GeoEnergy NI reports completion of geophysical campaign at Antrim, Northern Ireland
A vibro truck used for seismic surveys in Greenmount Campus, CAFRE, Antrim Northern Ireland (source: GeoEnergy NI)
Carlo Cariaga
31 Aug 2023
GeoEnergy NI has completed geophysical surveys at Country Antrim, Northern Ireland, a major step in assessing the site's geothermal heating potential.
The GeoEnergy NI project has announced the completion of the exploratory geophysical surveys around the College of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), Greenmount Campus in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. The team shall then move on to conduct surveys on the project’s second study site at the Stormont Estate in Belfast.
The GeoEnergy NI team, together with sub-contractor GeoPartner, was on location for two weeks and has successfully completed a wide range of gravity, magnetotelluric, and seismic surveys in County Antrim with the goal of exploring the region’s deep geothermal potential. The survey went smoothly and the team has expressed appreciation to the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) Road Service for their traffic management support, as well as to the local residents and landowners.
With data acquisition completed, the team shall now commence the data processing and interpretation stage. A 3D geological model of the underground geology will be generated from the data, giving the team valuable insight to assess the area’s geothermal heat potential.
GeoEnergy NI is a new project financed by the Department for the Economy (DfE) that aims to explore the geothermal potential in Northern Ireland. The launch event for the project was held about a month ago.
Source: GeoEnergy NI
