We focus on deep geothermal energy and large-scale energy storage systems in combination with district heating. VITO delivers services in the entire geothermal project development from the prefeasibility study untill the operational phase and  offers a GEOWATT toolbox for the optimization of energy-generating technologies.

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Publications

Characterizing carbonate reservoir fracturing from borehole data - A case study of the Visean in northern Belgium
Year: 
2020
Journal: 
MARINE AND PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
van der Voet, E; Muchez, P; Laenen, B; Weltje, GJ; Lagrou, D; Swennen, R
Corrosion and corrosion prevention in heat exchangers
Year: 
2019
Journal: 
CORROSION REVIEWS
Faes, W; Lecompte, S; Ahmed, ZY; Van Bael, J; Salenbien, R; Verbeken, K; De Paepe, M
Costing methods for combined heat-and-power plants fueled by zero-marginal cost energy sources
Year: 
2019
Journal: 
ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT
Van Erdeweghe, S; Van Bael, J; D'haeseleer, W
Optimal configuration for a low-temperature geothermal CHP plant based on thermoeconomic optimization
Year: 
2019
Journal: 
ENERGY
Van Erdeweghe, S; Van Bael, J; Laenen, B; D'haeseleer, W
Design and off-design optimization procedure for low-temperature geothermal organic Rankine cycles
Year: 
2019
Journal: 
APPLIED ENERGY
Van Erdeweghe, S; Van Bael, J; Laenen, B; D'haeseleer, W

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