Ducks at the Schäftlarnstraße Drill Site in
Munich, Germany.
By David Lentsch.
GRC Photo Contest 2018.
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(From Google Translate) Stadtwerke München (SWM) is making further progress with the expansion of its heat supply system based on geothermal energy. They drilled the fifth of six drill holes for the geothermal plant at the southern heating plant. Probably starting 25th of September the pumping tests should then give information on whether the yield and temperature of the thermal water resources meet expectations, the company said. The results from the four previous holes are already well above expectations, it said. On the basis of this data, the supplier is confident that the actual capacity of the plant will exceed the planned 50 MW. By mid-2020, work on all six wells will be completed. In parallel, SWM will build the heating center, which houses the technology. After the final long-term pumping tests, the system will then go on stream in the heating season 2020/21. In 2040, Munich is the first major German city planning to generate 100 percent of its district heating using CO2-neutral sources. A major contribution will be made by geothermal energy.
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