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Geothermal energy: Fraunhofer IEG operates simulator for drilling at depths up to 5,000 meters
Fraunhofer IEG test rig enables the fast and economic examination of rock behavior under very extreme conditions.
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To tap into geothermal reservoirs, boreholes must be drilled deeply into the earth’s crust. Due to the extreme pressures and temperatures involved, this is expensive and time consuming. A research team from Fraunhofer IEG has now developed a test rig that simulates downhole conditions at several thousands of meters below the earth’s surface. This will make geothermal engineering more efficient.

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