Mapping suitability for open-loop ground source heat pump systems: A screening tool for England and Wales, UK

Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 373-380

  Abesser, Corinna ^a   Lewis, Melinda A ^a   Marchant, Andrew P ^a   Hulbert, Andrew G ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CONSERVATION; COOLING SYSTEMS; HYDROCHEMISTRY;

ENGLAND AND WALES; GROUNDSOURCE HEAT PUMP (GSHP); INITIAL ASSESSMENT; PLANNING STAGES; RELIABLE RESULTS; RENEWABLE SOURCES; SUBSURFACE CONDITIONS; TOOL APPLICATIONS;

GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS;

AQUIFER; MAPPING; PROTECTED AREA; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 84920484972     PISSN: 14709236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/qjegh2014-050     Document Type: Article

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