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Successful drilling reported at Kirchweidach geothermal project, Germany

ThinkGeoEnergy

Drilling for the project started back in January 2023 , initially targeting a depth of 3500 meters. This was reached in May 2023, but well testing indicated that the flowrate of the well did not support commercial operations although the temperature was sufficiently high at 125 °C. This finally resulted in the hoped-for productivity.

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GEL to produce geothermal lithium from Cornwall, UK projects

ThinkGeoEnergy

This comes after the result of testing done at the deep geothermal wells at United Downs that indicated lithium concentrations of around 340 ppm in the geothermal fluid, which is one of the highest lithium concentrations found in any commercial geothermal lithium project in Europe. GEL was recently awarded £1.8m

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Veitur to evaluate geothermal heating in Álftanes, Iceland

ThinkGeoEnergy

Veitur , a subsidiary of Reykjavik Energy (Orkuveita Reykjavíkur / OR), will soon drill nine (9) research boreholes in Álftanes, Iceland to evaluate the site’s potential for geothermal heating. Research boreholes will be drilled to depths of 60 to 100 meters. Drilling will take between one to three days for each borehole.

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'Like an Amazon pick-up package service': Inside plans to transform an Icelandic port into a CO2 storage hub for European pollution

Business Green

In part two of a series looking at Icelandic clean energy innovation, BusinessGreen explores mooted plans to turn emissions produced by plants across Europe into Iceland's bedrock.

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? Green linings & lessons from breakthroughs #159

Climate Tech VC

Climate tech companies that attracted substantial funding for their innovations in 2021 and 2022 are now reaching important proof points on the journey to commercial scale. ⚡ Fervo Energy shared successful results from a 30-day flow test of its enhanced geothermal system at its pilot site in Nevada.