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📩 Did you miss the latest PUSH-IT newsletter? Read the latest news, updates and stories about the developments in the PUSH-IT project on underground thermal energy storage: https://lnkd.in/ebJ8k3MR In this edition: 🧑🤝🧑 PUSH-IT members gather in Darmstadt to discuss progress 🛠️ The first results are in from pilot and monitoring borehole drilling in Delft 🚧 Bochum demo site begins drilling and testing operations 💧 Research borehole for ATES successfully completed in Berlin Adlershof 👩🔬 Meet the scientist: Hung Pham (TU Darmstadt) 🤝 Key lessons for local engagement in geothermal projects 🌡️ Thermal response tests taken at the Litoměřice and Darmstadt site And other news! ➡️ Click here to receive the newsletter once every three months: https://lnkd.in/eCp7c_fN

🌡️ 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 Grondboorbedrijf Haitjema B.V. A depth of 220 meters was reached to check the suitability of the subsurface for high temperature #HeatStorage. Sand layers at 120 to 180 meters deep look promising for storing heat underground. Want to know why? ➡️ Read the full blogpost on the PUSH-IT website: https://lnkd.in/ehPg233Y Many PUSH-IT partners and colleagues have contributed to this effort:   • TU Delft • BRGM • Deltares • Energie Beheer Nederland • IF Technology • KWR Water Research Institute • Shell #heatstorage #research #engagement #communication #innovation

🤝 PUSH-IT gathers in Darmstadt to discuss the project’s progress Last week, the entire PUSH-IT team came together at Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany, for two days of collaboration and discussion. With the project nearing its halfway mark, it was the perfect time to reflect on what we have achieved so far and look ahead to what is next. 🌍 Teams from the six pilot sites—Delft, Bochum, Darmstadt, Berlin, Litoměřice, and United Downs—shared updates on their progress. Work packages focused on social engagement, system integration, and enabling technologies also presented their key results so far. 💡 Day two was dedicated to workshops and exchanging learnings. We explored topics like stakeholder management, communication strategies, microbiology, and optimising system integration. One of the highlights? Visiting the world’s first borehole thermal energy storage (BTES) site at the Lichtwiese Campus! This is currently being developed as part of the PUSH-IT project. This technology will store heat underground using 750-meter-deep boreholes and also aims to connect to the campus heat network in the future. The General Assembly was a fantastic opportunity to share knowledge, collaborate, and learn from one another. 👏 Special thanks to Technische Universität Darmstadt for hosting this year’s event. See you all next year in Bochum! Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eHfnc9zi

At TU Delft, work is well underway to enable the storage of heat underground from our geothermal well. The seasonal storage enables us to use the surplus heat from the summer in the winter. Earlier this year, a monitoring well was being drilled on the TU Delft Campus. Martin Bloemendal explains, in this video made by TU Delft TV. Curious to learn more? Take a look at the project website of PUSH-IT 👉 https://lnkd.in/dwv7yiw8 Or read the Story of Science 👉 https://lnkd.in/eT97XuDA

💡 Key lessons for local engagement in #geothermal projects 💡 In July, we had the pleasure of hosting Amel Barich, Ph.D. in our PUSH-IT webinars series on #SocietalEngagement to talk about the #Horizon2020 CROWDTHERMAL Project. The key lessons learned for gaining a Social Licence to Operate for #geothermal energy were: 🤔 Inform & address concerns. Addressing initial concerns through educational workshops, involving stakeholders in the planning process, and demonstrating tangible benefits and function of pilot projects enabled the removal of scepticism and enhanced acceptance, especially in the cases with lower familiarity with technology. 🔜 Involve early. Early-on and active citizen involvement facilitates cultural and behavioural changes necessary to the successful development of geothermal projects and leads to higher levels of local acceptance. 🤝 Get local support. Support of local government/municipality and a key entrepreneur leading a project are equally important as consideration of geographical, historical, cultural, political and social aspects of each case study. ℹ️ Communicate transparently in various ways. Transparency, clear communication channels, different formats of information and feedback exchange, and creation of collaborations with local experts fostered credibility and promoted good societal engagement practices. ➡️ Read the full blogpost on our website: https://lnkd.in/ed32WQq3 #heatstorage #engagement #communication #innovation

What are PUSH-IT’s plans for high-temperature underground heat storage? 🎞️Watch the video to find out! Project lead Martin Bloemendal explains the goals of the project and for the demo site in #Delft, where we are developing Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage #ATES. 🌡️High-temperature heat will be stored underground at the TU Delft campus! With PUSH-IT, we can store leftover #geothermal heat in summer and use it to heat buildings in winter 🏠🏫 This way, we can use available heat more efficiently and make our heat network more robust. #EnergyStorage #EnergyTransition #Innovation TU Delft | Civil Engineering and Geosciences 📹 SciencEscape Lucas Vimpere

💧 How to manage water quality in underground heat storage? With cutting-edge cross-disciplinary collaboration! In our latest blog post, Annick Loschetter from BRGM - The French geological survey delves into her versatile role in the PUSH-IT project. “I confidently describe myself as a Swiss Army knife in the field of subsurface applications for the energy transition. This versatility helps facilitate scientific coordination and cross-disciplinary collaboration.” To ensure water quality, PUSH-IT is researching solutions for corrosion and scaling in the underground wells and facilities for heat storage. We combine disciplines in geology, geochemistry, microbiology, risk and impact management, data sciences and social sciences. The biggest challenge? Addressing the unique needs of each site while considering alternative technology configurations and geological situations. 🔍 Read the full blog post here: https://lnkd.in/eSkD9z4r #EnergyTransition #UTES #ThermalEnergyStorage #ResearchInnovation #SustainableEnergy #Geosciences #Collaboration

📩 Did you miss the latest PUSH-IT newsletter? Read the latest news, updates and stories about the developments in the PUSH-IT project on underground thermal energy storage: https://lnkd.in/es2Qwf6t In this edition: 🇩🇪 Crucial workover completed at Berlin’s ATES site 🌡️ Highlights from the Mine Water Geothermal Energy Symposium 🇳🇱 Drilling started for the exploratory well in Delft 💧 Recent sampling missions for water quality analysis 👩🔬 Meet the scientist: Annick Loschetter (BRGM) 🤝 Meet the partner: VITO And other news! ➡️ Click here to receive the newsletter once every three months: https://lnkd.in/eCp7c_fN

💧 🔬Investigating microbial diversity in Berlin's groundwater PUSH-IT partners Sétareh Rad and Maud Watkinson from BRGM recently visited the ATES site in Berlin Adlershof and successfully completed sampling for microbial diversity in shallow groundwater layers. They collected water from a 60-meter-deep well near the research well. This step allows us to establish a baseline of microbial diversity, making it possible to compare it with future data after the hot push-pull tests or the initial seasonal storage loading. A big thank you to Lioba Virchow from Helmholtz-Centre Potsdam - German Research Centre GFZ and the colleagues from BTB GmbH Berlin, who provided us access to the sampling point and shelter from the very fresh spring weather in Berlin.

🌡️ Using mines for a sustainable heat supply? Highlights from the Mine Water Geothermal Energy Symposium! Representatives from the PUSH-IT consortium partners Fraunhofer IEG, Geothermal Engineering Ltd and the British Geological Survey (BGS) attended the IEA Geothermal 2024 Mine Water Geothermal Energy Symposium late last month. The event was run in partnership between BGS, The Coal Authority, IEA Geothermal and Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, and brought together international participants to share case studies of mine water heating projects as well as developments in mine thermal energy storage #MTES. Stefan Klein presented a progress report of geothermal developments in Bochum, Germany, to a large audience of academics, industry experts and policy makers. Additionally, a joint poster was presented detailing progress in the Mine Water Thermal Energy storage projects in #Bochum, Germany and in #Cornwall, UK, as well as analysis of international policy and regulation by the BGS. As part of the Symposium, delegates had also the opportunity to take part on a tour of BGS research UK Geoenergy Observatories (UKGEOS) facility in Glasgow. The Glasgow Observatory is a research facility designed for investigating shallow, low-temperature, mine-water heat energy and heat storage resources. ➡️ Learn more about MTES and UKGEOS here: https://lnkd.in/e8HkmpQg 📸 Image credit: British Geological Survey / UK Research and Innovation Thomas O. Andrés González Quirós #EnergyStorage #Sustainability #Research #Climate