Advanced Drilling Technologies and Subsurface Engineering

The specialist colloquium "Advanced Drilling Technologies and Subsurface Engineering" highlights current developments and research results in modern drilling technology and underground engineering.

The focus is on:

• Performance-orientated drilling methods and innovative rock destruction technologies
• Energy and material efficiency as well as tool and process efficiency and material efficiency as well as tool and process optimisation
• Near-surface applications and use of the subsurface for urban energy systems and infrastructure
• Geothermal potentials and developments
• Strengthening the role of drilling technology as a key technology for a sustainable energy and raw materials economy

The aim of the colloquium is to present current research findings, pilot projects and industrial applications that illustrate the contribution of modern drilling technologies to the sustainable development of resources, the energy transition and the efficient utilisation of the urban subsurface.