Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Germany: Drilling for Neuried Geothermal Power Plant Project Expected to Begin in 2019

Daldrup & Söhne AG Geothermal power plants Taufkirchen and Landau on the grid (News Release)

German geothermal energy developer Daldrup & Söhne AG has provided an update on it's geothermal energy operations.

The Taufkirchen geothermal power plant has started operations. The power plant is connected to the grid. The second evaporator for electricity production has been ordered. The Executive Board expects to connect the full power generation capacity to the grid in the first half of 2019. 

The Landau power plant has produced very satisfactory economic results. The Landau power plant has been producing electricity very successfully since it went into operation in the fourth quarter of 2017. 

Drilling work for the power plant in Neuried is expected to begin in 2019
The approval process for the planned geothermal power plant Neuried in the Ortenau district has been resumed with the Freiburg regional council. The Executive Board expects to start construction of the drilling site in the first half of 2019.

Puchheim heating plant to be realized with financial investors. The Puchheim geothermal combined heat and power plant project will be pursued further without participation of the city of Puchheim in the project company. Irrespective of this, the Daldrup Group will continue to pursue the project with financial investors.