Mr David Banks

Senior Research Fellow (Systems Power & Energy)

telephone: 01246-230068
email: David.Banks@glasgow.ac.uk

School of Engineering

Biography

Dave Banks is a hydrogeologist and environmental geochemist with 35 years' experience from the water industry, geological survey, academia, humanitarian aid and consultancy sectors. He started his career as a practising field hydrogeologist with Thames Water and the Natural Rivers Authority, and then moved to Trondheim to take a post with the Geological Survey of Norway, eventually becoming section leader for hydrogeology and geochemistry. Since returning to the UK in 1998, Dave has been active as a consultant, founding his own company, Holymoor Consultancy Ltd. In recent years, Dave has become increasingly interested in the use of the ground and groundwater as a source and sink of heat. He was active during the blooming of the UK's ground source heat industry in the late 1990s and has contributed to laying the foundations of the science of "thermogeology" in the UK. He is also a member of the emergency preparedness roster of Norwegian Church Aid and has assisted in the planning, assessment and delivery of humaninarian aid in the WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) sector since 1997. Dave's work has taken him to a range of international projects and he can claim experience from locations as varied as Svalbard, Somalia, Nepal, Iraq, Afghanistan, Bolivia and Huddersfield.

Dave has held a 20% post as a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow since 2012. He uses this post to carry out applied research into the thermal behaviour of the subsurface and how it can be manipulated as a source, sink or store of heat. In this context, he is especially interested in the potential of the UK's flooded coal mines.

Dave has published two widely used text books:

2nd Edition of "Introduction to Thermogeology" at http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470670347.html;
2nd Edition of "Water Wells and Boreholes" at http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1118951700.html

Research interests

My main research interests revolve around the interface between groundwater, thermal manipulation of the subsurface, heat pumps and abandoned mines. I am particularly interested in the use of groundwater chemistry and stable isotopes as tools for elucidating the behaviour of groundwater and thermal systems.

I have been involved in several national and international projects involving the use of geological energy while at Glasgow:

the LoCAL project, funded by the EU Research Fund for Coal and Steel, examining the potential of underground coal mines as sources of cooling and heating in Spain, the UK and Poland. I assisted in setting up and testing open and closed loop minewater thermal facilities at Caphouse mine, Yorkshire and monitoring a scheme at Markham mine, Derbyshire.
the EU Horizon 2020 reserach project DESTRESS, examining low impact means of stimulating deep geothermal reservoirs. In this context I have published on the chemistry of geothermal fluids from Pohang (Korea) and Klaipeda (Lithuania)
The EU SHEER project, aimed at managing the risks associated with exploitation of unconventional hydrocarbon resources. In particular, I contributed to work packages dealing with monitoring of ground- and surface water in the context of shale gas / shale oil operations.

At present, I am involved in two EPSRC-funded domestic projects: (i) the NET-ZERO GEORDIE project, funded by EPSRC, aimed at demonstrating the integration of a deep geothermal single well with a district heating and cooling system, and (ii) the INTEGRATE project, examining subsurface thermal energy storage technologies. I am also providing hydrochemical advice to the NERC DEEPHEAT project, examining fault corrosion hypotheses in the context of deep geothermal.

Over the years, I have also developed good bilateral collaborations with the University Environment in Tomsk, Russia, especially Tomsk State University. Collaborations with geologists and microbiologists have led to the development of environmental atlases of Khakassia, baseline groundwater data for Tomsk oblast' and a series of publications on the microbiology of mine waters and the deep subsurface in Siberia.

Publications

Selected publications

Walls, D. B., Banks, D. , Boyce, A. J. and Burnside, N. M. (2021) A review of the performance of minewater heating and cooling systems. Energies, 14(19), 6215. (doi: 10.3390/en14196215)

Banks, D. , Boyce, A. J. , Burnside, N. M. , Janson, E. and Roqueñi Gutierrez, N. (2020) On the common occurrence of sulphate with elevated δ34S in European mine waters: sulphides, evaporites or seawater? International Journal of Coal Geology, 232, 103619. (doi: 10.1016/j.coal.2020.103619)

Skarphagen, H., Banks, D. , Frengstad, B. S. and Gether, H. (2019) Design considerations for borehole thermal energy storage (BTES): A review with emphasis on convective heat transfer. Geofluids, 2019, 4961781. (doi: 10.1155/2019/4961781)

Banks, D. , Athresh, A., Al-Habaibeh, A. and Burnside, N. (2019) Water from abandoned mines as a heat source: practical experiences of open- and closed-loop strategies, United Kingdom. Sustainable Water Resources Management, 5(1), pp. 29-50. (doi: 10.1007/s40899-017-0094-7)

Banks, D. (2012) An Introduction to Thermogeology: Ground Source Heating and Cooling. John Wiley & Sons: Chichester, UK. ISBN 9780470670347

All publications

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Number of items: 118.

2025

Desguers, T., Brown, C. S. , Kolo, I. , Banks, D. , Falcone, G. and Friedrich, D. (2025) Short-cycle borehole thermal energy storage: Impact of thermal cycle duration on overall performance. Applied Thermal Engineering, 258(B), 124610. (doi: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2024.124610)

2024

Banks, D. (2024) Hellfire Exploration: the origins of ground source heat in early mining technology. Green Energy and Sustainability, 4(3), 0003. (doi: 10.47248/ges2404030003)

Walls, D.B., Banks, D. , Kremer, Y., Boyce, A.J. and Burnside, N.M. (2024) GIS analysis for the selection of optimal sites for mine water geothermal energy application: a case study of Scotland's mining regions. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 57(3), (doi: 10.1144/qjegh2023-050)

Banks, D. , Brown, C. S. , Kolo, I. and Falcone, G. (2024) Generic modelling to develop thermal yield nomograms for coaxial deep borehole heat exchangers (DBHE). Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 57(3), 2023-162. (doi: 10.1144/qjegh2023-162)

Brown, C. S. , Kolo, I. , Banks, D. and Falcone, G. (2024) Comparing the Performance of Single U-tube, Double U-tube and Coaxial Medium-to-Deep Borehole Heat Exchangers. EGU General Assembly 2024, Vienna, Austria, 14–19 April 2024. (Accepted for Publication)

Brown, C. S. , Kolo, I. , Banks, D. and Falcone, G. (2024) Comparison of the thermal and hydraulic performance of single U-tube, double U-tube and coaxial medium-to-deep borehole heat exchangers. Geothermics, 117, 102888. (doi: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2023.102888)

2023

Brown, C. S. et al. (2023) Repurposing a Geothermal Exploration Well as a Deep Borehole Heat Exchanger: Updates from the NetZero GeoRDIE Project. The 10th UK Geothermal Symposium, London, UK, 20-22 Nov 2023.

Walls, D.B., Banks, D. , Boyce, A.J. , Townsend, D.H. and Burnside, N.M. (2023) Combining ground stability investigation with exploratory drilling for mine water geothermal energy development; lessons from exploration and monitoring. Scottish Journal of Geology, 59(1-2), sjg2022-011. (doi: 10.1144/sjg2022-011)

Walls, D. B., Boyce, A. J. , Banks, D. and Burnside, N. M. (2023) The occurrence of elevated δ34S in dissolved sulfate in a multi-level coal mine water system, Glasgow, UK. International Journal of Coal Geology, 272, 104248. (doi: 10.1016/j.coal.2023.104248)

Banks, D. and Boyce, A. J. (2023) Dissolved sulphate δ34S and the origin of sulphate in coal mine waters; NE England. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 56(2), (doi: 10.1144/qjegh2022-106)

Banks, D. (2023) Geothermal heat: status quo or deeper and down? Geoscientist, 18 Apr.

Kolo, I. , Brown, C. S. , Falcone, G. and Banks, D. (2023) Closed-loop Deep Borehole Heat Exchanger: Newcastle Science Central Deep Geothermal Borehole. In: European Geothermal Congress 2022, Berlin, Germany, 17-21 Oct 2022, ISBN 9782960194623

Brown, C. S. , Doran, H. , Kolo, I. , Banks, D. and Falcone, G. (2023) Investigating the influence of groundwater flow and charge cycle duration on deep borehole heat exchangers for heat extraction and borehole thermal energy storage. Energies, 16(6), 2677. (doi: 10.3390/en16062677)

Kolo, I. , Brown, C. S. , Falcone, G. and Banks, D. (2023) Repurposing a geothermal exploration well as a deep borehole heat exchanger: understanding long-term effects of lithological layering, flow direction, and circulation flow rate. Sustainability, 15(5), 4140. (doi: 10.3390/su15054140)

Banks, D. (2023) The value of heat and geothermal waters. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 56(1), 2022-064. (doi: 10.1144/qjegh2022-064)

Brown, C. S. , Kolo, I. , Falcone, G. and Banks, D. (2023) Repurposing a deep geothermal exploration well for borehole thermal energy storage: implications from statistical modelling and sensitivity analysis. Applied Thermal Engineering, 220, 119701. (doi: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2022.119701)

Brown, C. S. , Kolo, I. , Falcone, G. and Banks, D. (2023) Investigating scalability of deep borehole heat exchangers: numerical modelling of arrays with varied modes of operation. Renewable Energy, 202, pp. 442-452. (doi: 10.1016/j.renene.2022.11.100)

Brown, C. S. , Kolo, I. , Banks, D. , Doran, H. R. and Falcone, G. (2023) Modelling Thermal Response Tests for Deep Coaxial Borehole Heat Exchangers. In: World Geothermal Congress 2023, Beijing, China, 4-6 Sept 2023,

Kolo, I. , Brown, C. S. , Lyden, A., Watson, S., Banks, D. , Falcone, G. and Friedrich, D. (2023) A Modelling Study of Seasonal Borehole Thermal Energy Storage in Scotland: Integrating Surface Demand and the Subsurface Heat Store. In: World Geothermal Congress 2023, Beijing, China, 4-6 Sept 2023,

2022

Walls, D. B., Banks, D. , Peshkur, T., Boyce, A. and Burnside, N. M. (2022) Heat recovery potential and hydrochemistry of mine water discharges from Scotland’s coalfields. Earth Science, Systems and Society, 2, 10056. (doi: 10.3389/esss.2022.10056)

Raper, E., Banks, D. , Shipperbottom, J. and Ham, P. (2022) Baseline surface- and groundwater monitoring prior to an onshore shale gas operation in the Vale of Pickering, UK. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 55(3), qjegh2021-104. (doi: 10.1144/qjegh2021-104)

Banks, D. (2022) Examining issues of circulation asymmetry in closed loop borehole heat exchangers. Technical Report. University of Glasgow.

Taylor, R., Aureli, A., Allen, D., Banks, D. , Villholth, K. and Stigter, T. (2022) Chapter 7: Groundwater, aquifers and climate change. In: Connor, R. (ed.) The United Nations World Water Development Report 2022: Groundwater: Making the Invisible Visible. Series: UN World Water Development Report. UNESCO: Paris, France, pp. 101-114. ISBN 9789231005077

Banks, D. , Steven, J., Black, A. and Naismith, J. (2022) Conceptual modelling of two large-scale mine water geothermal energy schemes: Felling, Gateshead, UK. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(3), 1643. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph19031643) (PMID:35162667) (PMCID:PMC8834720)

2021

Westaway, R., Burnside, N. M. and Banks, D. (2021) Hydrochemistry of Produced Water from the Pohang EGS Project Site, Korea: Implications for Water-rock Reactions and Associated Changes to the State of Stress Accompanying Hydraulic Fracturing of Granite. In: World Geothermal Conference 2020+1, Reykjavik, Iceland, 24-27 October 2021,

Walls, D. B., Banks, D. , Boyce, A. J. and Burnside, N. M. (2021) A review of the performance of minewater heating and cooling systems. Energies, 14(19), 6215. (doi: 10.3390/en14196215)

Banks, D. , Boyce, A. J. , Westaway, R. and Burnside, N. M. (2021) Sulphur isotopes in deep groundwater reservoirs: evidence from post-stimulation flowback at the Pohang geothermal facility, Korea. Geothermics, 91, 102003. (doi: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2020.102003)

2020

Banks, D. and Birks, D. C. (2020) Heat from the ground. Geoscientist, 30(2), pp. 12-17. (doi: 10.1144/geosci2020-070)

2019

Burnside, N. , Westaway, R., Banks, D. , Zimmermann, G., Hofmann, H. and Boyce, A. J. (2019) Rapid water-rock interactions evidenced by hydrochemical evolution of flowback fluid during hydraulic stimulation of a deep geothermal borehole in granodiorite: Pohang, Korea. Applied Geochemistry, 111, 104445. (doi: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2019.104445)

Brehme, M., Nowak, K., Banks, D. , Petrauskas, S., Valickas, R., Bauer, K., Burnside, N. and Boyce, A. (2019) A review of the hydrochemistry of a deep sedimentary aquifer and its consequences for geothermal operation: Klaipeda, Lithuania. Geofluids, 2019, 4363592. (doi: 10.1155/2019/4363592)

Banks, D. , Steven, J. K., Berry, J., Burnside, N. and Boyce, A. J. (2019) A combined pumping test and heat extraction/recirculation trial in an abandoned haematite ore mine shaft, Egremont, Cumbria, UK. Sustainable Water Resources Management, 5(1), pp. 51-69. (doi: 10.1007/s40899-017-0165-9)

Bottrell, S., Hipkins, E. V., Lane, J. M., Zegos, R. A., Banks, D. and Frengstad, B. S. (2019) Carbon-13 in groundwater from English and Norwegian crystalline rock aquifers: a tool for deducing the origin of alkalinity? Sustainable Water Resources Management, 5(1), pp. 267-287. (doi: 10.1007/s40899-017-0203-7)

Montcoudiol, N., Banks, D. , Isherwood, C., Gunning, A. and Burnside, N. (2019) Baseline groundwater monitoring for shale gas extraction: definition of baseline conditions and recommendations from a real site (Wysin, Northern Poland). Acta Geophysica, 67(1), pp. 365-384. (doi: 10.1007/s11600-019-00254-w)

Banks, D. , Burnside, N. , Westaway, R., Zimmermann, G. and Hofmann, H. (2019) Exponential Trends in Flowback Chemistry From a Hydraulically Stimulated Deep Geothermal Borehole in Granite; Pohang, South Korea. In: 16th International Symposium on Water-Rock Interaction and 13th International Symposium on Applied Isotope Geochemistry (1st IAGC International Conference), Tomsk, Russia, 21-26 Jul 2019, (doi: 10.1051/e3sconf/20199808001)

2018

Jarvis, A. and Banks, D. (2018) Obituary: Paul Younger 1962-2018. Geoscientist, 28(11), p. 29.

Jarvis, A. and Banks, D. (2018) Paul Lawrence Younger 1962–2018. Mine Water and the Environment, 37(4), pp. 858-860. (doi: 10.1007/s10230-018-0558-5)

Glukhova, L. B., Frank, Y. A., Danilova, E. V., Avakyan, M. A., Banks, D. , Tuovinen, O. H. and Karnachuk, O. V. (2018) Isolation, characterization, and metal response of novel, acid-tolerant Penicillium spp. from extremely metal-rich waters at a mining site in Transbaikal (Siberia, Russia). Microbial Ecology, 76(4), pp. 911-924. (doi: 10.1007/s00248-018-1186-0) (PMID:29663040)

Kadnikov, V. V., Mardanov, A. V., Beletsky, A. V., Banks, D. , Pimenov, N. V., Frank, Y. A., Karnachuk, O. V. and Ravin, N. V. (2018) A metagenomic window into the 2-km-deep terrestrial subsurface aquifer revealed multiple pathways of organic matter decomposition. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 94(10), fiy152. (doi: 10.1093/femsec/fiy152) (PMID:30101334)

Montcoudiol, N., Banks, D. , Gunning, A., Isherwood, C., Kelly, T. and Burnside, N. (2018) Assessing Potential Shale Gas Impacts on Groundwater Resources: Recommendations for Groundwater Monitoring and Definition of Baseline Conditions. European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018, Vienna, Austria, 8-13 Apr 2018.

Flem, B., Reimann, C., Fabian, K., Birke, M., Filzmoser, P. and Banks, D. (2018) Graphical statistics to explore the natural and anthropogenic processes influencing the inorganic quality of drinking water, ground water and surface water. Applied Geochemistry, 88(Part B), pp. 133-148. (doi: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2017.09.006)

2017

Antsiferov, D. V., Fyodorova, T. S., Kovalyova, A. A., Lukina, A., Frank, Y. A., Avakyan, M. R., Banks, D. , Tuovinen, O. H. and Karnachuk, O. V. (2017) Selection for novel, acid-tolerant Desulfovibrio spp. from a closed Transbaikal mine site in a temporal pH- gradient bioreactor. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 110(12), pp. 1669-1679. (doi: 10.1007/s10482-017-0917-4)

Dutova, E. M., Nikitenkov, A. N., Pokrovskiy, V. D., Banks, D. , Frengstad, B. S. and Parnachev, V. P. (2017) Modelling of the dissolution and reprecipitation of uranium under oxidising conditions in the zone of shallow groundwater circulation. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 178-17, pp. 63-76. (doi: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2017.07.016) (PMID:28780371)

Loredo, C., Banks, D. and Roqueñí, N. (2017) Evaluation of analytical models for heat transfer in mine tunnels. Geothermics, 69, pp. 153-164. (doi: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2017.06.001)

Misstear, B., Banks, D. and Clark, L. (2017) Water Wells and Boreholes, 2nd Edition. John Wiley & Sons Inc.: Hoboken, NJ. ISBN 9781118951705

Harnmeijer, J., Schlicke, A., Barron, H., Banks, D. , Townsend, D., Steen, P., Nikolakopoulou, V., Lu, H. and Zhengao, C. (2017) Fortissat minewater geothermal district heating project: case study. Engineering and Technology Reference, 2017, pp. 1-8. (doi: 10.1049/etr.2016.0087)

2016

Frank, Y. A. et al. (2016) Stable and variable parts of microbial community in Siberian deep subsurface thermal aquifer system revealed in a long-term monitoring study. Frontiers in Microbiology, 7, 2101. (doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.02101)

Frank, Y. A., Kadnikov, V. V., Lukina, A. P., Banks, D. , Beletsky, A. V., Mardanov, A. V., Sen'kina, E. I., Avakyan, M. R., Karnachuk, O. V. and Ravin, N. V. (2016) Characterization and genome analysis of the first facultatively alkaliphilic Thermodesulfovibrio isolated from the deep terrestrial subsurface. Frontiers in Microbiology, 7, 2000. (doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.02000)

Banks, D. (2016) Scottish pioneers of tools for low temperature geothermal applications: William Cullen, the Stirling brothers and William Rankine. International Journal for the History of Engineering and Technology, 86(2), pp. 147-160. (doi: 10.1080/17581206.2016.1223936)

Banks, D. (2016) Thermogeology. In: Downing, R.A., Ward, R.S., Bell, R.A. and Price, M. (eds.) Groundwater - Our Hidden Asset. British Geological Survey: Keyworth, Nottingham, pp. 87-90. ISBN 9780852728659

Burnside, N.M. , Banks, D. , Boyce, A.J. and Athresh, A. (2016) Hydrochemistry and stable isotopes as tools for understanding the sustainability of minewater geothermal energy production from a ‘standing column’ heat pump system: Markham Colliery, Bolsover, Derbyshire, UK. International Journal of Coal Geology, 165, pp. 223-230. (doi: 10.1016/j.coal.2016.08.021)

Mardanov, A. V. et al. (2016) Genomic insights into a new acidophilic, copper-resistant Desulfosporosinus isolate from the oxidized tailings area of an abandoned gold mine. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 92(8), fiw111. (doi: 10.1093/femsec/fiw111) (PMID:27222219)

Burnside, N. , Banks, D. and Boyce, A. (2016) Sustainability of thermal energy production at the flooded mine workings of the former Caphouse Colliery, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. International Journal of Coal Geology, 164, pp. 85-91. (doi: 10.1016/j.coal.2016.03.006)

Taylor, K., Banks, D. and Watson, I. (2016) Characterisation of hydraulic and hydrogeochemical processes in a reducing and alkalinity-producing system (RAPS) treating mine drainage, South Wales, UK. International Journal of Coal Geology, 164, pp. 35-47. (doi: 10.1016/j.coal.2016.05.007)

Taylor, K., Banks, D. and Watson, I. (2016) Heat as a natural, low-cost tracer in mine water systems: the attenuation and retardation of thermal signals in a reducing and alkalinity producing treatment system (RAPS). International Journal of Coal Geology, 164, pp. 48-57. (doi: 10.1016/j.coal.2016.03.013)

Gzyl, G., Banks, D. , Younger, P. , Głodniok, M., Burnside, N. , Garzon, B. and Skalny, A. (2016) Low Carbon After-Life – overview and first results of project LoCAL. In: International Mine Water Association (IMWA) Conference 2016: Mining Meets Water – Conflicts and Solutions, Leipzig, Germany, 11-15 Jul 2016, pp. 593-599. ISBN 9783860125335

Banks, D. (2016) Making the Red One Green – Renewable Heat from Abandoned Flooded Mines. In: 36th Annual Groundwater Conference of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (Irish Group): "Sustaining Ireland's Water Future: The Role of Groundwater", Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland, 12-13 Apr 2016, pp. 1-9.

Frank, Y., Banks, D. , Avakian, M., Antsiferov, D., Kadychagov, P. and Karnachuk, O. (2016) Firmicutes is an important component of microbial communities in water-injected and pristine oil reservoirs; Western Siberia, Russia. Geomicrobiology Journal, 33(5), pp. 387-400. (doi: 10.1080/01490451.2015.1045635)

2015

Banks, D. , Birke, M., Flem, B. and Reimann, C. (2015) Inorganic chemical quality of European tap-water: 1. Distribution of parameters and regulatory compliance. Applied Geochemistry, 59, pp. 200-210. (doi: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2014.10.016)

Flem, B., Reimann, C., Birke, M., Banks, D. , Filzmoser, P. and Frengstad, B. (2015) Inorganic chemical quality of European tap-water: 2. Geographical distribution. Applied Geochemistry, 59, pp. 211-224. (doi: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2015.01.016)

Banks, D. (2015) Dr T.G.N. 'Graeme' Haldane - Scottish heat pump pioneer. International Journal for the History of Engineering and Technology, 85(2), pp. 168-176. (doi: 10.1179/1758120615Z.00000000061)

Banks, D. (2015) Horatio Scott Carslaw and the origins of the well function and line source heat function. Scottish Journal of Geology, 51(1), pp. 100-104. (doi: 10.1144/sjg2014-021)

Banks, D. (2015) William Thomson – father of thermogeology. Scottish Journal of Geology, 51(1), pp. 95-99. (doi: 10.1144/sjg2013-017)

Banks, D. (2015) A review of the importance of regional groundwater advection for ground heat exchange. Environmental Earth Sciences, 73(6), pp. 2555-2565. (doi: 10.1007/s12665-014-3377-4)

2014

Banks, D. , Frank, Y., Kadnikov, V., Karnachuk, O., Watts, M., Boyce, A. and Frengstad, B. (2014) Hydrochemical Data Report from Sampling of Two deep Abandoned Hydrocarbon Exploration Wells: Byelii Yar and Parabel’, Tomsk oblast’, Western Siberia, Russian Federation. Technical Report. Norges geologiske undersøkelse, Trondheim, Norway.

Banks, D. (2014) A Hydrogeological Atlas of Faryab Province, Northern Afghanistan. Project Report. NORPLAN. (doi: 10.13140/RG.2.1.1528.9444).

Frengstad, B.S. and Banks, D. (2014) Uranium distribution in groundwater from fractured crystalline aquifers in Norway. In: Sharp, J.M. and Troeger, U. (eds.) Fractured Rock Hydrogeology. Series: Selected papers, International Association of Hydrogeologists (20). Taylor & Francis: London, UK, pp. 257-276. ISBN 9781138001596

2013

Banks, D. , Withers, J. G., Cashmore, G. and Dimelow, C. (2013) An overview of the results of 61 in-situ thermal response tests in the UK. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 46(3), pp. 281-291. (doi: 10.1144/qjegh2013-017)

Pike, D., Banks, D. , Waters, A. and Robinson, V.K. (2013) Regional distribution of temperature in the chalk of the western London Basin syncline. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 46(1), pp. 117-125. (doi: 10.1144/qjegh2011-046)

2012

Banks, D. (2012) From Fourier to Darcy, from Carslaw to Theis: the analogies between the subsurface behaviour of water and heat. Acqua Sotterranee, 1(3), pp. 9-19. (doi: 10.7343/AS-013-12-0025)

Banks, D. (2012) An Introduction to Thermogeology: Ground Source Heating and Cooling. John Wiley & Sons: Chichester, UK. ISBN 9780470670347

King, W., Banks, D. and Findlay, J. (2012) Field determination of shallow soil thermal conductivity using a short-duration needle probe test. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 45(4), pp. 497-504. (doi: 10.1144/qjegh2012-002)

2010

Gandy, C.J., Clarke, L., Banks, D. and Younger, P. (2010) Predictive modelling of groundwater abstraction and artificial recharge of cooling water. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 43(3), pp. 279-288. (doi: 10.1144/1470-9236/08-093)

Banks, D. , Frolik, A., Gzyl, G. and Rogoż, M. (2010) Modeling and monitoring of mine water rebound in an abandoned coal mine complex: Siersza Mine, Upper Silesian Coal Basin, Poland. Hydrogeology Journal, 18(2), pp. 519-534. (doi: 10.1007/s10040-009-0534-z)

Haldorsen, S., Heim, M., Dale, B., Landvik, J.Y., van der Ploeg, M., Leijnse, A., Salvigsen, O., Hagen, J.O. and Banks, D. (2010) Sensitivity to long-term climate change of subpermafrost groundwater systems in Svalbard. Quaternary Research, 73(2), pp. 393-402. (doi: 10.1016/j.yqres.2009.11.002)

Banks, D. , Gundersen, P., Gustafson, G., Mäkelä, J. and Morland, G. (2010) Regional similarities in the distributions of well yield from crystalline rocks in Fennoscandia. Norges Geologiske Undersokelse Bulletin, 450, pp. 33-47.

2009

McAllan, J., Banks, D. , Beyer, N. and Watson, I. (2009) Alkalinity, temporary (CO2) and permanent acidity: an empirical assessment of the significance of field and laboratory determinations on mine waters. Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis, 9(4), pp. 299-312. (doi: 10.1144/1467-7873/09-193)

Janson, E., Gzyl, G. and Banks, D. (2009) The occurrence and quality of mine water in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin, Poland. Mine Water and the Environment, 28(3), pp. 232-244. (doi: 10.1007/s10230-009-0079-3)

Reimann, C., Finne, T.R., Nordgulen, Ø., Sæther, O.M., Arnoldussen, A. and Banks, D. (2009) The influence of geology and land-use on inorganic stream water quality in the Oslo region, Norway. Applied Geochemistry, 24(10), pp. 1862-1874. (doi: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2009.06.007)

Karnachuk, O.V., Gerasimchuk, A.L., Banks, D. , Frengstad, B., Stykon, G.A., Tikhonova, Z.L., Kaksonen, A., Puhakka, J., Yanenko, A.S. and Pimenov, N.V. (2009) Bacteria of the sulfur cycle in the sediments of gold mine tailings, Kuznetsk Basin, Russia. Microbiology, 78(4), pp. 483-491. (doi: 10.1134/S0026261709040122)

Banks, D. (2009) An introduction to 'thermogeology' and the exploitation of ground source heat. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 42(3), pp. 283-293. (doi: 10.1144/1470-9236/08-077)

Banks, D. , Fraga Pumar, A. and Watson, I. (2009) The operational performance of Scottish minewater-based ground source heat pump systems. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 42(3), pp. 347-357. (doi: 10.1144/1470-9236/08-081)

Banks, D. , Gandy, C.J., Younger, P.L., Withers, J. and Underwood, C. (2009) Anthropogenic thermogeological 'anomaly' in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, UK. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 42(3), pp. 307-312. (doi: 10.1144/1470-9236/08-024)

Headon, J., Banks, D. , Waters, A. and Robinson, V.K. (2009) Regional distribution of ground temperature in the chalk aquifer of London, UK. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 42(3), pp. 313-323. (doi: 10.1144/1470-9236/08-073)

Banks, D. (2009) Thermogeological assessment of open-loop well-doublet schemes: a review and synthesis of analytical approaches. Hydrogeology Journal, 17(5), pp. 1149-1155. (doi: 10.1007/s10040-008-0427-6)

2008

Banks, D. (2008) Potable water strategies in southern Mudug, Somalia, with special reference to the local economics of motorised borehole systems for watering nomadic livestock. Hydrogeology Journal, 16(4), pp. 765-777. (doi: 10.1007/s10040-007-0253-2)

Banks, D. (2008) An Introduction to Thermogeology: Ground Source Heating and Cooling. Blackwell: Oxford, UK. ISBN 9781405170611

Frengstad, B. and Banks, D. (2008) The natural inorganic chemical quality of crystalline bedrock groundwaters of Norway. In: Edmunds, W.M. and Shand, P. (eds.) Natural Groundwater Quality. Blackwell: Malden, MA, USA, pp. 421-440. ISBN 9781405156752 (doi: 10.1002/9781444300345.ch20)

Midttømme, K., Banks, D. , Kalskin Ramstad, R., Sæther, O.M. and Skarphagen, H. (2008) Ground-source heat pumps and underground thermal energy storage: energy for the future. NGU Special Publication, 11, pp. 93-98.

2007

Gzyl, G. and Banks, D. (2007) Verification of the “first flush” phenomenon in mine water from coal mines in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin, Poland. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 92(1-2), pp. 66-86. (doi: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2006.12.001)

2006

Misstear, B.D.R., Banks, D. and Clark, L. (2006) Water Wells and Boreholes. John Wiley & Sons: Chichester, UK. ISBN 9780470849897

Banks, D. and Frengstad, B. (2006) Evolution of groundwater chemical composition by plagioclase hydrolysis in Norwegian anorthosites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 70(6), pp. 1337-1355. (doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2005.11.025)

2005

Banks, D. , Markland, H., Smith, P.V., Mendez, C., Rodriguez, J., Huerta, A. and Sæther, O.M. (2005) The effect of filtration on analyses of surface water samples. A study from the Salars of Coipasa and Uyuni, Bolivian Altiplano. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 86(2), pp. 104-118. (doi: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2005.04.003)

Banks, D. , Morland, G. and Frengstad, B. (2005) Use of non-parametric statistics as a tool for the hydraulic and hydrogeochemical characterization of hard rock aquifers. Scottish Journal of Geology, 41(1), pp. 69-79. (doi: 10.1144/sjg41010069)

2004

Banks, D. , Parnachev, V.P., Frengstad, B., Holden, W., Karnachuk, O.V. and Vedernikov, A.A. (2004) The evolution of alkaline, saline ground- and surface waters in the southern Siberian steppes. Applied Geochemistry, 19(12), pp. 1905-1926. (doi: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2004.05.009)

Banks, D. , Markland, H., Smith, P.V., Mendez, C., Rodriguez, J., Huerta, A. and Sæther, O.M. (2004) Distribution, salinity and pH dependence of elements in surface waters of the catchment areas of the Salars of Coipasa and Uyuni, Bolivian Altiplano. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 84(3), pp. 141-166. (doi: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2004.07.001)

2002

Banks, D. and Soldal, O. (2002) Towards a policy for sustainable use of groundwater by non-governmental organisations in Afghanistan. Hydrogeology Journal, 10(3), pp. 377-392. (doi: 10.1007/s10040-002-0203-y)

Banks, D. , Robins, N.S. and Robins, N. (2002) An Introduction to Groundwater in Crystalline Bedrock. Norges Geologiske Undersokelse: Trondheim, Norway. ISBN 8273861001

2001

Frengstad, B., Banks, D. and Siewers, U. (2001) The chemistry of Norwegian groundwaters: IV. The pH-dependence of element concentrations in crystalline bedrock groundwaters. Science of the Total Environment, 277(1-3), pp. 101-17. (doi: 10.1016/S0048-9697(00)00867-6)

Banks, S.B. and Banks, D. (2001) Abandoned mines drainage: impact assessment and mitigation of discharges from coal mines in the UK. Engineering Geology, 60(1-4), pp. 31-37. (doi: 10.1016/S0013-7952(00)00086-7)

Banks, D. (2001) A variable-volume, head-dependent mine water filling model. Groundwater, 39(3), pp. 362-365. (doi: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2001.tb02319.x)

Banks, D. , Sæther, O.M., Ryghaug, P. and Reimann, C. (2001) Hydrochemical distribution patterns in stream waters, Trøndelag, central Norway. Science of the Total Environment, 267(1-3), pp. 1-21. (doi: 10.1016/S0048-9697(00)00605-7)

2000

Frengstad, B., Midtgård Skrede, A.K., Banks, D. , Reidar Krog, J. and Siewers, U. (2000) The chemistry of Norwegian groundwaters: III. The distribution of trace elements in 476 crystalline bedrock groundwaters, as analysed by ICP-MS techniques. Science of the Total Environment, 246(1), pp. 21-40. (doi: 10.1016/S0048-9697(99)00413-1)

1999

Banks, D. , Siewers, U., Sletten, R.S., Haldorsen, S., Dale, B., Heim, M. and Swensen, B. (1999) The thermal springs of Bockfjorden, Svalbard: II: selected aspects of trace element hydrochemistry. Geothermics, 28(6), pp. 713-728. (doi: 10.1016/S0375-6505(99)00019-X)

Frengstad, B., Banks, D. , Midtgård Skrede, A. K. and Siewers, U. (1999) Distribution of Selected Trace Elements (As, Be, Bi, Cd, Cr, Hg, Ni, Pb, Th, Tl, U, W) in 476 Norwegian Crystalline Bedrock Groundwaters. In: XXIXth IAH Congress "Hydrogeology and Land Use Management", Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia, 06-10 Sep 1999, pp. 43-48.

1998

Banks, D. , Frengstad, B., Midtgård, A.K., Krog, J.R. and Strand, T. (1998) The chemistry of Norwegian groundwaters: I. The distribution of radon, major and minor elements in 1604 crystalline bedrock groundwaters. Science of the Total Environment, 222(1-2), pp. 71-91. (doi: 10.1016/S0048-9697(98)00291-5)

Banks, D. , Midtgård, A.K., Frengstad, B., Krog, J.R. and Strand, T. (1998) The chemistry of Norwegian groundwaters: II. The chemistry of 72 groundwaters from quaternary sedimentary aquifers. Science of the Total Environment, 222(1-2), pp. 93-105. (doi: 10.1016/S0048-9697(98)00292-7)

Banks, D. , Sletten, R.S., Haldorsen, S., Dale, B., Heim, M. and Swensen, B. (1998) The thermal springs of bockfjord, svalbard: occurrence and major ion hydrochemistry. Geothermics, 27(4), pp. 445-467. (doi: 10.1016/S0375-6505(98)00022-4)

Banks, D. , Midtgård, A. K., Morland, G., Reimann, C., Strand, T., Bjorvatn, K. and Siewers, U. (1998) Is pure groundwater safe to drink?: natural ‘contamination’ of groundwater in Norway. Geology Today, 14(3), pp. 104-113. (doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2451.1998.014003104.x)

1997

Banks, D. and Nash, H. (1997) The Rise, Fall and Potential Renaissance of the English Spa Town. In: XXVII IAH Congress "Groundwater in the Urban Environment", Nottingham, UK, 21-27 Sep 1997, pp. 291-296. ISBN 9789054108375

Albu, M., Banks, D. and Nash, H. (1997) Mineral and Thermal Groundwater Resources. Chapman & Hall: London. ISBN 9780412610400 (doi: 10.1007/978-94-011-5846-6)

1992

Banks, D. (1992) Aquifer management. Geology Today, 8(2), i-iv. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2451.1992.tb00354.x)

1991

Misund, A., Banks, D. , Morland, G. and Brunstad, H. (1991) Norwegian national survey of hazardous waste in landfills and contaminated ground. Waste Management Today (News Journal), 4(8), pp. 30-35.

1990

Banks, D. (1990) Innkapsling og korrosjon i borhull - et forsømt biologisk problem = Incrustation and Corrosion in Boreholes - a Neglected Biological Problem. Miljøgeologisk Konferanse i Norge 1990, Oslo, Norway, 21-22 Nov 1990. (Unpublished)

Banks, D. and Rohr-Torp, E. (1990) Hvalerprosjektet - et integrert studium av grunnvann i fast fjell = The Hvaler Project - an Integrated Study of Groundwater in Bedrock. Miljøgeologisk Konferanse i Norge 1990, Oslo, Norway, 21-22 Nov 1990. (Unpublished)

Banks, D. and Rohr-Torp, E. (1990) Hvalerprosjektet - et integrert studium av grunnvann i fast fjell [The Hvaler Project - an integrated study of groundwater in hard rock - in Norwegian]. Geonytt, 1990(4), pp. 25-26.

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Articles

Banks, D. (2024) Hellfire Exploration: the origins of ground source heat in early mining technology. Green Energy and Sustainability, 4(3), 0003. (doi: 10.47248/ges2404030003)

Banks, D. (2023) Geothermal heat: status quo or deeper and down? Geoscientist, 18 Apr.

Banks, D. (2023) The value of heat and geothermal waters. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 56(1), 2022-064. (doi: 10.1144/qjegh2022-064)

Walls, D. B., Banks, D. , Boyce, A. J. and Burnside, N. M. (2021) A review of the performance of minewater heating and cooling systems. Energies, 14(19), 6215. (doi: 10.3390/en14196215)

Banks, D. and Birks, D. C. (2020) Heat from the ground. Geoscientist, 30(2), pp. 12-17. (doi: 10.1144/geosci2020-070)

Jarvis, A. and Banks, D. (2018) Obituary: Paul Younger 1962-2018. Geoscientist, 28(11), p. 29.

Jarvis, A. and Banks, D. (2018) Paul Lawrence Younger 1962–2018. Mine Water and the Environment, 37(4), pp. 858-860. (doi: 10.1007/s10230-018-0558-5)

Loredo, C., Banks, D. and Roqueñí, N. (2017) Evaluation of analytical models for heat transfer in mine tunnels. Geothermics, 69, pp. 153-164. (doi: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2017.06.001)

Banks, D. (2015) Horatio Scott Carslaw and the origins of the well function and line source heat function. Scottish Journal of Geology, 51(1), pp. 100-104. (doi: 10.1144/sjg2014-021)

Banks, D. (2015) William Thomson – father of thermogeology. Scottish Journal of Geology, 51(1), pp. 95-99. (doi: 10.1144/sjg2013-017)

Banks, D. (2015) A review of the importance of regional groundwater advection for ground heat exchange. Environmental Earth Sciences, 73(6), pp. 2555-2565. (doi: 10.1007/s12665-014-3377-4)

Banks, D. (2012) From Fourier to Darcy, from Carslaw to Theis: the analogies between the subsurface behaviour of water and heat. Acqua Sotterranee, 1(3), pp. 9-19. (doi: 10.7343/AS-013-12-0025)

Banks, D. (2001) A variable-volume, head-dependent mine water filling model. Groundwater, 39(3), pp. 362-365. (doi: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2001.tb02319.x)

Banks, D. (1992) Aquifer management. Geology Today, 8(2), i-iv. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2451.1992.tb00354.x)

Books

Misstear, B., Banks, D. and Clark, L. (2017) Water Wells and Boreholes, 2nd Edition. John Wiley & Sons Inc.: Hoboken, NJ. ISBN 9781118951705

Banks, D. (2012) An Introduction to Thermogeology: Ground Source Heating and Cooling. John Wiley & Sons: Chichester, UK. ISBN 9780470670347

Banks, D. (2008) An Introduction to Thermogeology: Ground Source Heating and Cooling. Blackwell: Oxford, UK. ISBN 9781405170611

Misstear, B.D.R., Banks, D. and Clark, L. (2006) Water Wells and Boreholes. John Wiley & Sons: Chichester, UK. ISBN 9780470849897

Banks, D. , Robins, N.S. and Robins, N. (2002) An Introduction to Groundwater in Crystalline Bedrock. Norges Geologiske Undersokelse: Trondheim, Norway. ISBN 8273861001

Albu, M., Banks, D. and Nash, H. (1997) Mineral and Thermal Groundwater Resources. Chapman & Hall: London. ISBN 9780412610400 (doi: 10.1007/978-94-011-5846-6)

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Research Reports or Papers

Banks, D. (2022) Examining issues of circulation asymmetry in closed loop borehole heat exchangers. Technical Report. University of Glasgow.

Banks, D. (2014) A Hydrogeological Atlas of Faryab Province, Northern Afghanistan. Project Report. NORPLAN. (doi: 10.13140/RG.2.1.1528.9444).

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Conference Proceedings

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