New Hybrid-Electric HDD Rig Cuts Fuel Costs in Half
Removes Need for Dedicated Generators
A hybrid electric horizontal directional drilling (HDD) rig has been launched by Finnish manufacturer Visedo and Dutch industrial drilling equipment manufacturer Normag.
“In the world of horizontal drilling, this system is a real game-changer,” says Pieter Dijkstra, managing director of Visedo Netherlands. “Unlike conventional systems with hydraulic drivelines, it removes the need for dedicated generators as part of the mobile drilling apparatus. … In developing countries in particular, that's a real bonus because diesel quality is often not up to the quality needed for today's gensets. With our system, operators have the freedom to rent locally the diesel generators they need for the particular job, which are built to use the quality of fuel locally available.”