TY - CHAP

T1 - Microbiological and environmental effects of aquifer thermal energy storage

AU - Adinolfi, Maurizio

AU - Ruck, Wolfgang

N1 - Conference code: 27

PY - 1992

Y1 - 1992

N2 - The storage of thermal energy, either heat or chill, in aquifers or impoundments creates local perturbations of the indigenous microflora and the environmental properties. Within an international working group of the International Energy Agency (IEA Annex Vl) possible environmental impacts of ATES-systems were recognized and investigated. Investigations of storage systems on natural sites, man-made aquifers and large-scale models of impounded aquifers showed changes in microbial populations, but until now no adverse microbiological processes associated with ATES-systems could be documented (Winters, 1992). However, examinations with a model system indicate an increased risk of environmental impact. Therefore, the operation of ATES-systems should be accompanied by chemical and biological investigations.

AB - The storage of thermal energy, either heat or chill, in aquifers or impoundments creates local perturbations of the indigenous microflora and the environmental properties. Within an international working group of the International Energy Agency (IEA Annex Vl) possible environmental impacts of ATES-systems were recognized and investigated. Investigations of storage systems on natural sites, man-made aquifers and large-scale models of impounded aquifers showed changes in microbial populations, but until now no adverse microbiological processes associated with ATES-systems could be documented (Winters, 1992). However, examinations with a model system indicate an increased risk of environmental impact. Therefore, the operation of ATES-systems should be accompanied by chemical and biological investigations.

KW - Chemistry

KW - Sustainability Science

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0027072450&partnerID=8YFLogxK

M3 - Article in conference proceedings

AN - SCOPUS:0027072450

SN - 1560912642

SN - 978-1560912644

VL - 4

T3 - Proceedings of the Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference

SP - 95

EP - 100

BT - Proceedings of the 27th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference

PB - IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

T2 - 27th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference - 1992

Y2 - 3 August 1992 through 7 August 1992

ER -