Netherlands: 86 Degree Celsius Geothermal Waters Tapped for Greenhouse Project

Drilling to commence for geothermal heating project in the Netherlands (ThinkGeoEnergy)

Geothermal company, Daldrup & Söhne AG has announced having received a drilling contract in the Netherlands. The drilling is to be conducted for a geothermal direct use project that will provide heat for greenhouse operations.

Results of an earlier drilled test well were successful, confirming higher than expected results.

Daldrup & Söhne AG wants to tap hot thermal water in the Dutch drilling project Nature’s Heat in the municipality of Kwintsheul in the province of South Holland. According to Daldrup & Söhne, the capacity is at least 110 liters per second and the temperature of the thermal water is around 86 degrees Celsius. This value is well above the projected average value.

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