Above the European average - There are few countries in the Europe that have this significant potential, and even fewer that have been able to make full use of geothermal energy. Croatia has an above-average geothermal gradient - even 60% higher than the European average and has the basic prerequisite for the use of geothermal water for energy purposes. Temperature rises around 4.9°C with every 100 m of depth at average.
According to current estimates of existing geothermal sources, the current potential is 500 MW from geothermal energy. Some of these are sources of very high temperatures, usually above 120°C or 150°C, which can be used for the production of electricity in geothermal energy, and sources with lower temperatures of 60°C or 80 ° C and higher, are suitable as hot water sources suitable for exploitation in district heating systems or in agriculture.
Geothermal potential in Croatia has been proven in cca existing 40 wells.
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