The hidden side of cities: Methods for governance, planning and design for optimal use of subsurface space with ATES

Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (ATES) systems provide sustainable space heating and cooling for buildings. In future, many buildings in moderate climates rely on ATES for their space heating and cooling. <br/>However, the subsurface space available for heat storage is limited and, there is a trade-off between individual ATES system efficiency...

Methods for planning of ATES systems

Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (ATES) systems contribute to reducing fossil energy consumption by providing sustainable space heating and cooling for buildings by seasonal storage of heat. ATES is important for the energy transition in many urban areas in North America, Europe and Asia. Despite the modest current ATES adoption level of about...