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  • Geosciences
  • Energy Engineering
  • Environmental Science

Background:

  • Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (ATES) is crucial for sustainable building heating and cooling.
  • High ATES demand leads to aquifer congestion, necessitating optimized well management.
  • Current understanding of well placement's impact on ATES efficiency and energy use is limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantify the effect of well placement on individual ATES system performance.
  • To develop guidelines for ATES planning and design, focusing on well spacing.
  • To analyze the trade-offs between thermal recovery efficiency and pumping energy.

Main Methods:

  • Simulations were used to model ATES systems and analyze well spacing effects.
  • Thermal recovery efficiency and pumping energy were quantified under various well configurations.
  • Optimal well distances were determined based on system performance metrics.

Main Results:

  • Combining thermal zones of same-temperature wells increases thermal recovery efficiency by reducing heat loss.
  • Small ATES systems with long well screens showed the highest efficiency gains (up to 25%).
  • Optimal spacing: 0.5 times thermal radius for same-temperature wells; >3 times for opposite-temperature wells.

Conclusions:

  • Strategic well placement significantly boosts ATES performance and energy efficiency.
  • Guidelines for well spacing are established to mitigate aquifer congestion and maximize energy recovery.
  • Optimized ATES design balances thermal recovery with energy consumption for sustainable energy solutions.