Goals

The superior goal of the gebo research association is making important contributions for the future reliable drilling under the existing “hot-hard-rock” conditions in Niedersachsen and their development to the geothermal drillings with sustainable geological subsurface heat exchangers.

This goal should be achieved due to the solid research and innovative technology approaches in their combination within one concept for pioneering methods in deep geothermal drillings in hard rock, to be more exact

• in interdisciplinary cooperation on engineers and scientists

• in cooperation between industry and University, researchers and users

 

With full details

• new technologies which would allow proper registration and characterization of the geological subsurface should be developed,

• high drilling production rate should be achieved due to the geological subsurface heat exchangers,

• approaches and concepts which aim at expenses decrease for deep drillings by geothermal power plants should be presented and explored thoroughly,

• critical contributions to the realization of the reliable operation of the modern drilling technology up to >200°C should be made,

• outcrop of hard rock should be improved due to the new materials and tools,

• technical risks caused by high temperatures/production rates, changing operational demands; salt percentage should be made controllable.