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
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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 – #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
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
Pilot area activities – #13 Geophysical survey and groundwater monitoring in Brussels, Belgium
Estelle Petitclerc, 8 May 2020 Resource analysis and investigation of interactions between open loop systems The Brussels Capital Region (BCR), with an area about 161 km², has a Cenozoic soft cover where sandy formations and relatively more impermeable clayey layersRead more
Pilot area activities – #11 Groundwater monitoring in Bratislava, Slovakia
Radovan Cernak, 30 March 2020 Installation of new monitoring network to assess shallow geothermal energy resources in a highly urbanized area Bratislava is nowadays a rapidly developing city with growing demands on energy for heating as well as cooling of buildings.Read more
Pilot area activities – #8 Hydrogeological and geothermal surveys in Ljubljana, Slovenia
Mitja Janza, 18 February 2020 Installation of new monitoring networks to assess shallow geothermal energy resources Geological Survey of Slovenia (GeoZS) has established continuous measurements of groundwater level, temperature and electrical conductivity in 15 observation wells in the area ofRead more