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June/July: Drilling for Energy Independence

Links to Geothermal Explorations: Preparations   Day 0   Day 1   Day 2   Day 3  Day 4  Days 5-14

 

 

The Drilling Rig navigates through the narrow Puffertgaessli:

Then arrives the truck with all the necessary stuff:

And slowly slowly backwards through Surbekstrasse the compressor observed by interested spectators:

Unloading Stuff:

And more Stuff:

Positioning of the Geothermal Drilling Rig:

Precision Positioning:

And at end of Day Zero the Rig is ready to drill -- tomorrow Wednesday is Day 1:

 


 

Day Minus One: Preparations before arrival

 

This is where the drilling for more energy independence starts: In our backyard trail marked by the the fluorescent dot:

Tomorrow (June 30), the drilling crew will arrive armed with heavy equipment to go deep (220m) into the Berne underground, brush has been cleared, fence made removable, parking space allotted, and everything is ready.

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Updated June 29, 2008

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