Future Research
1. Process obtained data
Currently our team of professors, technicians, PhD-employees, and students are processing the data and samples. All data is made publicly available.
3. Detailed scanning of the rock cores with Mint scanner
4. Production experiments
When heat demand at the campus and surrounding neighbourhoods is low, researchers can quantify the impact of flow alternation on the reservoir. This is a unique chance to do measurements on a full-size functioning geothermal doublet.
5. Intensive seismic monitoring
The doublet will be monitored continuously by the network of seismic stations of TUDelft and KNMI. Live seismic data can be seen found here as stations ZH 084/88 Delftse Hout
6. Deep Monitoring Borehole
This deep monitoring borehole will be a near-vertical borehole placed in between the injector and producer, that could possibly reach up to 4500m depth. This borehole will not transport any fluids, but will rather will provide researchers with additional data, like seismic monitoring data, Fiber Optics, and continuous coring of the rock. It is expected to be drilled before 2030, will be funded by EPOS-eNLarge and is a collaboration of the TU Delft, TNO, University of Utrecht, and KNMI.