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Hydrochemistry and energy storage in aquifers - NHV.nu

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exchanger.<br />

Figure 1 presents the pr<strong>in</strong>ciple. The system always <strong>in</strong>cludes a heat supplier, a heat<br />

consumer, a hot <strong>and</strong> cold well <strong>and</strong> usually a heat exchanger to separate the groundwater<br />

circuit (brackish or salt water) from the surface, supplierlconsumer, circuit (fresh water).<br />

The two wells are usually located <strong>in</strong> the same aquifer, so complications due to differences <strong>in</strong><br />

groundwater composition are avoided. The hydrostatic equilibrium <strong>in</strong> the aquifer is<br />

ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>ed as well.<br />

summertime<br />

w<strong>in</strong>tertime<br />

Figure 1 Pr<strong>in</strong>ciple of heat <strong>storage</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>aquifers</strong><br />

Aquifer thermal <strong>energy</strong> <strong>storage</strong> (ATES) can be connected to a build<strong>in</strong>g heat<strong>in</strong>glcool<strong>in</strong>g<br />

<strong>in</strong>stallation, to a greenhouse heat<strong>in</strong>g system or to a heat-power co-generat<strong>in</strong>g plant. A cogenerat<strong>in</strong>g<br />

plant produces both electricity as well as heat. Dur<strong>in</strong>g summer periods heat<br />

dem<strong>and</strong> is low consequently heat can be stored. The stored heat can be used dur<strong>in</strong>g w<strong>in</strong>ter.<br />

In this configuration the temperature range of transferred groundwater <strong>in</strong> the heat exchanger<br />

is <strong>in</strong>itialy 10-90°C <strong>and</strong> after several cycles 40-90°C. The well temperature settles f<strong>in</strong>ally at<br />

90°C (hot well) <strong>and</strong> 40°C (cold well) after several cycles.

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