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Project Name: United Downs
Location: Cornwall, UK
Capacity: 1 to 3MW (possibly constrained by the current condition of the Distribution Network)
Temperature: ~193°C
Flow rate (L/sec): Targeting 80; achieved 66 to date "at only 8.2MPa❞
Hole Depth: 5275m production hole and 2393m injection hole, both completed.
Drill rig: Has Innova; also used in the St1 Otanieme Project, Finland http://www.angers-soehne.com/?page_id=4793&lang=en
Status: Drilling completed; well testing underway; turbine generator not yet installed
Website: https://www.uniteddownsgeothermal.co.uk/
Reason for inclusion: A very similar concept to Lemont; namely a permeable fault adjacent to a granitic heat source
Comment:
United Downs evolved from an EGS project in the 1980s. It is targeting a wide,
permeable fault which will allow unstimulated circulation. Final power figures
will depend on temp and flow rate, but the principle of a non-volcanic,
(moderate-temp, moderate-flow) 'wet' geothermal play will have been proven.
Total cost estimated at ~£23M.
Drill time was ~8 months to complete both holes, drilling 24/7.
Perspective diagram of a project in the UK nearing completion. The
production well will draw hot water from a fault zone at a depth of
~4.8km. The return water from the turbine will be re-injected at ~2.2km.
Heat source is an adjacent granite; i.e., a similar geology to Lemont.
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Power Plant
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Production Well
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