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2026-02-11

BEACH - new cycle of hot-water injection

BEACH - new cycle of hot-water injection

A new cycle of hot-water injection began last week at BedrettoLab as part of the BEACH project. During this phase, water is heated to 80°C and injected into the reservoir between 09:00 and 17:00 every day for three weeks in total. The operation follows a three-week cyclic injection scheme designed to test the efficiency of the system.
Results from previous injections showed that the reservoir is capable of storing heat over the long term. At the same time, some energy losses were observed due to lack of insulation at the injection interval. Addressing and reducing these losses is in preparation and will be implemented in the next injection cycle.