ULTIMATE - HT-ATES feasibility for TRIAS Westland - case study

“In this study, the feasibility of HT-ATES for the TRIAS Westland project is assessed, and the site of TRIAS Westland is used to develop and demonstrate a cost-effective method to identify and characterize suitable aquifers for HT-ATES by combining the drilling of a geothermal well with logging and screening of potential HT-ATES aquifers. This is promising because many greenhouses will decarbonize their heat supply by utilizing geothermal heat production. This method is applied and used to assess the HT-ATES feasibility for the site of TRIAS Westland. Hence, the goal of this work is twofold:
1. Identify the (technical, economic, legal, environmental) feasibility of HT-ATES in the TRIAS Westland project.
2. Develop a (combination of) method(s) for logging and screening of possible suitable layers while drilling of a geothermal wells.”

(Citation: Bloemendal, J.M., Beernink, S.T.W. – ULTIMATE – HT-ATES feasibility for TRIAS Westland – case study – KWR 2022.125)