Machbarkeitsstudie Tauchbohrroboter
At a glance
- Project leader : Dr. Hans-Jörg Dennig
- Project team : Prof. Adrian Fassbind, Frank Huber, Hanspeter Sautter
- Project budget : CHF 15'000
- Project status : completed
- Funding partner : Innosuisse (Innovationsscheck / Projekt Nr. 62539.1 INNO-EE)
- Project partner : HammerDrum AG
- Contact person : Hans-Jörg Dennig
Description
Current methods for drilling geothermal wells (especially deep geothermal wells > 500 m) are very expensive, labour-intensive and require a lot of space to drill the well. HammerDrum AG is now pursuing the goal of eliminating these disadvantages with a new drilling process. The idea is to develop a drilling robot that is located directly in the borehole and moves autonomously. This technology has two important advantages: firstly, the process is extremely space-saving, meaning that even urban areas can be retrofitted with geothermal probes. Secondly, the costs per metre of progress do not increase exponentially to the same extent as is the case with conventional methods thanks to a high degree of automation and lower complexity. As a result, drilling at great depths can be economical.