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 – #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
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
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 – Closed-loop systems requirements & advantages
Estelle Petitclerc, 4 September 2020 Applications of shallow geothermal energy either use closed-loop or open-loop systems. Here we explain the requirements and advantages of closed-loop systems and in follow-up blog we dive into open-loop systems. In closed-loop systems a heatRead more
Pilot area activities – #7 New construction of a shallow geothermal installation in Prague, Czech Republic
Jaroslav Rihosek, 5 February 2020 How to build a borehole heat exchanger for a single family house The Czech Geological Survey documented the construction process of a shallow geothermal installation in Slivenec municipal district of Prague in January 2020. OwnersRead more