Bjelovar, Croatia (supply: flickr/ János Korom Dr., artistic commons)
Crosco has been chosen as contractor for the drilling of a geothermal exploratory properly for district heating in Bjelovar, Croatia.
Croatian drilling and properly providers contractor Crosco has been awarded a EUR 3.5 million contract to drill an exploratory geothermal properly, Korenovo GT-1, for the city of Bjelovar in Croatia. That is a part of the plan of the city to develop its geothermal sources for district heating.
The geothermal heating plant in Bjelovar is envisioned to be the primary geothermal district heating challenge in Croatia. Bjelovar Mayor Dario Hrebak says that Bjelovar has good potential for geothermal, citing information collected from 60 years of oil and fuel exploration. The one geothermal energy plant within the nation – the 16.5 MW Velika Ciglena – additionally falls throughout the territory of Bjelovar.
Drilling work will begin in November and is predicted to be accomplished by the early spring of 2024. 5 to 6 extra wells are deliberate for drilling as a part of the challenge.
“We look forward to finding water at a depth of as much as 1,500 metres with a temperature of 70-80 levels Celsius which we plan to make use of to warmth the enterprise zone Veliko Korenovo,” mentioned Hrebak.
The present initiative to develop geothermal district heating was first reported in early 2022. At the moment, the challenge was set to obtain funding from the “Vitality and Local weather Change” programme of the Ministry of Regional Improvement and EU funds, funded by the Kingdom of Norway. An replace was offered by the top of 2022, indicating that feasibility research have been underway for the deliberate district heating challenge.
“Our intention is for Bjelovar to change into vitality self-sufficient and impartial within the subsequent 10 years,” Hrebak concluded.
Supply: SeeNews
