Shallow geothermal energy development and utilization was a multidisciplinary technology which covered geology, drilling, heat exchange, refrigeration, HVAC, building material science and other disciplines. The key technical problems included thermal behavior testing of soil, optimal design of underground heat exchanger, the impact on heat transfer performance of underground pipe by groundwater seepage, the characteristics of underground heat exchange field, the distribution of shallow geothermal energy and the way of development and utilization.