Articles by Signe Hansen

Extreme drilling projects - Taking on the challenges of our world

Extreme drilling projects - Taking on the challenges of our world

The challenges the world currently faces are spurring on a series of extreme drilling projects

The XXXL challenge - Has the monopile finally reached its limits?

The XXXL challenge - Has the monopile finally reached its limits?

How large can offshore wind farms' monopiles become before they are too big to be usable?

Piling

25 OCT 2023
Scandinavia - a rock solid GSHP market

Scandinavia - a rock solid GSHP market

What's the secret of the successful uptake of ground source heating in Scandinavian countries?

Could the drilling sector mitigate rising sea levels?

Could the drilling sector mitigate rising sea levels?

Can technology from the oil & gas sector be used on icebergs to slow rising sea levels?

Wells & Boreholes

29 JUN 2022
Going deeper - ground source heating in the UK

Going deeper - ground source heating in the UK

Signe Hansen asks what is the future for the UK's ground source heating industry

Underground drilling - electrifying possibilities

Underground drilling - electrifying possibilities

Current and future technologies developing to enable cleaner and more energy-efficient mining

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Spinning right out of the pandemic

Spinning right out of the pandemic

An insight into the part being played by rotary drilling in the move toward sustainable living

Surface Drilling

17 JUN 2021
Raising to the challenge -  Today

Raising to the challenge - Today's pile extraction solving tomorrow's problem

A look at how the pile extraction technology of today can solve the problems of tomorrow offshore

Piling

14 APR 2021
Ground improvement -  saving money, time and energy

Ground improvement - saving money, time and energy

How the building sector can save time and money on deep foundations while helping the environment

Piling

20 JAN 2021
G(S)HP - deepening the attraction

G(S)HP - deepening the attraction

The potential of deepening geothermal boreholes to create combination GHP and G(S)HP systems

HDD and offshore wind -  preparing for a busy decade

HDD and offshore wind - preparing for a busy decade

Exploring what is required of HDD providers to get their share of offshore wind projects

Drilling for signs of life  in Mars

Drilling for signs of life in Mars' subsurface

An insight into how both NASA and the ESA are preparing to drill below the surface of Mars