IF Technology is a leading geothermal energy engineering and consultancy company based in the Netherlands. It employs 95 engineers and specializes in shallow geothermal and underground energy storage systems. One of its key services is Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (ATES) systems, which use underground aquifers to store cold or heat from various sources like surface water, waste heat, or solar energy. ATES is expected to grow significantly by 2020 as renewable energy use increases and legal frameworks are updated to better regulate large-scale underground energy storage projects.

1. IF Technology joins
Green IT Amsterdam region
Coen Dijxhoorn
strategic consultant
partner

2. IF Technology is a leading geothermal energy
engineering and consultancy company
 Market leader in shallow geothermal and underground energy
storage systems in the Netherlands
 Services: feasibility studies, risk assessment, geological research,
permitting, technical and financial analysis and system design
 Employing 95 geologists, hydro-geologists,
civil-, mechanical- and well engineers
 Annual turnover € 7,5 million
 Based in Arnhem in the Netherlands

4. Cold and heat storage with ATES
 Cold: surface water and drinking water (ICTroom)
 Heat: re-use of high temperature waste heat, surface
water, roads and solar
 Source for districtheating and -cooling
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5. Sustainable energy supply and grids
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6. Individual Individual Collective Collective
small large small large
Heating single green- housing area housing or
only home house greenhouse
2020 area
Cooling switch data mono-
only station center, industrial
industry area
Heating / small building building or integrated
cooling building housing area area, green-
house area

7. ATES focus on running phase
 Savings are reached in the running phase, not in the
development/realisation phase
 Total energy system is important: user-supply-storage
 Control strategy will become robust and smart
 Systems will be self learning which leads to high efficiency
 Technical life time should be equal to life time building
2011 2020

8. Upgrade of legal framework in NL
 100% renewable energy will be state of the art in building
directives
 Legislation will be fully equiped to deal with large scale application
of underground energy storage (groundwater, underground,
energy)
 Large scale ATES application may lead to (negative) mutual
influence
-> new framework is necessary = “AMvB Bodemenergie”
 Planning of the underground becomes important issue (examples)
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9. Interferentiekaart energieopslag 2030
Interferentiekaart energieopslag 2005
Interference between ATES
Legenda
Legenda Kans op interferentie
Kans op interferentie redelijk (< 25 % kans op interferentie)
redelijk (< 25 % kans op interferentie) groot (25-50 % kans op interferentie)
groot (25-50 % kans op interferentie) zeer groot (> 50 % kans op interferentie)
zeer groot (>50 % kans op interferentie) Bodemgeschiktheid (cumulatieve dikte watervoerende lagen)
Bodemgeschiktheid (cumulatieve dikte watervoerende lagen) informatie ontbreekt
informatie ontbreekt redelijk geschikt (0 - 100 m)
redelijk geschikt (0 - 100 m) geschikt (100 - 200 m)
geschikt (100 - 200 m) zeer geschikt (> 200 m)
zeer geschikt (> 200 m)

10. Create a visionary view: Municipalities

11. Analyze opportunities: Owners and users

12. Create maps and adapt regulations

13. Feasibility ATES in the world

14. ATES systems in the world
 The Netherlands > 1,500
 Sweden > 200
 Belgium > 20
 Germany ~ 10
 UK 3
 Denmark 6
 Spain recirculation systems
 China > 500 bad working systems

16. Offer IF Technology
 A quick-scan for free
 Helping realise your ATES
ambitions in:
o UK, Belgium, Germany, Denmark,
Poland, Russia
o USA
o China

17. Thank you for your attention
Any Questions?
Coen Dijxhoorn
IF Technology P.O. box 605  6800 AP ARNHEM  T +31 (0)26 35 35 555  E c.dijxhoorn@iftechnology.nl