Features
GHEtool Cloud is built to meet today’s geothermal engineering challenges, integrating state-of-the-art methods that provide unprecedented accuracy and reliability. Our tool offers a powerful suite of features that streamline borefield design, optimize efficiency, and enhance decision-making.
You can try GHEtool 14 days for free, no credit card required.
Key features
What makes GHEtool unique?
Cloud-based
Since GHEtool runs in the cloud, we are the first tool that you can use on Windows, Mac OS and Linux based systems! All calculations take place on our dedicated servers, so your interface won’t even blink when you start a heavy calculation.
Custom reporting
Pressure drop calculation
Next to thermal design, also the hydraulic design of borefield is important. To make your life easier, every calculations will, next to the borehole thermal resistance and Reynolds number, also give you the pressure drop per borehole.
Combine active & passive cooling
Did you every wonder if it is possible to combine active and passive cooling on a geothermal borefield? Yes, it is! With GHEtool Cloud we offer you two methodologies to intelligently calculate the ground temperature response when using both active and passive cooling on the same borefield.
Detailed borefield design
Forget preconfigured borefields—design with total flexibility! With GHEtool Cloud, you can effortlessly import borehole coordinates from GIS or CAD software, giving you full control over your layout. And yes, tilted boreholes are fully supported, making complex designs easier than ever!
Hybrid system design
Complex projects require advanced methods for the optimisation of the borefield design. With GHEtool, you can design your borefield as being part of a hybrid system, next to other sources of heating and cooling, making this the last geothermal design tool you’ll ever need.
Multi-year data
Big projects are often done in multiple phases. With GHEtool, you can import hourly and monthly loads for multiple years, so you can identify the ground temperature evolution at every stage of your masterplan.
Ground layers
Looking for the most detailed ground model for your design? Within GHEtool you have the possibility to add your ground data on a layer-by-layer basis for the most accurate temperature calculations.
What's included
Discover all features of GHEtool Cloud
Optimisation | Design | Essentials | |
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Ideal for complex geothermal projects or master planning. | Ideal for detailed design of most geothermal projects. | Ideal for quick calculations with limited information. | |
Unlimited boreholes | |||
Different units | |||
Monthly load resolution (absolute/relative) | |||
Domestic hot water demand | |||
Different start months | |||
Geothermal and building loads | |||
Work with SCOP and SEER | |||
Calculate geothermal imbalance | |||
Dynamic borehole thermal resistance calculation | |||
Pressure drop calculation | |||
Separatus heat exchanger(learn about Separatus) | |||
Hourly load resolution | |||
Borefield by coordinate | |||
Tilted boreholes | |||
Import borefield coordinates | |||
Multiple ground layers | |||
Export temperature profile | |||
Switch from active to passive cooling in fixed months | |||
Multi-year load input(monthly and hourly) | |||
Simulate with phased project | |||
Intelligent switchingfrom active to passive cooling | |||
Optimise geothermal power | |||
Maximise geothermal energy | |||
Hybridise system with maximum geothermal power | |||
Design hybrid systemwith active and passive cooling | |||
Export optimised load | |||
Insightful graphs on geothermal cooling performance | |||
Starting from: | €249/month | €129/month | €69/month |
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Discover our reporting licenses
Advanced reporting | Standard reporting | |
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Ideal for personalised reports used as quotation. | Ideal for reporting to clients or internal use. | |
Company name | ||
Report name | ||
Report date | ||
Multiple languages | ||
Detailed export of GHEtool input | ||
Own logo | ||
Custom color scheme | ||
Client contact information | ||
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Author information | ||
Company address | ||
Attach general terms and conditions | ||
Download example | Download example |
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One integrated network
A network of tools
The open-source community behaves like a web, where all different tools and pieces of code are interconnected into one vast network of intercompatible code. GHEtool is no different. For all its ground temperature responses of the borefield for example, it uses pygfunction. For the fluid properties, it uses SecondaryCoolantProps. Since GHEtool is built using these code bases, it can easily be extended to include other features of these two previous packages and implement innovations faster.
API via Python's PIP install
Being part of that open-source community, we also have an API available so our software itself is easily accessible via Python’s Pip or conda install and easy to integrate within existing systems. This API contains all community features. This is a very conscious choice since an API can facilitate for academia the development of new methods and therefore expand the knowledge within the field.
Professional users can use the API of GHEtool Cloud. If you’re interested, you can contact us to discuss your specific project.