VITO applies geological and minewater modelling for creating computerized representations of the underground and the groundwater flow within. The resulting 3D geological and hydrogeological models are used for managing and quantifying natural resources. In particular, Minewater modelling supports  the drafting of mine abandonment plans and the development of new applications such as the use of flooded mines for geothermal energy production or storage.

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Publications

Late Carboniferous differential subsidence in the Campine Basin as part of the Variscan foreland system
Year: 
2021
Journal: 
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCES
Deckers, J; Rombaut, B
A review of the lower and middle Miocene of northern Belgium
Year: 
2020
Journal: 
GEOLOGICA BELGICA
Louwye, S; Deckers, J; Verhaegen, J; Adriaens, R; Vandenberghe, N
The Diest Formation: a review of insights from the last decades
Year: 
2020
Journal: 
GEOLOGICA BELGICA
Houthuys, R; Adriaens, R; Goolaerts, S; Laga, P; Louwye, S; Matthijs, J; Vandenberghe, N; Verhaegen, J
The Kasterlee Formation and its relation with the Diest and Mol Formations in the Belgian Campine
Year: 
2020
Journal: 
GEOLOGICA BELGICA
Vandenberghe, N; Wouters, L; Scheltz, M; Beerten, K; Berwouts, I; Vos, K; Houthuys, R; Deckers, J; Louwye, S; Laga, P; Verhaegen, J; Adriaens, R; Dusar, M

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