Category: news
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Students Explore the World Beneath Their Feet During GeoWeek
Each year during GeoWeek, students aged 10 to 15 get the opportunity to explore the exciting world of geo-sciences. Across the Netherlands, they participate in fieldwork, visit companies, or attend guest lectures given by professionals from the soil, water, and geo-information sectors. The focus of the week is on hands-on learning — from drilling soil samples and creating digital maps to testing the strength of dikes.
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Join the First IEA-ES Task 45 Webinar on Large Thermal Energy Storage (LTES)
We’re excited to invite you to the first webinar organized by the IEA Energy Storage (ES) Task 45 group, a leading initiative focused on advancing Large Thermal Energy Storage (LTES) technologies. This online event marks the beginning of a series dedicated to unlocking the potential of Pit (PTES), Borehole (BTES), Tank (TTES), and Aquifer (ATES) thermal energy storage systems.
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A closer look at the Smart District Heating Controller
One of the Enabling Technologies that is being developed by the Push-It project is the Smart District Heating Controller. This controller should monitor and control the heating system. That is all well and good, but how does it work? What are the challenges the team is facing? What is the current status of development? We asked Bram van der Heijde, who is a developer on this part of the project.
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A closer look at Water Quality
One of the most critical technical challenges in developing sustainable thermal energy storage systems lies beneath the surface—quite literally. One of the enabling technologies the Push-It project is developing is understanding and addressing water quality issues that could impact the long-term viability of these systems. The quality of the water involved plays a vital role in ensuring system performance and longevity.
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Drilling finished at Litoměřice
The PUSH-IT team has successfully completed a major milestone in the development of its geothermal research site in Litoměřice, with the drilling and preparation of two key monitoring wells. This marks a crucial step toward better understanding the site’s subsurface and preparing for future Borehole Thermal Energy Storage (BTES) systems.
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A closer look at Co-Simulation
One of the Enabling Technologies that is being developed by the Push-It project is Co-Simulation. This simulation models the complete UTES system. That is all well and good, but how does it work? What are the challenges the team is facing? What is the current status of development? We asked Max Ohagen, who is a developer on this part of the project.
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New research on performance of HT-ATES
In a new contribution to the advancement of sustainable thermal energy technologies, a newly published scientific paper outlines key insights into the performance of High-Temperature Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (HT-ATES) systems. The study reveals how physical parameters of the subsurface can be used to estimate system efficiency, and it offers a valuable open-access dataset to support further research and development.
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Introducing INTERSTORES
Across the continent, multiple research and demonstration projects are working in parallel to develop and deploy TES solutions tailored for local energy systems. Today, we’re highlighting one of those exciting initiatives: the INTERSTORES Project.
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Introducing Treasure
Across the continent, multiple research and demonstration projects are working in parallel to develop and deploy TES solutions tailored for local energy systems. Today, we’re highlighting one of those exciting initiatives: the Treasure Project.
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A closer look at Enabling Technologies
The Push-It project not only works on site to create UTES systems. It also develops enabling technologies to make it easier to create and implement those systems.