Category: news
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The first results are in from pilot and monitoring borehole drilling in Delft!
At the demonstration location on the TU Delft Campus, a pilot and monitoring borehole was successfully drilled by Haitjema . A depth of 220 meters was reached to check the suitability of the subsurface for high temperature heat storage.
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PUSH-IT members gathers in Darmstadt to discuss the project’s progress
Last week, the PUSH-IT project team met for two days at TU Darmstadt, Germany, to review what’s been accomplished so far and plan the next steps for the project. With the project now almost halfway through its four-year timeline, it was the perfect moment to reflect on progress and explore ways to keep pushing the project forward.
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Key lessons for local engagement in geothermal projects
In July, we had the pleasure of hosting Amel Barich in our PUSH-IT webinars series on Societal Engagement to talk about the Horizon2020 Crowdthermal Project. Drawing on five sites varying in scale, purpose, and stage of development, the key lessons learned for gaining a Social Licence to Operate (SLO) for geothermal energy were…
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Read the latest news, updates and stories about the developments in the PUSH-IT project on underground thermal energy storage.
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Recent sampling missions for water quality analysis
As part of PUSH IT’s Work Package Task 3.3, focused on microbiology, BRGM has conducted several sampling missions over the past two months.
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Meet the scientist – Annick Loschetter (BRGM)
In this edition of Meet the Scientist we interview Annick Loschetter, research engineer at BRGM (French Geological Survey). Annick focusses on researching water quality within the PUSH-IT project.
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Highlights from the Mine Water Geothermal Energy Symposium
PUSH-IT representatives attended the IEA Geothermal 2024 Mine Water Geothermal Energy Symposium, which brought together international participants to share case studies of mine water heating projects as well as developments in mine thermal energy storage (MTES).
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Crucial workover completed at Berlin’s ATES site
Between April 15th and 17th 2024, new developments took place at the ATES site in Berlin Adlershof. Our team tackled some operational challenges within the research well and performed a workover. This intervention was necessary due to a previous issue related to a faulty cementing process during the installation of the well in 2022.
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Recap: check out what PUSH-IT presented at EGU Vienna 2024
EGU Vienna, the general assembly of the European Geosciences Union, welcomed 20,000 attendees – including many PUSH-IT members. They contributed to multiple of the hundreds of sessions. See the overview in this post to learn more about our conference contributions!
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Governance and regulation for heat storage
For technologies operating in the subsurface living environment, an appropriate regulatory framework is fundamental to protect the common interests of all users and prevent negative impacts on the environment. We aim to understand if and how this new technology is incorporated in existing regulations and if or where regulation may create barriers for widespread technology deployment.