Arverne Group has announced the launch of new project testing innovative technology for surface geothermal energy.
The operations form part of the ‘Sustainable Energy’ research programme led by French environment and energy company ADEME.
The project, coordinated by the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM) and supported by the French Geothermal Association of Professionals (AFPG), aims to improve the installation of geothermal probes, focusing in the quality of cementing techniques.
These techniques will be improved by the implementation of resistant cementing socks – a new product developed by French geotextile manufacturer CHAB. The tests will be conducted on the BRGM geothermal platform in Orléans under real-world conditions.
The Group has proceeded with testing on two campaigns, the data of which will be monitored and analysed by BRGM.
Pierre Brossollet, Founder and CEO of Arverne Group, said, “The targeted benefits of this innovative technique are both environmental, by reducing the quantity of material, and socio-economic, by facilitating the work our teams and ultimately of the entire sector. The development of surface geothermal energy is essential to achieve the ambitions of decarbonising tertiary, collective and individual buildings and diversifying the French Energy mix.”
Back in January, Arverne Group partnered with Dalkia and Ile-de-France Energies & Territories to create a low carbon geothermal heating network for two Parisian suburbs with the hopes of creating 115GWh of production capacity by 2031.