Water Borehole & Ground Source Heat Pump Consultants
Aquifer Energy is a UK hydrogeology and thermogeology consultancy. We help clients find water, design boreholes, test the ground and get the permits they need from the Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales and SEPA. Our work ranges from a single farm borehole to some of the UK's largest open and closed loop ground source heating schemes.
Geological and Hydrogeological Review.
Before drilling for water, we predict the geology, depth to water, likely yield and water quality at your site, then recommend a borehole design. For a standard water supply borehole you can order an assessment online from £775 + VAT
Why clients choose Aquifer Energy
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Specialists, not generalists. Groundwater and ground-source heat is all we do.
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Our own equipment. We own our thermal response test rigs, so we can usually mobilise within a week.
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Regulatory experience. We deal with the Environment Agency, NRW and SEPA every week and know what each regulator needs to see.
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Drilling experience. Our team has led drilling campaigns in the UK and internationally, so our designs are practical for drillers to price and build.
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UK-wide. We work across England, Wales and Scotland.
Recent Projects
A selection of our recent projects from Water Resources to Thermogeology
Environment Agency Abstraction Licence Volume Increase
Recent expansion and increased crop yields had left our client with an Abstraction Licence than no longer met their full needs. Despite a challenging regulator environment Aquifer Energy was able to liaise with the Environment Agency, implement an updated Ground Investigation Consent, undertake the required test pumping and secure a new abstraction licence with a significantly increased abstraction volume
Scotland Thermal Response Testing
Following an initial closed loop borehole design we were instructed to undertake a Thermal Response Test on a borehole array for a new build residential property.
Aquifer Energy provided the Thermal Response Testing equipment as well as power for the duration of the 48 hour test allowing the uninterrupted injection of heating into the borehole for the duration of the test.
Water features Survey
As part of the application for a new water abstraction borehole our client first required Ground Investigation Consent to enable them permission to drill and test pump a new borehole.
Prior to the Ground Investigation Consent (GIC) being issued the Environment Agency requested a Water Features Survey be undertaken. Aquifer Energy undertook the survey in a 1km radius around the proposed new borehole to identify other abstraction, features and water resources that could be impact by the proposed new abstraction. All features were visited, recorded and mapped before being returned to the Environment Agency ensuring a prompt issuing of the GIC.
ABOUT US
Hydrogeological Experts in heating and cooling from the ground, surface waters and subsurface waters.
Aquifer Energy is run and owned by Lawrence Scott, a well known and highly regarded name in the ground source and water abstraction industry.
Lawrence spent 10 years developing his unique skill set at Carbon Zero Consulting, and has taken that skillset to Aquifer Energy.
Lawrence has a strong consulting background working on some of the UKs biggest ground source heating projects, taking projects from initial stage RIBA feasibility, designing the closed or open loop borehole solution, writing, and technically reviewing the tender, onsite drilling supervision and field services such as Test Pumping and Thermal Response Testing through to completing all regulatory requirements for the Environment Agency, SEPA or NRW.
Lawrence is one of the most experienced Thermal Response Testers in the UK and has seen responses from across the country and beyond. No location is inaccessible or too far.
Lawrence's contacts and the associates that he works with in Aquifer Energy enable the perfect solution to all aspects of a project, from start to finish.
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