GEOTHERMAL

Fraunhofer IEG drill wins Red Dot Award

Fraunhofer IEG’s Micro Turbine Drilling has received the international Red Dot Award in the Industrial Equipment category art this year’s awards.

 The micro drilling turbine equipped with a diamond drill bit is only 10cm long and has a diameter of 3.6c. When drilling, it rotates at up to 80,000rpm

The micro drilling turbine equipped with a diamond drill bit is only 10cm long and has a diameter of 3.6c. When drilling, it rotates at up to 80,000rpm

The micro turbine is a compact drilling tool that can cost-effectively open long boreholes in hard rock, even at depths of hundreds of meters. This allows geological resources such as geothermal energy...

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