| Title | Netherlands Country Update |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bas GODSCHALK, Melanie PROVOOST, Frank SCHOOF |
| Year | 2020 |
| Conference | World Geothermal Congress |
| Keywords | Geothermal energy, underground energy storage, aquifer thermal energy storage, ground sourced heat pumps, deep geothermal. |
| Abstract | This article deals with the Dutch developments, status quo and policies in the domain of geothermal energy. It includes deep geothermal energy (DGE) and shallow geothermal energy (SGE) (including underground storage (UTES) and ground source heat pumps (GHPS)). There are currently 21 DGE projects, with an approximate total capacity of 3,6 PJ or 317 MWth. The amount of SGE systems has also continued to increase. In the beginning of 2019 2.368 ATES and 60.354 GHPS systems were in operation (CBS 2019). 99 % of these projects are low ( less than 25 °C) temperature storage. However the interest in HT-ATES ( more than 60 °C) is growing and new pilots have started. The deep geothermal sector published the ‘Master Plan geothermal energy in the Netherlands with ambitions to meet 5% of the total energy demand for heat in 2030 and 23% in 2050. |