Publications

Papers

The methodology used for ThermoGIS v2.0 is described in the following WGC and EGC papers:

• ThermoGIS: informatiesysteem voor de potentie van geothermie en hoge temperatuuropslag in Nederland 
  Stefanie Bus, Hans Veldkamp, Dorien Dinkelman, Eva de Boever, Jon Limberger, Jan-Diederik van Wees
  Stromingen 2025
• ThermoGIS: from a Static to a Dynamic Approach for National Geothermal Resource Information and Development
  M.A.W. Vrijlandt, E.L.M. Struijk, L.G. Brunner, J.G. Veldkamp, N. Witmans, D. Maljers & J.D. van Wees
  World Geothermal Congress 2020
• ThermoGIS update: a renewed view on geothermal potential in the Netherlands
  M.A.W. Vrijlandt, E.L.M. Struijk, L.G. Brunner, J.G. Veldkamp, N. Witmans, D. Maljers & J.D. van Wees
  European Geothermal Congress 2019

The previous version ThermoGIS v1.2, which differs on a number of aspects from v2.0, has been documented in the following publications in the Netherlands Journal of Geosciences:

• Subsurface temperature of the onshore Netherlands: new temperature dataset and modelling
  D. Bonté, J.-D. van Wees & J.M. Verweij
  Netherlands Journal of Geosciences — Geologie en Mijnbouw, 91–4, 491-515, 2012
• Reservoir characterisation of aquifers for direct heat production: Methodology and screening of the potential reservoirs for the Netherlands
  M.P.D. Pluymaekers, L. Kramers, J.-D. van Wees, A. Kronimus, S. Nelskamp, T. Boxem & D. Bonté
  Netherlands Journal of Geosciences — Geologie en Mijnbouw, 91–4, 621-636, 2012
• Direct heat resource assessment and subsurface information systems for geothermal aquifers; the Dutch perspective
  L. Kramers, J.-D. van Wees, M.P.D. Pluymaekers, A. Kronimus & T. Boxem
  Netherlands Journal of Geosciences — Geologie en Mijnbouw, 91–4, 637-649, 2012
• Geothermal aquifer performance assessment for direct heat production – Methodology and application to Rotliegend aquifers
  J.-D. van Wees, A. Kronimus, M. van Putten, M.P.D. Pluymaekers, H. Mijnlieff, P. van Hooff, A. Obdam & L. Kramers
  Netherlands Journal of Geosciences — Geologie en Mijnbouw, 91–4, 651-665, 2012
• DoubletCalc

DoubletCalc

DoubletCalc1D is a software application that allows to calculate the indicative geothermal power of a doublet. DoubletCalc1D calculations form the basis of ThermoGIS.

Go to Doubletcalc software and manual (on NLOG).

B1T model for 1D temperature and rheology reconstruction

A generic property database was developed that can be used to gain insight in the thermal properties and mechanical strength that one could expect for different basin settings, crustal geometries, and thermal-tectonic ages. The thermal property tables (Hantschel & Kauerauf, 2009) and rheological properties (Tesauro et al., 2009) were combined and coupled with a simple 1D thermal-mechanical model into an Excel spreadsheed tool that can be used for the above described purposes.

• A public domain model for 1D temperature and rheology construction in basement-sedimentary geothermal exploration: An application to the Spanish Central System and adjacent basins
  J. Limberger, D. Bonté, G. de Vicente, F. Beekman, S. Cloetingh, J.-D. van Wees,
  Acta Geodaetica et Geophysica, DOI: 10.1007/s40328-017-0197-5, 2017
• Model description B1T (pdf, 291 kB)
• Excel model B1T (xlsx, 2.9 MB)

DGE-Rollout Conference Presentations

Below are the presentations from the DGE-Rollout Web Conference that took place on 29 September 2020 from 10:00-15:00.

• Announcement and agenda
• Energy Suppliers’ key-note: What thrives an energy company in a big city like Munich to develop geothermal
  Thomas Jahrfeld (Stadtwerke München)
• Low enthalpy heat and building deep borehole thermal energy storage
  Ingo Sass (TU Darmstadt)
• Experiences with the deep geothermal project in Mol, Belgium
  Ben Laenen (VITO)
• Deep geothermal – state-of-the-art and opportunities & challenges
  Jan-Diederik van Wees (Utrecht University)
• Uncertainties in geothermal potential calculation
  Hans Veldkamp (TNO)
• Dinantian Carbonates – Target for UltraDeep geothermal in the Netherlands
  Bastiaan Jaarsma (EBN)
• Exploring the geothermal potential of the Dinantian in Northwest Europe: novelties from DGE-ROLLOUT
  Martin Arndt (Geological Survey of North Rhine-Westphalia)