Hi everyone,
We finished drilling today and advanced the borehole to a depth of 385 feet.
Tomorrow we will collect geophysical logs of the borehole. If you want to drop by we should be in full swing by 11 am. It will take some time to clean out any material that has collapsed in the borehole overnight and make sure the hole is full of mud before logging the open hole.
Best,
Andy
The BIF project was initially scheduled to begin in January 2018, but was on hold until F&S and the College received word from the state regarding the general contractor award. The kickoff meeting took place in March 2018 and a planning meeting followed in April.
On Monday, May 21st, construction kicked off and is expected to be complete summer 2019. Thus far, the following work has been completed (64% complete): removal of rooftop garden; insallation of steel, metal, and concrete decking; roof membrane installed; installation of roof drain lines; installation of exterior and interior walls; window and ductwork installation; HVAC updates/upgrades; above ceiling mechanicals and sprinkler lines installed; GWB taping and sanding with painting underway.
Hi everyone, As expected our rate of drilling today slowed when drilling the shale bedrock. The crew was able to drill an additional 25 feet to a depth of 355 feet.
Next week, since Monday will be the last day we have to drill the hole deeper, we have decided to stop coring and just drill straight through so that we can reach the target depth of 450 feet. Tuesday is needed to clean out the borehole so that geophysical logging can be done on Wednesday. On Thursday and Friday, we will install the geothermal loop and fiber optic cable and grout the hole closed.
Have a great weekend.
Andy
Hi everyone,
Today was spent widening the borehole to 290 feet. We will begin to drill deeper into the bedrock Thursday morning.
Best,
Andy
Hi Everyone, We are starting out Wednesday morning at 294 feet, about 5 feet into the bedrock. The crew will be widening the hole this morning from 5 inches to 5.9 inches before going deeper into bedrock. Looks like a nice day for drilling!!
Andy
Hi everyone,
After a morning of thawing out the drilling system from well below freezing temperatures on the weekend, we were able to reach 240 feet. With the top bedrock being <60 feet, it is likely they will reach it on Tuesday.
My colleague Jason Thomason will be at the site on Tuesday while I am out of town.
Best,
Andy
RailSplitter Wind Farm provided the November 2018 Buyer's Share amounts by hour, totalling 2,179.2 Megawatt hours. See attached file.
Executive Director of Facilities & Services (F&S) Mohamed Attalla and Director of the Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE) Evan DeLucia approved the use of Carbon Credit Sales Funding for the geothermal monitoring well on the Bardeen Quad.
Hi everyone,
We had a successful day 2 after deicing the system. We are now down to 165 feet and heading into the oldest glacial strata. If you are following along with the log I sent, we are about 170 feet on it.
We will start up again Monday morning.
Best,
Andy
Hi everyone,
After day 1 we have drilled to a depth of 90 feet. This is excellent progress with snow much of the day, and not getting in the ground until late morning.
So far, the geology is similar to previous drilling in the area (see log attached).
Cheers,
Andy
The attached map shows the proposed location for the geothermal monitoring well on the Bardeen Quad.
Total Wind Power Purchased in year one, from Nov. 2016 to Oct. 2017, was 25,603.70.
Total Wind Power Purchased in year two, from Nov. 2017 to Oct. 2018, was 24,136.60.
RailSplitter Wind Farm provided the October 2018 Buyer's Share amounts by hour, totalling 2,189.1 Megawatt hours. See attached file.
Total Wind Power Purchased in year two, from Nov. 2017 to Oct. 2018, was 24,136.60.
RailSplitter Wind Farm provided the September 2018 Buyer's Share amounts by hour, totalling 1,460.3 Megawatt hours. See attached file.
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Attached are the meeting minutes from the iWG meeting that was held on September 17th, 2018. Several SWATeam recommendations were assessed.
RailSplitter Wind Farm provided the August 2018 Buyer's Share amounts by hour, totalling 1,171.6 Megawatt hours. See attached file.
