Making geothermal energy accessible almost anywhere: the goal of DeepU project

02.02.2024

Easily accessible deep geothermal resources for heating and power are fundamental for accelerating the decarbonisation of energy supplies in Europe.

The goal of the DeepU project is increasing the accessibility of deep geothermal resources for low carbon heating and power generation, by offering a substantial reduction of well drilling costs to deliver deep heat exchange systems.

The project, coordinated by the University of Padua, is funded by the European Union and the technical feasibility of DeepU technology, based on an absolute innovation on the use of laser techniques for deep drilling, is demonstrated at the laboratory scale.

Here we find out more directly from Pawel Slupski, researcher of the Department of Geosciences of the University of Padua, who has been working on this cutting edge project.