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Update on drilling
Associated Project(s):From: Stumpf, Andrew J
Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2023 7:37 PM
To: Rubin, Joshua ; Mies, Tim ; Lamb, Jeremy ; Klein, Bradley Dean
Cc: Lin, Yu-Feng ; Weckle, Amy Lorraine; White, Morgan
Subject: UTB at the Energy FarmHi folks,
Here is an update. Dom and Todd worked to get half of the hole grouted today and now wait until tomorrow morning to see if the battery floats, or not. Theoretically it should not, but we will see. They will start up again at 8 am if anyone is over that way. Xiaobing and Tony have gone back to Tennessee.
Best,
Andy
Project Announcement for UTB Installation
Associated Project(s):Below is a message from Andrew Stumpf regarding the installation of the underground thermal battery at the UIUC Energy Farm:
Dear colleagues,
It is with great excitement that I can announce the project to install Underground Thermal Battery (UTB) system developed by Dr. Xiaobing Liu’s team at Oakridge National Laboratory at UIUC Energy Farm will begin next week. This will be a several weeks project that includes installing the UTB, associated geothermal boreholes, geothermal heat pump, HVAC upgrades and control center. On Monday the UTB will be placed in the ground. Skinner Drilling will be installing the UTB with assistance from Durbin Geothermal. All the other work will follow over the coming weeks. I expect drilling will start between 8:00 and 8:30 and take about 1 hour, and then the battery will be lowered into the ground and be done before noon.
You're most welcome to visit.
Best,
Andy