Icelanders Drill for Geothermal Energy in Tenerife

The first geothermal drilling will take place on the island of Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, starting next autumn. The project will be executed by the Canary Islands Geothermal Energy (EGC), a company formed by the Icelandic Reykjavík Geothermal, together with the energy company DISA, the largest company in the Canary Islands, and the Cabildo de Tenerife through the public companies Instituto Tecnológico y Energías Renovables (ITER) and Insti…

Icelanders are leading geothermal projects on the Spanish island of Tenerife, where geothermal energy will be drilled for the first time. The company Reykjavík Geothermal owns and leads the project in collaboration with the local government and energy companies. The company will start drilling this fall and the wells will be between 2,500 and 3,000 meters deep. The research areas are in the western and southern parts of the island. The project a…

Tenerife will start in autumn in Vilaflor the first survey at 3 kilometers of depth to evaluate if there is water and heat at more than 150 degrees Celsius, a potential of geothermal that would support the objective of making the island the first place in Spain to generate electricity from this clean energy. The works will be carried out by the society Geothermal Energy of the Canary Islands, formed by the Cabildo de Tenerife, Instituto Tecnológ…