Category: news
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New Resource: The PUSH‑IT Engagement Catalogue
A new resource has been created and added to the PUSH-IT repository: The Engagement Catalogue. Merryn Thomas and her team have worked long and hard on putting it together, so we asked her to explain what it was and what its goal is.
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PUSH-IT consortium meets for General Assembly in Cornwall
Last week, the PUSH-IT General Assembly was held in the National Maritime Museum Cornwall in Falmouth, UK. The goal is to reflect on the progress of all the different aspects of the project and of course reconnect with partners from across Europe. It was great to see all the passion there is for bringing the…
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Meet the Scientist: Elke Mugova
In this edition of Meet the Scientist we interview Elke Mugova. She is a researcher at the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Energy Infrastructures and Geotechnologies, where she is a hydrogeologist that examines the water in the old mines below Bochum, but she also works in public relations to bridge the gap between the research and…
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Company in the Spotlight: Haitjema
To realize all the goals of the PUSH-IT project, several companies are involved, from drilling the actual wells to the digital modelling of the system. In this series, we want to highlight some of those companies. Who are they? How do they contribute to the PUSH-IT project? What are their future plans ? In this…
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What is Open Science?
Practicing Open Science is an important principle in the PUSH-IT project in order to make best use of the project results during and after the project. The use and the development of open standards and also practicing open science is important to maximize the use of the results during and after the project lifespan. Open…
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Meet the Scientist: Vít Peřestý
In this edition of Meet the Scientist we interview Vít Peřestý. He is a researcher at the Czech Geological Survey, where he focuses on the geological evaluation of the area around Litoměřice to check for suitability for Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) and Underground Thermal Energy Storage (UTES).
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Thermal behavior and efficiency of a MD BTES system measured using a distributed geothermal response test
Researchers from the University of Darmstadt have done research into the thermal behavior and efficiency of a medium-deep borehole thermal energy storage (MD-BTES) system using a distributed geothermal response test (dGRT) on a 750 m deep coaxial borehole.
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Darmstadt site connects to District Heating Network of TU Darmstadt Campus
A few weeks ago, a very important achievement was reached at the site in Darmstadt. The Medium-Deep Borehole Thermal Energy Storage (MD-BTES) system was connected to the heating network of the TU Darmstadt Campus. We asked Markus Schedel about the process that lead to this achievement and the steps going forward.
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Spacial Multi Criteria Analysis of UTES in development
Researchers from the University of Geneva are working on developing a Spacial Multi Criteria Analysis (SMCA) of UTES. This tool could help in the future in selecting sites for UTES. But what is an SMCA exactly, what can you do with it and how far along is the process? We asked Yasin Makhloufi and Andrea…
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Hot Push Pull Tests finished at Berlin Adlershof: a closer look at Hot Push Pull Tests
One of the Enabling Technologies that is being developed by the Push-It project is the Hot Push Pull Test (HPPT). This test should give an insight in the effect that (HT-)ATES has on thermohydraulic storage behaviour, aquifer chemistry, microbiology and fluid-rock interactions.