Geomachine rig drills 2000m well for a waste-to-energy plant

The world's first 2000m deep geothermal well drilled for the use of waste-to-energy (WtE) plant has been completed at waste-to-energy company Lounavoima’s plant in Salo, Finland. The operation of the well is based on the geothermal well solution developed by Quantitative Heat Oy (QHeat) and it was drilled with a GM2000 drill rig developed by Geomachine Oy.

A Geomachine GM2000 rig has been used to drill a 2000m deep geothermal well in FInland

10 October 2023
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"Geothermal heat is an environmentally friendly and sustainable solution to the world's growing energy needs," Samuli Salmela, CEO of Geomachine Oy, said.

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