The 5 finalists of the 2024 Ruggero Bertani Geothermal Innovation Award have been introduced, with the winner to be revealed on the GeoTHERM expo.
The European Geothermal Power Council (EGEC) has introduced the 5 finalists for the 2024 Ruggero Bertani Geothermal Innovation Award. The winner shall be introduced on the GeoTHERM expo & congress, happening in Offenburg, Germany from 29 February to 1 March, 2024.
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The finalists are:
Canopus Drilling Options Geothermal BV (Netherlands), with the challenge Discipline pilot of the Directional Metal Shot Drilling expertise at VersuchsStollen Hagerbach, CH.
The novel hybrid directional metal shot drilling (DSSD) expertise developed by Canopus drills as much as thrice quicker than pure PDC drilling whereas steering via any rock kind and at any depth. The challenge was achieved as a part of the Deploy the Warmth challenge www.deploitheheat.eu (Joint Name Geothermica SES 2021).
Deutsche Erdwärme GmbH (Germany), with the challenge Geothermal Properly GN-Th-1 (Geothermal Undertaking Graben-Neudorf).
The geothermal challenge of Deutsche Erdwärme GmbH in Graben-Neudorf, in SW-Germany (Baden Württemberg) has demonstrated for the primary time within the Higher Rhine Graben the revolutionary software of silicate drilling fluid programs together with an offshore mud cooler expertise to efficiently address extremely popular subsurface temperatures in difficult reactive geological formations enabling the profitable exploration of fractured reservoirs in a temperature setting of as much as 205°C.
Halliburton (Netherlands), with the challenge GeoESP Consumption: Geothermal Electrical Submersible Pumps (ESP) Consumption.
The GeoESP Consumption leverages applied sciences from the oil and fuel and medical industries to scale back energy consumption in some circumstances by over 30% for Geothermal Electrical Submersible Pumps (ESP) in high-flow geothermal functions (> 92 lt/s). The GeoESP Consumption design for a wide range of functions has remained virtually unchanged for many years until 2023
HydroVolve UK Ltd (United Kingdom), with the challenge The GeoVolve HYPERDRIVE
For the previous ten years, HydroVolve has been researching and creating a downhole engine able to working repeatedly and reliably within the harshest of downhole environments. This has resulted within the improvement of the GeoVolve HYPERDRIVE, a high-performance, high-integrity percussive drilling system.
Vulcan Energie Ressourcen GmbH (Germany), with the challenge Lithium Extraction Optimization Plant (LEOP) to provide inexperienced lithium in Europe.
The Higher Rhine Graben deep reservoirs comprise lithium. The brine produced is cooled to make use of the power for the extraction course of and to produce power to prospects. The cooled brine is filtered via an adsorption course of, a bodily methodology of Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE).
Supply: EGEC