Drill Cores from Wülfrath Ready for Inspection
Posted onFor 201 metres of drill cores, proceeded from the drilling site in Wülfrath-Düssel to the geoscientific investigation in Krefeld. Read More
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Online Conference „Tiefe Energie in NRW“
Posted onThe government of the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia provided information on current deep geothermal energy projects and developments in its region on 22. Oct. 2020 at the online conference „Tiefe Energie in NRW“. The partner Geologischer Dienst NRW informed about DGE-ROLLOUT in this context. The partners Fraunhofer IEG, RWE Power, and DMT about further aspects and projects. Read More
VITO launches a new seismic campaign in Lommel
Posted onDoes Lommel qualify for geothermal energy in order to use the natural heat of the earth for heating networks and green energy production? VITO is investigating this: The deep subsoil of Lommel and the surrounding area is mapped by using vibration trucks, starting off at the Balmatt site. Hence we get a better view of the geothermal heat potential in this region. Read More
Field trip to the Weisweiler area (Germany)
Posted onMartin Salamon (GD NRW) and Thomas Oswald (RWE Power) guided colleagues from DMT and Fraunhofer IEG to relevant outcrops in the Weisweiler area (Germany) as part of the project DGE Rollout in the program INTERREG North-West Europe. Read More
Drilling in Wülfrath, Germany
Posted onThe Geological Survey of North Rhine-Westphalia (GD NRW) started a new drilling campaign in Wülfrath. During the next four weeks, it is aimed to obtain a drill core with a length of c. 200 m which will provide new information mainly on rocks of the Lower Carboniferous. Read More
DGE-ROLLOUT Web-Conference “Deep Geothermal - Technical Challenges, Uncertainties &Risks"
Posted onUp to 120 participants from around the world attended the web conference of DGE-ROLLOUT organized by the partners from TGO. Speaker referred best practice, status quos, and coming work, which led to vivid Q&A sessions. Read More
Setting Impuls in Rhein-Neckar-Region
Posted onKristian Bär, a partner in the DGE-ROLLOUT project - held an invited presentation at the ‘best practice green district heating virtual conference’ on the deep geothermal potentials of the Upper Rhine Graben. Read More
Field trip to the Verviers area (BE)
Posted onYves Vanbrabant from Geological Survey Belgium guided colleagues from TNO and from Geologischer Dienst NRW on Upper Devonian outcrops in the Verviers area (BE) as part the project DGE Rollout in the program INTERREG North-West Europe. Read More
Exhibition "From Coal to Heat Mining"
Posted onThe exhibition "From Coal to Heat Mining", co-hosted by DGE-ROLLOUT, is on display in the German Mining Museum. Read More
Three Wells drilled in Bochum
Posted onThree wells (injection, production, and monitoring) have now been successfully drilled into the abandoned mine layout by the Fraunhofer IEG. Read More