Naaldwijk, 16 February 2018
Trias
Westland will realize a geothermal project in the Lower Cretaceous layer, which
is located at a depth of approximately 2.7 kilometers. Other Westland geothermal
projects also extract their heat from
this layer. The
Triassic layer, located at a depth of 4 kilometers, turned out not to be
suitable for cost-effective heat recovery. The
Lower Cretaceous layer instead, or more specifically the Delft sandstone layer,
appears to be even better than originally thought.
Valuable information
The drill core and the measurements taken
in recent days provide valuable information about the soil in the Westland area.
With
this information, the plans to make the energy supply in greenhouse
horticulture more sustainable can be further developed. Trias
Westland shareholders HVC, Capturam and Royal FloraHolland are positive about
the possibilities of future heat use from the Lower Creatceous layer. There are
good opportunities for a natural gas-free energy supply in Westland.
Production tests
At the end of next week, Trias Westland
will carry out the Lower Cretaceous reservoir
production test. The
exact temperature in this layer will then be known and the project team will
develop a plan to connect as many
greenhouse enterprises as possible to geothermal
heat from the Lower Cretaceous.