Novel concept to construct cost-effective geothermal wells with Electro Pulsed Power technology
DEEPLIGHT
Call 2 2019
The long-term goal of the DEEPLIGHT new game-changing drilling system is to improve the economics of geothermal heat production, thereby delivering a cost-efficient base load for carbon-neutral heat networks. This new drilling system is based on Electric Pulsed Power (EPP) technology and a new way of casing placement while drilling.
The novel EPP drilling technology will be capable of drilling much deeper wells with larger diameters than current drilling technology. Because there is no mechanical contact for torque and weight on the bit for rock breaking, no heavy equipment is needed, and no trips for bit replacements are required.
EPP drilling with integrated casing placement will improve the economics of geothermal projects and boost the development of the sustainable heat sector.
Main Coordinator: Gert-Jan Heerens, TNO Netherlands
Website https://deeplight-project.eu/
Project partners Germany
- BITSz Electronics GmbH (BIT), Germany
- Technische Universität Dresden (TUD), Germany
- WiE GmbH – Werk für industrielle Elektronik (WIE), Germany
Project partners Iceland
- Iceland Drilling Company (IDC)
- Iceland GeoSurvey (ÍSOR)
Project partners the Netherlands
- IHC Mining B.V. (IHC), The Netherlands
- Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (TUE), The Netherlands
- the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), The Netherlands
- Well Engineering Partners B.V. (WEP), The Netherlands
Project partners Turkey
Zorlu Enerji Elektrik Üretím A.S. (ZRN), Turkey
Total investment
4,300,402 €
Participant
Netherlands
Switzerland
United StatesFinal report
Call 3
RECOIN
Real-time control and tuning of borehole heat exchanger fields for optimal integration in heating and cooling systems
Call 2 2017
First series of funded projects
HECTAPUS
HEating Cooling Transition and Acceleration with Phase change energy Utilisation Storage
FLXenabler
Flexible heating and cooling and geothermal energy storage as an enabler for decarbonized integrated energy systems
Galleries 2 Calories G2C
Galleries 2 Calories
SORPTES
Pilot Testing Sorption based thermal energy storage
DEPLOI
DEmonstrate Production enhancement through LOw cost dIrectional steel shot drilling for district HEATing
PERFORM II
Improving Geothermal System Performance Through Filter Technology Development
The CHANGE
The Cooling and Heating transition Acceleration via Network Geothermal Energy
Call 2 2019
DEMO FTES
Development, Monitoring, and Control of Fracture Thermal Energy Storage in Crystalline Rock Formations
CO2inLoop
Extended sector coupling systems of district heating and cooling technology using CO2 as a heat transfer medium
GOES
Geothermal-based Optimized Energy Systems
S-GeoHeat
Shallow-Geothermal sourced Low-Temperature District Heating
MALEG
Machine Learning for Enhancing Geothermal energy production
GeoCohort
Geothermal Community Heat Technology and Transfer
Joint Call 2021
Accelerating the Heating and Cooling Transition.
PERFORM
Improving Geothermal System Performance by Scaling and Corrosion Prevention and Injectivity Enhancement
DEEPEN
Understanding roots of magmatic geothermal systems and finding superhot resources
GeConnect
Highlights improvements in well design to reduce the risk of casing failures due to thermal expansion in geothermal wells.
SEE4GEO
Power of seismoelectric effects technology for geothermal resource assessment and monitoring development
ZoDrEx
ZoDrEx project aims to demonstrate drilling, completion, and production of products and technologies that will increase the technical and economic chances of success in geothermal energy applications.
GEO-URBAN
Identification and Assessment of Deep GEOthermal Heat Resources in Challenging URBAN Environments
GRE-GEO
Power of seismoelectric effects technology for geothermal resource assessment and monitoring development
RESULT
Developing advanced cement systems resistant to repeated thermo-mechanical cycling for a wide temperature range
TEST-CEM
Developing advanced cement systems resistant to repeated thermo-mechanical cycling for a wide temperature range
CAGE
Installing geothermal wells using crane-based casing while drilling Huisman Composite Tubulars with MaxFlow™ connections
DEEP
Working towards reliable procedures to assess and reduce the seismic risk to maintain the social licenses to operate geothermal energy
GEOFOOD
Greener way to a better world
HEATSTORE
CAGE is a development and demonstration project of several cost-saving and output-improving installation technologies.
Coseismiq
Working towards a reliable support tool controlling seismicity and managing induced earthquakes during geothermal operations
SPINE
Developing tools for stress profiling in the crystalline rock to estimate stimulation efficiency and seismicity linked to subsurface heat exchangers
