Multi-scale thermal property characterisation of a UK Triassic sandstone aquifer with relevance to ATES

Boon, David; Hough, Edward; Thompson, Joanna; Al Jawad, Jafar; Gonzalez Quiros, Andres; Haslam, Richard; Raine, Rob; Cripps, Cath; Spence, Mike; Hetherington, David; Croft, Jack; Smith, Helen; Cresswell, Stephen; Scott, Lawrence; Findlay, John; Taylor, Kevin; Ma, Lin; Hao, Jingyue; Jackson, Matthew

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Multi-scale thermal property characterisation of a UK Triassic sandstone aquifer with relevance to ATES

Boon, David; Hough, Edward; Thompson, Joanna; Al Jawad, Jafar; Gonzalez Quiros, Andres; Haslam, Richard; Raine, Rob; Cripps, Cath; Spence, Mike; Hetherington, David; Croft, Jack; Smith, Helen; Cresswell, Stephen; Scott, Lawrence; Findlay, John; Taylor, Kevin; Ma, Lin; Hao, Jingyue; Jackson, Matthew. 2025 Multi-scale thermal property characterisation of a UK Triassic sandstone aquifer with relevance to ATES. In: Shaping the Future : European Geothermal Congress 2025, Zurich, Switzerland, 6-10 Oct 2025.

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Abstract

The thermal properties of UK aquifers are important considerations for the effective design of geothermal systems and particularly aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES) systems. We focus on the Triassic Sherwood Sandstone Group (SSG), a legally-protected principal aquifer underlying several major cities in the UK. The bedrock represents a considerable potential commercial shallow heat source/store for ground source heat pump systems, ATES, and deep geothermal plays, and we describe field studies for understanding how subtle variations in rock properties will impact local and regional scale aquifer thermal storage behaviour.

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