Updates from EAPOSYS projects, from early studies and engineering through demonstration and deployment.
Typical content: feasibility studies, engineering milestones, flagship-project progress, project site selection, and hopefully sometimes field campaign and project launches!
EAPOSYS and SwissDGS have completed a milestone study demonstrating how closed-loop Advanced Geothermal Systems can already deliver reliable baseload heat for Swiss district heating networks, using proven drilling and completion technologies.
A master student team at TU Delft explored how advanced ranging protocols could increase the first-attempt success rate of deep well intersections, with AMR triangulation achieving a simulated 70% success rate.
EAPOSYS has selected Halliburton to conduct a subsurface feasibility study supporting the industrialization and deployment of its patented Advanced Geothermal Systems.
INSAT master’s students Nour Fadhloun and Nermine Bougatef joined EAPOSYS for a five-month applied research project exploring how nanofluids could enhance closed-loop Advanced Geothermal Systems through thermal modeling, COMSOL simulation, and preliminary Life Cycle Assessment.
TU Delft Master’s students worked with EAPOSYS and Well Engineering Partners to develop a framework for assessing the Energy Return on Investment (EROI) of Deep Geothermal Systems.
A new TU Delft JIP explored self-repairing and sealing solutions for deep geothermal closed-loop systems, with the project kickoff also offering the opportunity to join the launch of PIVOT 2023: Building Bridges in The Hague.
With support from an Innosuisse Innovation Cheque, EAPOSYS and Professor Pierre Perrochet from the University of Neuchâtel developed and benchmarked a fast analytical modelling tool to explore the thermodynamic performance and design space of Advanced Geothermal Systems.
From Engineering Design to Full-Scale AGS Demonstration: EAPOSYS released EAPOLAB White Paper, setting out a collaborative framework to move Advanced Geothermal Systems from emerging technology toward full-scale demonstration and repeatable deployment.
A Master’s thesis by Vilde Jensen exploring how long-term heat extraction affects the mechanical stability of deep granitic rock, helping build the knowledge required to engineer reliable deep geothermal systems.
