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Nikolas Makasis

University of Cambridge

Trinity Ln

Cambridge, CB2 1TN

United Kingdom

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SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (9)

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Finding Common Ground: A Comparative Study of City-Scale Shallow Geothermal Potential for Cambridge, UK, and Berkeley, USA

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Finding Common Ground: A Comparative Study of City-Scale Shallow Geothermal Potential for Cambridge, UK, and Berkeley, USA

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 18 Jul 2025
Nikolas Makasis, Monika Kreitmair, Kecheng Chen, Zhenxiang Su, Ruchi Choudhary and Kenichi Soga
University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Cambridge and University of California, Berkeley
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Shallow geothermal energy, city-scale geothermal energy, geothermal potential quantification, district heating networks, sustainable heating and cooling, subsurface urban heat island

Finding Common Ground: A Comparative Study of City-Scale Shallow Geothermal Potential for Cambridge, UK, and Berkeley, USA

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 30 Jul 2025
Nikolas Makasis, Monika Kreitmair, Kecheng Chen, Zhenxiang Su, Ruchi Choudhary and Kenichi Soga
University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Cambridge and University of California, Berkeley
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Shallow geothermal energy, city-scale geothermal energy, geothermal potential quantification, District heating networks, sustainable heating and cooling, subsurface urban heat island

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Integrating microbial induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) in geothermal pavements: A coupled thermo-economic numerical evaluation

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Integrating microbial induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) in geothermal pavements: A coupled thermo-economic numerical evaluation

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 25 Sep 2025
Xiaoying Gu, Alexandra Clarà Saracho, Nikolas Makasis, Monika Kreitmair and Guillermo Narsilio
University of Melbourne, University of Texas at Austin, University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge and University of Melbourne - Department of Infrastructure Engineering
Downloads 52 (1,083,731)

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MICP, geothermal pavements, GSHP system, shallow geothermal energy, techno-economic analysis

Integrating microbial induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) in geothermal pavements: A coupled thermo-economic numerical evaluation

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 03 Dec 2025
Xiaoying Gu, Alexandra Clarà Saracho, Nikolas Makasis, Monika Kreitmair and Guillermo Narsilio
University of Melbourne, University of Texas at Austin, University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge and University of Melbourne - Department of Infrastructure Engineering
Downloads 50 (1,107,422)

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MICP, geothermal pavements, GSHP system, shallow geothermal energy, techno-economic analysis

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Finding Common Ground: A Methodology for City-Scale Subsurface Thermal Modelling

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 17 Jan 2023
Monika Kreitmair, Nikolas Makasis, Asal Bidarmaghz, Kathrin Menberg, Ruchi Choudhary and Kenichi Soga
University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, University of Cambridge and University of California, Berkeley
Downloads 62 (942,565)

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Subsurface urban heat islands, Underground climate change, Large-scale numerical modelling, Heat Transfer

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Preliminary Design Guidelines for the Thermal Performance of Geothermal Pavements Under Different Climatic Conditions

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 10 Oct 2024
Xiaoying Gu, Nikolas Makasis, Guillermo Narsilio, Arul Arulrajah and Suksun Horpibulsuk
University of Melbourne, University of Cambridge, University of Melbourne - Department of Infrastructure Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology and Suranaree University of Technology
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Shallow geothermal system, pavement, ground source heat pump, geothermal pavement, Finite element modelling

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Impact of Rainfall on the Thermal Performance of Geothermal Permeable Pavement Systems

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 21 Oct 2023
Xiaoying Gu, Nikolas Makasis, Guillermo Narsilio, Arul Arulrajah and Suksun Horpibulsuk
University of Melbourne, University of Cambridge, University of Melbourne - Department of Infrastructure Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology and Suranaree University of Technology
Downloads 47 (1,109,210)

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Finite-element modelling, pavement geotechnics, energy geostructures, geothermal pavements, permeable pavements

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Geothermal Pavements: A City-Scale Investigation for the City of Cardiff, UK, Using a Novel Modelling Framework

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 18 Jul 2023
Nikolas Makasis, Xiaoying Gu, Monika Kreitmair, Guillermo Narsilio and Ruchi Choudhary
University of Cambridge, University of Melbourne, University of Cambridge, University of Melbourne - Department of Infrastructure Engineering and University of Cambridge
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shallow geothermal energy, geothermal pavements, numerical modelling, city-scale modelling, energy geostructures, heating and cooling for urban planning

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Artificial Neural Networks for Predicting the Performance of Heat Pumps With Horizontal Ground Heat Exchangers

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 16 Sep 2024
Yu Zhou, Lu Aye, Guillermo Narsilio, Kenichi Soga and Nikolas Makasis
Peking University HSBC Business School, The University of Melbourne, University of Melbourne - Department of Infrastructure Engineering, University of California, Berkeley and University of Cambridge
Downloads 26 (1,372,601)

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artificial neural networks, ground-source heat pumps, horizontal ground heat exchangers, TRNSYS simulation, machine learning

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An efficient and sustainable approach for cooling underground substations: natural and engineered conditions for improved system performance

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 04 Feb 2026
Nikolas Makasis and Asal Bidarmaghz
University of Cambridge and University of New South Wales (UNSW)
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Cooling tunnels, Underground substations, Heat exchangers, Rail/road tunnel, Numerical modelling, heat transport

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Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems: The Effects of Variable Trench Separations and Pipe Configurations in Horizontal Ground Heat Exchangers

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 16 Sep 2024
Yu Zhou, Asal Bidarmaghz, Nikolas Makasis and Guillermo Narsilio
Peking University HSBC Business School, University of New South Wales (UNSW), University of Cambridge and University of Melbourne - Department of Infrastructure Engineering
Downloads 15 (1,500,778)
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Zhou, Y., Bidarmaghz, A., Makasis, N., Narsilio, G ground-source heat pumps, horizontal ground heat exchangers, finite element modelling