Renewable Energy Focus - Drilling 10,000 m deep geothermal wells

Renewable Energy Focus - Drilling 10,000 m deep geothermal wells

It may be possible to collect geothermal energy from depths down to 10,000 m, according to Norwegian researchers.
Commonly used geothermal energy comes from a depth of 150-200 m where temperatures are around 6-8°C. Researchers at NTNU, University of Bergen, the Geological Survey of Norway (NGU) and SINTEF believe it is possible to drill down to 10,000 m where temperatures can reach at least 374°C and the water has a pressure of at least 220 bars.

“If we manage to produce this kind of energy it would clearly be a ‘moon landing’. This is one of the few sources of energy that we really have enough of. The only thing that we need is the technology to harvest it,” says Researchers at SINTEF Materials and Chemistry, Odd-Geir Lademo.