Borehole heat exchangers feasibility map according to environmental conditions

Maps showing the feasibility of borehole heat exchangers, considering chosen environmental conditions.
Maps are the result of spatial analyses showing 3 types (classes) of areas with the division whether there are contraindications to the construction of a boreholes for ground source heat exchangers (GHE):
- installation without contraindications - no adverse environmental conditions;
- conditional installation - construction of the installation is conditionally possible (local environmental conditions should be analyzed in detail in the geological operations project and taken into account in the technical design of the GHE);
- obviously contraindicated installation - execution of the installation is possible with evident contraindications (due to extremely unfavorable environmental conditions).
In addition, an area class of ‘surface water’ was distinguished.
Maps were produced as part of a project funded by the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management entitled: ‘Assessment of the energy potential and environmental conditions of low-temperature geothermal energy’ carried out between 2017 and 2022.