Energy geostructures are a special type of ground heat exchanger installed within ground contact structures, such as retaining walls, piles, tunnels and other buried infrastructure. Thy are a relatively mature technology whose physical behaviour has been studied, including at a number or pilot sites.
However, both technical and non-technical barriers still prevent actual implementation at a large scale. This applies both in terms of quantities and in geographical reach. Some of the challenges may be related to: integration issues, including of shallow geothermal energy with other renewables, and of energy geostructures with other shallow geothermal sources.
Project funding:
EU COST Programme
Project results:
The aim of this COST Action is to gather all needed information to reduce these barriers and foster development by creating a multi-disciplinary network between the different stakeholders (local authorities, communities, developers, designers, academics, contractors, …).
Period of project implementation: 2022-09-15 - 2026-09-14
Project partners: Switzerland, Turkey, Austria, North Macedonia, Albania, Croatia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Serbia, Slovenia, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, United Kingdom
