Work Set to Begin on Finnish Geothermal District Heating Project

  • Industry News
  • 10 May 2016
  • by Decentralized Energy

st1_deepheat_animaatio_720x1215Drilling is set to begin for a geothermal district heating pilot project in Finland.

 

Two 7 km-deep wells are to be drilled near an existing district heating plant, which is operated by Fortum and serves the city of Espoo. The wells, with the natural cracks in the bedrock, will function as underground heat exchanges, which will be connected to the district heating plant through a pipe system. The drilling process is expected to take six months according to the project developer, Finnish clean energy firm St1.

 

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Source: Decentralized Energy

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