The drilling rig on the website of the Haute-Sorne geothermal undertaking, Switzerland (supply: Geo-Energie Jura)
A committee has been created by the Federal Authorities of Switzerland to supervise good governance and high quality compliance of the Haute-Sorne geothermal undertaking.
A patronage committee arrange by the Swiss federal authorities not too long ago paid a go to to the drilling website of the Haute-Sorne within the canton of Jura as a part of their obligation to make sure that the undertaking complies with good governance rules. The committee will proceed to observe the undertaking till the tip of summer time, which is when drilling is predicted to be accomplished.
Drilling for the Haute-Sorne geothermal undertaking began rather less than a month in the past with a goal of 4000 meters depth. Throughout their go to, the chairman of the committee was happy to listen to that the properly has now handed a depth of 1820 meters. A number of aquifers have been encountered by the drilling with none issues.
One other replace printed by the developer Geo-Energie Jura states that the crystalline basement had been reached at a depth of 1790 meters. This marks the tip of the second part of drilling which can then be adopted with casing and cementing. The drilling work on the third and ultimate part to the goal depth will begin by the twenty fourth of June.
The committee
The patronage committee was arrange by the federal authorities on the request of the Jura cantonal authorities. Made up of impartial people, the committee’s obligation is to make sure that good governance rules and high quality requirements are noticed in all work and processes associated to the undertaking. Although it has no decision-making authority, the committee can determine issues and report them to the related individuals and authorities. The committee also can function a dialogue and mediation platform for the assorted actors concerned (authorities, operators and the monitoring and data committee), if vital.
Former Vaud Council of States member Olivier Français was appointed chairman by Federal Councillor Albert Rösti. The opposite members are Pauline Godat, consultant of the Jura cantonal parliament and vice-chairman, Prof. Christian Bréthaut, co-holder of the UNESCO Chair in Hydropolitics on the College of Geneva and consultant of civil society, and Man Bonvin from the State Secretariat for Financial Affairs (SECO) as consultant of the federal authorities.
To ensure that the patronage committee to have the ability to fulfil its process, it is supplied with all the required data by these concerned within the undertaking. The operator, the canton, the monitoring and data fee and the SFOE actively inform the committee in order that it will possibly assess the processes and procedures. As a part of its work, the federal patronage committee also can request exterior experiences.
Supply: The Federal Council of Switzerland and Geo-Energie Jura
