Energy Piles in the Netherlands
The energy piles will warm and cool buildings through their pile foundations by using the natural temperature of the soil. An 18-meters deep hole is drilled in TU Delft’s Green Village, containing detailed instrumentation in the energy pile foundations in order to test and speed up their use on the market. The aim is to standardize the pile technology up to 30-meters-deep and help the industry build more eco-friendly constructions.
Keywords: Shallow geothermal, storage
TUD researchers involved:
Phil Vardon
Ivaylo Pantev
Ali Golchin
Funder: NWO, FUNDEX, Diana FEA, the Green Village, Deltares
