Research project aiming at fibre optic monitoring of subsoil temperature profiles of cold and heat storage systems by means of distributed temperature sensing, using a 3D fibre network. The project will provide data on the variations in temperature profiles during eight seasons at five research locations in Utrecht, Delft and Eindhoven.

 

Insight in subsoil temperature profiles at five locations where multiple cold and heat storage systems are active, in order to validate the theoretical simulation models actually used, to develop a marketable monitoring instrument and to predict and prevent subsoil filter problems.

 

Data generated by means of longitudinal research at five different locations in the Netherlands will offer new insights on how to optimize the subsoil energy balance of cold and heat storage systems and by that, on how to optimize the energy and cost effectiveness of cold and heat storage systems as a whole.