Heat

Subsurface storage of surplus heat from industry can be used to manage variations in supply and demand for heating buildings over long periods, including over seasonal variations.

Underground thermal energy storage (UTES) uses similar principles and technologies to geothermal heat extraction, with the storage medium ranging from unconsolidated sediments to rock, with or without groundwater.

At Leeds, our hydrogeology and geochemical research pedigree, along with links to civil engineering, provides the necessary expertise in groundwater flow, chemistry and composition and thermal properties of the rock or soil, to identify suitable reservoirs with favourable characteristics and dimensions.

Close ties to the Priestley Centre for Climate Futures ties our research into whole-system solutions such as district heating schemes.