Title
Governance of shallow geothermal energy resources
Author
Garcia-Gil, A.
Goetzl, G.
Klonowski, M.R.
Borovic, S.
Boon, D.P.
Abesser, C.
Janza, M.
Herms, I.
Petitclerc, E.
Erlstrom, M.
Holecek, J.
Hunter, T.
Vandeweijer, V.P.
Cernak, R.
Mejías Moreno, M.
Epting, J.
Publication year
2020
Abstract
Successful electrification of cities' heating and cooling demands depends on the sustainable implementation of highly efficient ground source heat pumps (GSHP). During the last decade, the use of shallow geothermal energy (SGE) resources in urban areas has experienced an unprecedented boost which nowadays is still showing a steady 9% market growth trend. However, the intensive market incorporation experienced by this technology entails different responsibilities towards the long-term technical and environmental sustainability in order to maintain this positive trend. Here we present a SGE management framework structure and a governance model agreed among 13 European Geological Surveys, providing a roadmap for the different levels of management development, adaptable to any urban scale, and independent of the hydrogeological conditions and the grade of development of SGE technology implementation. The management approach reported is based on the adaptive management concept, thus offering a working flow for the non-linear relationship between planning, implementation and control that establishes a cyclical and iterative management process. The generalized structure of the SGE management framework provided allows the effective analysis of policy to identify and plan for management problems and to select the best management objectives, strategies and measures according to the policy principles proposed here.
Subject
Geological Survey Netherlands
2015 Energy
Renewable energy resources
Resource governance
Shallow geothermal energy
Thermal management policies
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111283
TNO identifier
874943
Publisher
Elsevier
ISSN
0301-4215
Source
Energy Policy, 138
Article number
111283
Document type
article