COP26 President Alok Sharma visits Eden Well Site
The President-Designate of COP26, Alok Sharma, visited the Eden Geothermal site on Wednesday (19 May) to mark the start of drilling at the pioneering project. Mr Sharma, who leads preparations for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow this November, saw in place the 450-tonne capacity, 55-metre high rig drilling 4.5 kilometres into the Earth’s crust.
His pre-G7 visit marks a major moment for the project, which is being delivered by Eden Geothermal Limited (EGL), a three-way partnership between Eden Project Limited, EGS Energy Limited, a leading geothermal development and consultancy group, and BESTEC (UK) Limited, affiliated with BESTEC GmbH, the specialist geothermal developer and drilling advisor.
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The Eden Geothermal Project
BESTEC is participating as technical delivery partner in a project part funded by the European Regional Development Fund. The £17.3m Eden Geothermal Project will drill and test the first 4,500-m-deep well of a geothermal energy demonstration system at the Eden Project in mid-Cornwall, UK, followed by one year of heat production to demonstrate greenhouse gas (GHG) savings. It will build on existing research and knowledge of the deep geothermal resource in Cornwall by providing greater understanding of the geology at depth, enabling resources in the region to become characterised as reserves.
The Eden Geothermal Project is operated by Eden Geothermal Ltd which has been set up by three partners: The Eden Project, EGS Energy Ltd, and BESTEC UK Ltd
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Worldwide deepest installation of an LSP for GEOVEN
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With the installation and commissioning of a lineshaft geothermal pump at a depth of 774 m, BESTEC supported the preparations for the commissioning of the new geothermal power plant in Vendenheim, France.
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BESTEC at the World Geothermal Congress (postponed to May 2021)
Join us at our joint stand no. 41 (H2) at the World Geothermal Congress in Reykjavik, Iceland.
The World Geothermal Congress has been postponed to May 2021.
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Our presentations in the conference program:
- Industrial Experiences with Downhole Geothermal Line-Shaft Production Pumps in Hostile Environment in the Upper Rhine Valley
- Scale and Corrosion Mitigation: Economic Feasibility of Combined Mitigation Measures
- ThermoDrill - Fast Track Innovative Drilling System for Deep Geothermal Challenges
- International Cooperation to Address and Mitigate the Climate Change Issue Using Unconventional Geothermal Technology (EGS)
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Full steam ahead for Eden's hot rocks plan
Eden Geothermal Limited was able to secure funding of £ 16.8 m to drill a 4.5 km deep well at the Eden Project, and heat its famous Biomes, greenhouses and offices.
Eden Geothermal Ltd has been set up by three partners: Eden Project Ltd, EGS Energy Ltd, and Bestec (UK) Ltd to unlock the geothermal energy deep in the granite beneath Cornwall.
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