Concepts of High-Temperature Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (HT-ATES) (> 50 °C) are investigated in this study for system application in the Upper Jurassic reservoir (Malm aquifer) of the German Molasse Basin (North Alpine Foreland Basin). The karstified and fractured carbonate rocks exhibit… [read more]

In the Hallertau, the shallow aquifers are under stress due to the high irrigation demand for hop gardens. While the groundwater level has fallen over the last ten years, there have been several severe floods that have revealed inadequate protection.  This makes the site a perfect location for… [read more]

(6.12.2024) Die diesjährige Heizsaison hat am Energiestandort Süd mit einer Neuigkeit begonnen: Im „Bohrloch Th6”, einem von insgesamt sechs der Geothermieanlage, reicht nun ein Glasfaserkabel bis zu 3.100 Meter in die Tiefe. Das Kabel ergänzt zwei weitere, die in den vergangenen Jahren in… [read more]

On December 3, 2024, Felix Schölderle  successfully defended his dissertation entitled “Towards an Improvement of the Prediction of Geothermal Production Temperatures: Uncertainty Assessment and Integrated Flow Zone Monitoring' at the Chair of Hydrogeology”. We are proud to honor this significant… [read more]

On November 14, 2024, the NitratLURCH project team gathered at the UFZ in Leipzig for a one-day meeting. Discussions focused on reviewing the project's current progress and setting the course for the next 1.5 to 2 years. The event provided an excellent opportunity for team members to exchange… [read more]

We are pleased to announce that Arno Rein has contributed with the following publications: Bei Peer-reviewed papers in international journals: Rein, A., Trapp, S., Fantke, P., Yalçın, M., Turgut, N., Ahat, C., Camcı, E., Turgut, C. (2024): Uptake and translocation of pesticides in pepper and… [read more]

We are pleased to announce that the research work entitled "Estimation of 3-D hydraulic conductivity fields from fictive grain-size distributions derived from 3-D geological modeling" is now published in the Hydrogeology Journal. This study presents a novel approach for estimating variations in… [read more]

Am 4. Erfahrungsaustausch des Projekts GFK-Monitor am GFZ in Potsdam (am 21. Oktober 2024) haben die Projektpartner TUM, Fraunhofer IEG, GFZ und SWM die weiteren Interpretationen der Glasfaserkabelmessungen aus den Installationen an drei Geothermiebohrung an der Schäftlarnstraße besprochen. Danke… [read more]

Chan-Neng Hsu from the Chair of Hydrogeology at the Technical University of Munich was awarded the "Christian-Hecht-Preis" for his outstanding scientific work on applied geothermal energy in the Bavarian Molasse Basin and "Oberrheingraben". It is a special pleasure for us to honor this… [read more]

The SpeicherCity project meeting took place at the Helmholtz Centre Potsdam GFZ on the 7. and 8. of October.  Kalliopi Tzoufka from the Geothermal Energy Group presented to the project partners her latest numerical results concerning the development of High-Temperature Aquifer Thermal Energy… [read more]

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Am Mittwoch, 2. Oktober 2024, um 19:00 Uhr hielt Dr. Kai Zosseder im Rahmen der Reihe “Wissenschaft für jedermann” einen Vortrag im Auditorium zum Thema “Wie funktioniert Geothermie und welche Rolle kann sie in der Wärmewende in Deutschland spielen”. Der Vortrag ist live auf dem YouTube-Kanal des… [read more]

Lilly published an innovative combination of Quartz-Crystal-Microbalance and Raman microscopy to quantify the kinetics of carbonate precipitation under dynamic flow conditions. This is another step to more reliable predictions of scaling formation (not only) in geothermal systems. Full text at… [read more]

Water is life and the key to sustainable development. The planned Summer School (May, 8th and 9th 2025, Raitenhaslach) will be organized by the Chair of Hydrogeology of TUM and BMBF (FONA) and aims to bring students and professors together to discuss fundamental topics of sustainable water… [read more]

MARGIN - Managing Groundwater Sustainability in Urban Areas: Quantifying the vulnerability of groundwater quality & quantity to climate change and urbanisation, and developing adaptation measures for cities. More information on our website [read more]

Lea published a multi-criteria decision analysis for subsurface floodwater storage schemes entirely based on open source programs and open data. This finally eliminates the bias in current site selection strategies. Full text available at Interpore Journal. [read more]

In the Geothermal Group, under Dr. Zosseder's supervision, we offer a new topic for Bachelor These. Please find more information in the following link: Untersuchungen zu tiefenorientierten Grundwassertemperaturänderungen im Großraum Nürnberg – Fürth – Erlangen – Schwabach [read more]

In the Geothermal Group, under Dr. Zosseder's supervision, we offer a new topic for Bachelor These. Please find more information in the following link: Analyse der Effizienz von Grundwasserwärmepumpen in München und Erarbeitung von Informationsgrundlagen für die breite Öffentlichkeit zur Klärung… [read more]

In the Geothermal Group, under Dr. Zosseder's supervision, we offer a new topic for Master These. Please find more information in the following link: Bewertung der langfristigen Auswirkungen des Klimawandels auf die Trinkwasserversorgung der Gemeinde Denklingen und Erarbeitung von Grundlagen für… [read more]

On 28 June 2024, a workshop on ‘Geothermal energy in practice’ was held at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). Current challenges to the expansion of geothermal energy were listed and new ideas and experiences in the field of deep and near-surface geothermal energy were discussed. See some… [read more]