Environment

The new Bauer eBG33 piling rig cuts 1,200kg of CO2 per day and reduces noise by 50%
PILING

HS2 trials 'first of a kind' electric drill rig

A Bauer Maschinen electric drill rig is being trialled as part of switch to zero-carbon construction

13 June 2022

 Mine engineers at the underground ore transfer station at the Kakula Mine prior to it being made fully operational
MINING

Developing ahead of schedule

Once complete, the Kakula copper mine in the DRC will produce copper as environmentally as possible

03 June 2020

 In the African drylands, it is the floodwater that is critical for focused recharge along ephemeral river valleys and depressions in the landscape
GROUNDWATER

Floods with silver linings: Redefining how aquifers replenish in dryland Africa

How research work in Africa is set to improve the understanding of the continent's aquifers

20 November 2019

 A stylised example of a buried valley mapped by the British Geological Survey
SITE INVESTIGATION

BGS uncovers Britain's ancient valleys

British Geological Survey has put details of Britain's hidden and buried ancient valleys online

22 July 2019

 Granite drill cuttings from United Downs borehole (taken at 2140m depth) – chips approx. 2-3mm in size
GEOTHERMAL

Cornwall's granite could hold key to UK geothermal potential

Scientists are set to examine heat-producing underground granite as a source of geothermal energy

01 March 2019

 Van Oord’s vessel Aeolus working at the Norther offshore wind farm
INFRASTRUCTURE

Van Oord's work already generating power

An offshore wind farm with foundations installed by Van Oord is producing power in record time

01 March 2019

 A FS 500 drill rig at Fraste's production facility
GROUNDWATER

Going deep in the Algerian deserts

The story of how a Fraste FS 500 will bolster a roster of well drilling rigs in Algeria

28 February 2019

 Fugro continues to do sea bed surveying work for wind farms off the Dutch coast
SITE INVESTIGATION

Hollandse Kust wind farm development turns again to Fugro

Geo-data specialist Fugro is continuing its surveying work for wind farms off the dutch coast

28 February 2019

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