Shallow geothermal energy development and utilization, mainly by means of heat pump technology, including water source heat pump and ground source heat pump technology. To the end of 2009, since the 1989 Shanghai Minhang Development Zone office pilot application of shallow geothermal energy development and utilization of shallow geothermal energy project in the city has increased to more than 500; demonstration projects from 2 to 2008 2009 18, both the 100-300 square meters of the villa, and 220,000 square meters of the Expo Axis; single building, there are large communities; industrial buildings, commercial buildings; existing single ground source ground source heat pumps, ground source heat pump, a surface water source heat pump, or a tube solar water heater of complex systems such as cooling tower. Effects from the use of shallow geothermal heat pump air conditioning cold and heat sources, energy conservation is more obvious.

Refrigeration Express reporter also learned that, Shanghai has carried out in the city within the shallow geothermal geological survey work, preliminary delineation of the Shanghai area of ??shallow geothermal energy development and utilization of appropriate areas. Combined with the Shanghai regional geological conditions and climate characteristics, organizing the preparation related guidong, specifications on technical requirements and standards. Clear management responsibilities and improve the management mechanism, increase policy support to promote the industry regulator, until conditions are ripe, to be gradually increased to government regulations or local laws and regulations. Adhere to the "protection of the development, in the development of protection" policy, in solar water heat with the monitoring of shallow geothermal energy standard developed by the China Geological Survey Bureau, established the city of shallow geothermal energy database as well as long-term ground temperature monitoring and typical engineering track monitoring network Chongming, Fengxian 3-4 experimental field and some technical problems to be solved, to build, to carry out scientific experiments and research in order to reduce and prevent the development and utilization of shallow geothermal energy may be a hidden danger to the environment, the protection of shallow geothermal sustainable use of heat.