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Design borefields with confidence
GHEtool Cloud is designed to give you confidence in your borefield designs. Whether you’re working on large-scale master planning projects or residential buildings, each design presents unique challenges. That’s why we’ve created a comprehensive geothermal tool that includes all the methods you need for accurate and efficient borefield designs. With an intuitive interface and automated reporting, you can save hours of work while ensuring your designs are precise, cost-efficient and reliable.
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“Geothermal energy plays an important role in the energy transition, but it comes with some major challenges, w.r.t. sizing, system integration, cost, thermal interference ... With GHEtool Cloud we want to offer intuitive software to speed up the design process and to increase the feasibility of geothermal solutions."
Founder GHEtool
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- General
Combined active cooling and passive cooling (part 1)
With borefields, you can have passive cooling, but sizing your borefield this way is rather expensive. Therefore, the option to use active cooling is sometimes proposed to reduce the investment cost. However, this increases electricity consumption compared to passive cooling. This article investigates whether and how it is possible to design a borefield for active cooling while maximising the use of passive cooling.
- General
The importance of pressure drop in borefield design
Pressure drop is an important but often overlooked parameter in the hydraulic design of borefields. In this article, we explore what pressure drop is, what factors contribute to it, and why it is crucial to consider this parameter when designing a borefield.
- General, Tutorial
Ground properties for borefield design
Accurate borefield sizing relies heavily on having the correct ground properties. Since geothermal energy systems work by exchanging energy with the ground, obtaining precise ground data is essential for a well-designed system. In this article, we explore the key ground parameters needed for calculations in GHEtool Cloud.
- Tutorial, FAQ
Enter an EED project into GHEtool Cloud
How do you compare a calculation with Earth Energy Designer (EED) to a calculation with GHEtool Cloud? Both tools have different models and use slightly different import parameters. In this article, we will show you how to convert an EED project to a project in GHEtool Cloud and discuss the main differences you can expect between the two tools.
- General
Borefield quadrants
Insight is crucial for an accurate borefield design. Borefields are inherently complex due to numerous design parameters and uncertainties. In this article, we introduce the concept of borefield quadrants— a framework that can help you analyse your borefield design and better understand our upcoming articles on borefield physics.
- Tutorial
How to design with tilted boreholes?
When there is limited space to drill a borefield, it can be beneficial to design your borefields with certain tilted boreholes. GHEtool Cloud is one of the few borefield software solutions that allow you to design your borefields with tilted boreholes, and in this article, we go into detail about the definitions used when entering your borefield design into the tool.
- Tutorial
Hybrid systems (part 3) – A case with GHEtool Cloud
Hybrid systems and especially hybrid geothermal systems are a proven and efficient way to sustainably heat and cool your buildings. By combining intelligent borefield design with other technologies (like an air-to-water heat pump or solar thermal collectors) you can get the best performance of your total HVAC system.
- General
Hybrid systems (part 2) – design methodology
Hybrid systems offer a promising solution for tackling the increasing complexity of geothermal projects. This article explores different design methodologies to size a hybrid geothermal system for either maximum power or maximum energy.
- General
Hybrid systems (part 1) – geothermal potential
Hybrid systems present a compelling solution to address the increasing complexity of geothermal projects. But what exactly are they? And how does this concept intertwine with geothermal potential?
- General, Tutorial
Hydraulic design: boreholes in series or parallel
The hydraulic design of your borefield—specifically the decision to place your boreholes in series, parallel, or a combination of both—can significantly impact the total required borehole meters. This article will guide you through how to define the different hydraulic design options in GHEtool Cloud.
- Tutorial
Automated reporting in under 5 minutes
Reporting is becoming increasingly important, but it can be very time-consuming. Not anymore! In this article, discover how automated reporting with GHEtool Cloud can save you hours!
- General, FAQ
The Reynolds number: laminar or turbulent flow?
The borehole equivalent thermal resistance is a rather important parameter in the design of borefields, and it is significantly influenced by the Reynolds number. But what is this number exactly? And what has it to do with laminar or turbulent flows?
- General, FAQ
How to interpret temperature plots?
Temperature plots are at the center of good borefield design. This article tells you all you need to know about these graphs.
- General
Earth Energy Designer versus GHEtool Cloud
In this article, we will discuss the differences between Earth Energy Designer and GHEtool Cloud.
- General
Borefield design software
Check out the article for more information on why to use borefield design software instead of rules of thumb for your next borefield project.
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