H. Williams, F. Veloso (BRGM), 11 October 2021 Meet our MUSE colleagues Fernanda Veloso and Harri Williams from the French Geological Survey (BRGM). Let them show you their experimental site for shallow geothermal energy at their premises in Orléans andRead more
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MUSE pilot area activities – RESULTS – #13 Warsaw
Preparation of a 3D model and shallow geothermal energy resource maps Grzegorz Ryżyński, Przemysław Wojtaszek, Maciej Kłonowski (PGI-NRI), 7 October 2021 The activities accomplished within the MUSE project in the Warsaw pilot area, Poland, have focused on gathering and analysisRead more
MUSE pilot area activities – RESULTS – #12 Brussels
Modelling the interference of thermally unbalanced Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage systems Estelle Petitclerc (GSB) & Alain Dassargues (Liege University), 22 September 2021 In the pilot-area of Brussels, GSB focused on gathering data from two Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (ATES) operatingRead more
MUSE pilot area activities – RESULTS – #11 Cork
Assessment of hydrochemical and temperature measurements H. Bishop (GSI), 20 September 2021 Cork City is in the southwest of Ireland in the province of Munster. The city centre is located between two river channels that meet downstream at the easternRead more
MUSE pilot area activities – RESULTS – #10 Bratislava
Assessment of groundwater temperature measurements in an urbanized area R. Cernak (SGIDS), 30 August 2021 Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia at the foot of the Malé Karpaty Mts. sitting on both banks of the river Danube. It is a mainRead more
MUSE pilot area activities – RESULTS – #9 Vienna
Identifying underground urban heat islands in Vienna using groundwater temperature measurements C. Steiner (GBA), 18 August 2021 Field measurements for MUSE in the pilot area Vienna focused on the shallow groundwater body, which consists of gravelly river sediments, on theRead more
Joint MUSE – GEOCOND webinar “Novel approaches in shallow geothermal resource mapping”
G. Goetzl, 5 August 2021 On May 10th 2021, GeoERA MUSE organized a webinar in cooperation with the EU Horizon 2020 project GEOCOND on shallow geothermal resource mapping. Mapping shallow geothermal resources is an important but still challenging exercise whenRead more
MUSE pilot area activities – RESULTS – #8 Glasgow
Glasgow Observatory – A promising research and innovation location for geothermal energy with shallow mine water A. Monaghan, K. Shorter and D. Boon (BGS), 4 August 2021 Glasgow is Scotland’s largest city and has a post-industrial landscape with a richRead more
MUSE pilot area activities – RESULTS – #7 Cardiff
City-scale groundwater temperature characterisation to support the development of shallow geothermal energy A. M. Patton (BGS), 27 July 2021 In 2014, BGS carried out temperature depth profiling at 169 groundwater monitoring boreholes across Cardiff, U.K., to characterise groundwater temperatures atRead more
MUSE pilot area activities – RESULTS – #6 Zagreb
Results of groundwater heat exchanger monitoring in the urbanized area of the city of Zagreb S. Borovic (HGI-CGS), 19 July 2021 Zagreb, as other large urban areas, has significant heating and cooling demand, and it is clear that many investorsRead more
MUSE pilot area activities – RESULTS – #5 Girona
Subsoil characterization in the urban area for the evaluation of the shallow geothermal potential Vaiva Cypaite, Víctor Camps, Ariadna Conesa, Georgina Arnó, and Ignasi Herms (ICGC), 2 July 2021 Between 2019 and 2021 in the urban area of Girona extensiveRead more
MUSE pilot area activities – RESULTS – #4 Aarhus
Mapping potential sites for shallow geothermal energy and energy storage, -a desktop study from Aarhus (Denmark) Claus Ditlefsen (GEUS), 22 June 2021 The municipality of Aarhus consists of a large fast-growing urban area surrounded by open land with suburbs andRead more
MUSE pilot area activities – RESULTS – #3 Zaragoza
Defining the exploitation patterns of groundwater heat exchanger systems in Zaragoza city pilot area (Spain) Alejandro García Gil (IGME-CSIC), 31 May 2021 Within the MUSE project activities in the pilot area of Zaragoza city, we have collected information from 27Read more
Interview with our MUSE team member from Croatia
Cornelia Steiner, 18 May 2021 Meet our MUSE colleague Stasa Borovich from the Croatian Geological Survey. In a short interview she talks about her motivation to work on shallow geothermal energy and her involvement in the project. To watch theRead more
New MUSE leaflet about shallow geothermal energy published
Cornelia Steiner (GBA), 6 May 2021 Have you ever wondered how one can actually use shallow geothermal energy? We explain the different systems available for heating and cooling with these renewable energy sources. Find out how they work and whatRead more
MUSE pilot area activities – RESULTS – #2 Linköping
Multidiciplinary field measurements for a High Temperature Energy Storage site (HT-BTES) at Linköping Sweden Mikael Erlstroem (SGU), 22 April 2021 The heat storage at Linköping aims to shift around 50 MWh excess heat from a waste incineration plant during theRead more
MUSE pilot area activities – RESULTS – #1 Ljubljana
Eventful hydrogeological investigations Mitja Janza (GeoZS), 25 March 2021 Goals and results of the field measurements Aim of the hydrogeological investigations was to estimate the geothermal potential of the open-loop system that is planned for the heating of a primaryRead more
Salt/sea water intrusion: Assessing methods for identifying natural background levels of groundwater aquifers
In order to study the anthropogenic impacts on groundwater quality we will need to identify the natural conditions or Natural background levels (NBLs) within the aquifer, which are used as references to assess the evolution of the contamination status. ThisRead more
Brand-new MUSE results: Fact sheets on shallow geothermal energy concepts
Ignasi Herms (ICGC) and Cornelia Steiner (GBA), 2 February 2021 Shallow geothermal energy is a renewable energy source recognized by the European Parliament in its DE 2009/28/CE and DE 2003/54/CE directives. It is a reliable and efficient technology that canRead more
Explore the new MUSE YouTube channel
Gregor Goetzl (GBA), 12 January 2020 MUSE launched its new YouTube channel! It delivers interesting facts between the lines and views linked to shallow geothermal energy and to our MUSE project in easy accessible video formats. In the first talkRead more
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MUSE co-organized the Shallow Geothermal Days 2020
Gregor Goetzl (GBA), 15 December 2020 For the second time, the European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC) organized the Shallow Geothermal Energy Days policy and research event in cooperation with RHC-ETIP, Geotrainet, the COST Action Geothermal-DHC and the MUSE project. TheRead more
MUSE – Monitoring Closed-loop systems and Open-loop systems
David Boon (BGS) and Ignasi Herms (ICGC), 11 December 2020 Monitoring heat pump performance The complete instrumentation and long-term performance measurement of ground source heating and cooling systems is key for evaluating their real-world energy performance, running costs and CO2Read more
MUSE – Geothermal heat pumps, a highly dynamic market in Europe!
Gregor Goetzl, 26 November 2020 Heat pumps in Europe: Heat pumps, used for domestic heating, were introduced in the late 1970s to the European market. After decades of slow growth rates, heat pump sales have been experiencing a strong increaseRead more
MUSE – Open-loop systems requirements & advantages
Radovan Cernak, 5 October 2020 Groundwater is a valuable natural source especially for drinking water. Additionally, using ground water for energy extraction is common in many countries for both heating and cooling. In general, these so called open-loop systems areRead more
Creating and filling the gaps of a Pan-European groundwater recharge map
From the national pilots in TACTIC we have locally sound estimates of long-term groundwater recharge but lack data to fill the gaps in between. At GEUS we are working on mapping these gaps, this will unify the local model estimatesRead more
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TACTIC field work
During the TACTIC project a number of field investigations have been done. One of the pilots in Denmark, Sunds, experiences very shallow groundwater level to such an extent that a shallow excavation was soon filled with intruding groundwater (Picture A).Read more
Legal framework, procedures and policies of shallow geothermal energy use in the EU and MUSE partner countries
Maciej Klonowski, 7 July 2020 One of the major goals of the MUSE project was to investigate and assess the policies and regulatory instruments dealing with the management of shallow geothermal energy in urban areas adapted on the level ofRead more
Did you know where the largest mines in Europe are?
The map shows mines in operation, closed mines and even mines under development. Click on a mine and find more information on the commodity and mining period. The maps is constantly being updated and new areas or countries are continuouslyRead more
Did you know how to access maps of (still growing) information on Mineral resources in Europe?
Western Balkan countries are joining the European mineral resources network through the RESEERVE project and thereby extended the geographical coverage. Besides, the MINTELL4EU project follows the foot step of a number of previous projects works to further harmonise data inputsRead more
Jokes about Belgium… that we don’t like
Visiting the UK is on the whole a nice experience, except for the reoccurring practical joke ‘I wanted to come up with five famous Belgians but stranded at Tintin’. Beware, former EU friends, you are forgetting Max Lohest. While theRead more
MUSE at “EGU2020: Sharing Geoscience Online” – Free online geoscience conference
Cornelia Steiner, 27 April 2020 The General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) is Europe’s largest geoscience conference. More than 15 000 scientists come together from all over the world to present and discuss the latest research topics at this annualRead more
Calculation of recharge at boreholes in the UK
Calculation of recharge at boreholes in the UK Over the past month, the British Geological Survey team was busy calculating groundwater recharge values at boreholes in major aquifers in the UK using the lumped-catchment groundwater model AquiMod. While the mainRead more
Pilot area activities – #6 Groundwater monitoring in Girona, Catalonia, Spain
Ignasi Herms, 23 January 2020 Installation of new monitoring networks to assess shallow geothermal energy resources Shallow geothermal energy for heating and cooling in Catalonia has been growing fast for the last 5 years. The city of Girona (NERead more
How sport and geology go together
Although one may still view Poland as a country with really bad road network, we are catching up. In 1989, at the beginning of socio-economic changes, 216 km of motorways were used in Poland, next 81,5 km were built betweenRead more
A survey of presumably hydrocarbons-containing water ponds in the Kog hills (Pannonian Basin, NE Slovenia)
In 2011, we were called to survey several shallow water ponds (wp) in the Kog (KOG) area, which geologically belongs to an antiform termed the Ormož-Selnica Antiform (OSA) (Fig.1). It is built of Neogene marls, sands to sandstones, shales, limestones,Read more
A story of water and bubbles
As a follow-up on the hairdresser’s blog entry, we remain in the beauty department. For – literally – centuries, people from all over the European continent have been traveling to a little town in the southeast of Belgium to enjoyRead more
Would you fund GeoConnect³d?
As you by now know (or should know), GeoConnect³d is a project that is not ordinary. Your average project will promise to deliver something, or resolve an issue, come up with an evaluation… The typical project is goal oriented. That is an attractive formula, because theRead more
The story of medical oil – Naphtalan
The area around Ivanić-Grad is one of the oldest Croatian oil and gas provinces. This is a place which is better known as “Croatian Kuwait”. But that’s not all. People don’t use the oil and gas only for transportation andRead more
What kind of meeting…?
What kind of meeting did you have today? Well, we scientists, we classify and structure everything, and when it comes to important meetings, my system involves three important types: a regular meeting, a pie-meeting, and a chocolate-pie-meeting. Today we hadRead more
Geomanifestations in North East Slovenia
Slovenia is positioned in an area with ongoing convergence between the Adriatic microplate and the Eurasian plate. This results in a noticeable number of active faults – exhibiting deformation during the Quaternary, which are mostly dextral strike-slip faults. Their directionRead more
Geomanifestations?!
Ever heard of geomanifestations? A geomanifestation is any distinct expression of an ongoing or past geological process. They often point to specific geologic conditions. Examples include seismicity, gas seeps, local compositional differences in groundwater and springs, thermal anomalies, mineral occurrences,Read more
Ground to cover for R2R, or how to define an Area of Interest
Months are spent on writing a project proposal, thinking it through, and rewriting it until you are fully convinced that all bases are covered. That leaves a good feeling, which usually lasts until, well, the project is accepted. During theRead more