Lausanne Explores Geothermal for its 2000-Watt Eco-District (Energy Cities)
As one of the main axes of Lausanne’s large urban-planning project called
Métamorphose, the
Plaines-du-Loup eco-district, the construction of which is due to start in 2017 on a 34-hectare area, will have to comply with the requirements set in the energy concept
"2000-watt society". The eco-district will have to guarantee a low energy consumption and to give priority to renewable energy sources.
To meet the challenge, Lausanne’s industrial departments are actively seeking new renewable energy sources and explore the possibilities provided by
geothermal energy, which is not so used in Switzerland yet but shows great potential.
For a better energy efficiency and to limit the number of probes, it was decided to dig down to 800m.
