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@article{Jackson:2024:10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.124096,
author = {Jackson, MD and Regnier, G and Staffell, I},
doi = {10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.124096},
journal = {Applied Energy},
title = {Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage for low carbon heating and cooling in the United Kingdom: current status and future prospects},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.124096},
volume = {376},
year = {2024}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (ATES) is an underground thermal energy storage technology that provideslarge capacity (of order MW to 10s MW), low carbon heating and cooling to large buildings and buildingcomplexes, or district heating/cooling networks. The technology operates through seasonal capture, storageand re-use of thermal energy in shallow aquifers. ATES could make a significant contribution to decarbonisingUK heating and cooling, but uptake is currently very low: eleven low temperature (LT-ATES) systems currentlyoperating in the UK meet <0.01% of the UK’s heating and <0.5% of cooling demand. The WandsworthRiverside Quarter development in London is analysed as a successful UK case study. The UK has large potentialfor widespread deployment of LT-ATES, due to its seasonal climate and the wide availability of suitable aquifersco-located with urban centres of high heating and cooling demand. ATES could supply ca. 61% of UK heatingdemand, and ca. 79% of cooling demand with a 13%–41% reduction in carbon emissions for heating, and70%–94% reduction for cooling, compared to equivalent ground- or air-sourced heat pump systems. However,problems with design and operation in some UK systems have caused sub-optimal performance. The UK canbenefit from experience of both successful and unsuccessful deployments but these need to be more widelyreported. Raising awareness, developing policies to encourage uptake, streamlining regulations and developingexpertise are essential to unlock the potential of ATES technology in the UK, which requires engagement withpolicymakers, regulators, industry stakeholders and the general public.
AU - Jackson,MD
AU - Regnier,G
AU - Staffell,I
DO - 10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.124096
PY - 2024///
SN - 0306-2619
TI - Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage for low carbon heating and cooling in the United Kingdom: current status and future prospects
T2 - Applied Energy
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.124096
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/115132
VL - 376
ER -