Shallow subsurface heat recycling is a sustainable global space heating alternative

Susanne A. Benz; Kathrin Menberg; Peter Bayer; Barret L. Kurylyk

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-31624-6

Nature Communications (Jul 2022)

Shallow subsurface heat recycling is a sustainable global space heating alternative

Susanne A. Benz,
Kathrin Menberg,
Peter Bayer,
Barret L. Kurylyk

Affiliations

Susanne A. Benz: Dalhousie University, Centre for Water Resources Studies
Kathrin Menberg: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Applied Geosciences
Peter Bayer: Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Department of Applied Geology
Barret L. Kurylyk: Dalhousie University, Centre for Water Resources Studies

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31624-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Using shallow geothermal energy systems to recycle the heat accumulating in the subsurface due to climate change and urbanization is a feasible, sustainable, and opportunistic alternative to conventional space heating in the face of climate change

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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