Box Map: Potential Geothermal Systems in Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

A 2016 study commissioned by the province of Zuid-Holland provides a grid-based map of geothermal energy potential. The map indicates the number of potential geothermal systems, with each grid cell sized at 1.5 km by 3.0 km. Potential per grid is shown in average power (MWt) and energy quantity (PJ) for a conventional doublet system with a coefficient of performance of 10 and a return temperature of 25°C.

Use Cases

• Site selection for geothermal projects based on the mapped energy potential grid.
• Regional energy planning based on the estimated average power (MWt) and energy quantity (PJ) per grid cell.
• Modeling geothermal system feasibility based on the defined coefficient of performance (COP) and return temperature parameters.

Strengths

• Map is based on a commissioned study by IF-Technology, providing a defined methodology.
• Grid cells have a specified size (1.5 km by 3.0 km) corresponding to a geothermal system's footprint.
• Potential is quantified using two concrete metrics: average power (MWt) and energy quantity (PJ).

Limitations

• Data is from a single study dated December 2016; freshness unverified.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection.

Provenance

Source

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties

Collection Method

Study commissioned by the province of Zuid-Holland and carried out by IF-Technology.

Time Range

Study dated 2 December 2016.

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.