Heat Cold Storage Suitability and Restrictions Map for South Holland

A geospatial map from the Dutch Ministry of the Interior shows the potential for open Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (ATES) systems in South Holland. The data identifies areas where the subsurface is suitable, limited, or restricted for storing heat and cold in water-bearing layers to reduce energy consumption. File formats include WMS, WFS, PNG, and HTML, published under a CC-PDM-1.0 license.

Use Cases

• Site selection for aquifer thermal energy storage systems based on subsurface suitability mapping.
• Planning sustainable area development by integrating energy storage potential into zoning processes.
• Assessing regulatory constraints for geothermal energy projects based on restricted area layers.

Strengths

• Focuses on a specific, impactful technique for sustainable energy reduction.
• Provides regulatory context by mapping both suitability and restrictions.
• Published by a national ministry (Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties), suggesting authoritative sourcing.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties

Collection Method

Likely derived from geological and hydrological surveys of the substrate.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated: unknown

Geography

South Holland, Netherlands