A geothermal network comprising borehole fields was built in Framingham, MA, to supply district heating and cooling. Through this project, LeGUp aims to explore the decarbonization potential of utilizing shallow geothermal as a sustainable energy source. Soga Research Group designed the network monitoring systems for those three borehole fields, and together with HEET team, installed the fiber optic cables and ROTDR interrogators at all three borehole fields. Currently, the monitoring systems at two of the sites are operational, providing stable and continuous data on temperature variations within the geothermal network. The goal is to understand properties of the underground and ensure that the ground is utilized in sustainable manner throughout the lifetime of the networked geothermal operation.
