Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Switzerland:

St Gallen Geothermal Project to Continue (swissinfo.ch)

The city of St Gallen is to continue provisionally with its geothermal project despite the earth tremor triggered by boring work on July 20 which was felt across a large area of eastern Switzerland, and its aftershocks.

Fredy Brunner, the member of the city council responsible for technical operations, announced the decision on Tuesday, having informed Swiss Energy Minister Doris Leuthard the previous day.

The decision was taken after consultations with various experts, he said. The borehole has been stabilized and pipes have again been inserted to a depth of 4,000 meters. Another 400 meters remains to be re-drilled and fitted with pipes.

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