DC 7: Use of geothermal energy to prevent road icing and damage in cold climate areas.

Host Institution
Norwegian Institute of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Main Supervisor
Rao Martand Singh
Aim

The main objective of this project is to investigate the possibility of using geothermal energy, coming from EGs close to the road, to limit or prevent icing and damage to roads.

Specific Objectives
  1. Identify different climatic areas relevant to the study and characterise weather conditions to be used as boundary and initial conditions in modelling.
  2. Develop THM model considering the climatic conditions to investigate feasibility and efficiency of the EG technology.
  3. Develop THM numerical model to investigate the road damage mitigation through the proposed EG based technology.
Secondment
  • Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (Norway)
  • University Grenoble Alpes (France)
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This project is funded by the European Union as part of the Horizon Europe programme, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Networks (MSCA-DN) 2024 and under the Agreement number 101226708

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