IF Technology is a leading geothermal energy engineering and consultancy company based in the Netherlands. It employs 95 engineers and specializes in shallow geothermal and underground energy storage systems. One of its key services is Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (ATES) systems, which use underground aquifers to store cold or heat from various sources like surface water, waste heat, or solar energy. ATES is expected to grow significantly by 2020 as renewable energy use increases and legal frameworks are updated to better regulate large-scale underground energy storage projects.
2. IF Technology is a leading geothermal energy
engineering and consultancy company
Market leader in shallow geothermal and underground energy
storage systems in the Netherlands
Services: feasibility studies, risk assessment, geological research,
permitting, technical and financial analysis and system design
Employing 95 geologists, hydro-geologists,
civil-, mechanical- and well engineers
Annual turnover € 7,5 million
Based in Arnhem in the Netherlands
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4. Cold and heat storage with ATES
Cold: surface water and drinking water (ICTroom)
Heat: re-use of high temperature waste heat, surface
water, roads and solar
Source for districtheating and -cooling
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6. Individual Individual Collective Collective
small large small large
Heating single green- housing area housing or
only home house greenhouse
2020 area
Cooling switch data mono-
only station center, industrial
industry area
Heating / small building building or integrated
cooling building housing area area, green-
house area
7. ATES focus on running phase
Savings are reached in the running phase, not in the
development/realisation phase
Total energy system is important: user-supply-storage
Control strategy will become robust and smart
Systems will be self learning which leads to high efficiency
Technical life time should be equal to life time building
2011 2020
8. Upgrade of legal framework in NL
100% renewable energy will be state of the art in building
directives
Legislation will be fully equiped to deal with large scale application
of underground energy storage (groundwater, underground,
energy)
Large scale ATES application may lead to (negative) mutual
influence
-> new framework is necessary = “AMvB Bodemenergie”
Planning of the underground becomes important issue (examples)
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9. Interferentiekaart energieopslag 2030
Interferentiekaart energieopslag 2005
Interference between ATES
Legenda
Legenda Kans op interferentie
Kans op interferentie redelijk (< 25 % kans op interferentie)
redelijk (< 25 % kans op interferentie) groot (25-50 % kans op interferentie)
groot (25-50 % kans op interferentie) zeer groot (> 50 % kans op interferentie)
zeer groot (>50 % kans op interferentie) Bodemgeschiktheid (cumulatieve dikte watervoerende lagen)
Bodemgeschiktheid (cumulatieve dikte watervoerende lagen) informatie ontbreekt
informatie ontbreekt redelijk geschikt (0 - 100 m)
redelijk geschikt (0 - 100 m) geschikt (100 - 200 m)
geschikt (100 - 200 m) zeer geschikt (> 200 m)
zeer geschikt (> 200 m)
14. ATES systems in the world
The Netherlands > 1,500
Sweden > 200
Belgium > 20
Germany ~ 10
UK 3
Denmark 6
Spain recirculation systems
China > 500 bad working systems
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16. Offer IF Technology
A quick-scan for free
Helping realise your ATES
ambitions in:
o UK, Belgium, Germany, Denmark,
Poland, Russia
o USA
o China
17. Thank you for your attention
Any Questions?
Coen Dijxhoorn
IF Technology P.O. box 605 6800 AP ARNHEM T +31 (0)26 35 35 555 E c.dijxhoorn@iftechnology.nl