boreholes

Deep Isolation offers services to secure and dispose of spent nuclear fuel from commercial nuclear reactors using innovative horizontal drill hole technology Credit: Deep Isolation
UTILITIES

Deep Isolation announces partnership to demonstrate feasibility of its nuclear solution

Partnership formed to drive forward the safe disposal of high-level nuclear waste in deep boreholes

08 May 2024

 L to r: Sami Massum (BGS), David Boon (BGS), Councillor Rob Inglis, Michelle Bentham, (BGS), Mark Thorpe (Pick Everard), Ross Goodband (Pick Everard), Ruth Edwards MP, Daniel Crow (BGS), Gershwyn Soanes (BGS), Andrew McConnochie (BGS), Mike Potter (NERC), James Howell (NERC) and Edward Leddy-Owen
GEOTHERMAL

BGS implementing a low-carbon heating system

A ground source heating project is being implemented by BGS at its Nottinghamshire headquarters

11 March 2024

 An exploratory well of around 500m being drilled in Weisweiler. The data from this project the next exploration steps
GEOTHERMAL

Geothermal exploration in the Rhineland

Geothermal exploration is underway in Weisweiler, which is a part of the Rhineland area in Germany

05 February 2024

 More than 18km have been drilled as part of ground investigation works for the T2D Project,  the final 10.5km section of the North-South Corridor in Adelaide, Australia
INFRASTRUCTURE

Early works prepare T2D for start of construction

Preparation work for final section of the North-South Corridor of T2D project underway in Australia

24 November 2023

 A view of the SaltFire Flat, the location of QX Resources’ Liberty lithium project
GROUNDWATER

Drilling to commence on large scale US Liberty lithium brine project

An Australian battery minerals exploration specialist is developing a US lithium project

26 October 2023

 Drilling for a 100m deep borehole has begun at the Weisweiler power plant where a team from RWE Power in cooperation with Fraunhofer IEG is boring to explore the subsurface
GEOTHERMAL

Exploratory drilling begins at Weisweiler deep geothermal site

Fraunhofer has begun drilling an exploratory 100m deep geothermal borehole at the Weisweiler

20 October 2023

 Jackson Geothermal is drilling the boreholes that will allow the NGWA to convert its headquarters to renewable geothermal heating
GEOTHERMAL

NGWA breaks ground on geothermal retrofit

US groundwater association moves to renewables with drilling of geothermal boreholes

15 September 2023

 Socotec partnered with a thermal power station in North East Scotland to address its regulatory compliance and environmental requirements
SITE INVESTIGATION

Socotec's soil and groundwater investigation in North East Scotland

Power site project in Scotland benefits from Socotec site investigation work

23 August 2023

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