Report on Criteria Catalogue for optimization of shallow geothermal hybrid systems

The Danube GeoHeCo partner countries jointly created a criteria catalogue as an input for the design and technology optimization of the shallow geothermal hybrid heating and cooling systems in the partner countries Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia as well as for the European Union, where applicable, in the “Criteria catalogue for optimization of shallow geothermal hybrid systems”. The report will contribute to the development of IT decision support tool in Danube GeoHeCo project Activity 1.2 and its Deliverables 1.2, which will result in testing of the IT decision support tool in Activity 1.3 (and Deliverables 1.3) and selection of the specific pilot sites which will install hybrid shallow geothermal heating and cooling system. Finally, this will result in the implementation of Activity 1.4, i.e. with the implementation of five pilot investment.

Constructing a criteria catalogue is crucial in the design of the IT tool which will be used for selecting the pilot sites in respective countries/regions as well as selecting the optimal technology for the selected sites as a show of proof-of concept for wider applications.

This report on criteria catalogue gives directions on what criteria should be focused on by the designer to have solid, reliable and efficient hybrid geothermal system.

More information on developed Criteria Catalogue for optimization of shallow geothermal hybrid systems could be found in Library.