New drilling contract for up to 10 additional wells, Hellisheidi geothermal plant, Iceland (ThinkGeoEnergy)
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Well protection dome in Hellisheidi, Iceland. By Bastien Poux. GRC 2016 - 37th Amateur Geothermal Photo Contest |
Reported this morning, Icelandic energy company
ON Power (Reykjavik Energy) and
Iceland Drilling (Jardboranir) have agreed on drilling seven wells in the Hengil area in the coming years. An additional three wells can be added later to the contract if necessary.
The power from the ON power plants will be used to power the drilling rigs for the project, saving more than one million litres of oil compared to conventional methods.
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