But Bømoen is much more.
– Bømoen and Voss can become a prime example of using groundwater-based geothermal energy, says Christian Rekve Bryn from COWI.
Representatives from Vidin and researchers from Plovdiv, together with NORCE, received a thorough introduction to the new Bømoen facility, which is located in the heart of "Kompani Lauritzen" land.
Here in the old military camp, COWI, the municipality, and landowners work hard together. Perhaps in the near future, this can become a neighbourhood based on clean water and clean energy from beneath the old military camp. New ideas for new water sources and clean energy solutions are emerging every week.
Rekve Bryn has mapped large areas of Voss municipality, revealing not only the enormous resources here at Bømoen, but also other parts of the municipality where geothermal energy would be highly valuable. He proudly shows the maps to our experts and the Bulgarian guests.
The illustration below shows the multipurpose use of resources in Voss, which will henceforth be utilized for the benefit of residents and businesses.
Extracting the energy requires good knowledge and understanding of where the resources lie and quantifying their size.
– Bømoen is like a sandbox for our research, says Rekve Bryn.
The management and distribution of energy and water are central to his PhD work, and several other researchers are involved in the project under the auspices of COWI.