please see the attachment, in which we provided a point by point response.

Sincerely

Author Response File: Author Response.docx