Susanne Huneke, Designated Head of Technique, Coverage and Regulation, Vattenfall Wärme Berlin AG, Samir Abboud, CEO, Innargi, Christian Feuerherd, CEO, Vattenfall Wärme Berlin AG (supply: Innargi)
Innargi and Vattenfall Wärme Berlin have signed an settlement to collectively consider the feasibility of utilizing geothermal for district heating in Berlin, Germany.
Danish geothermal developer Innargi A/S has signed a letter of intent with heating operator Vattenfall Wärme Berlin AG to conduct a technical and financial feasibility research on using geothermal vitality for district heating in Berlin, Germany. The 2 corporations will collectively analyze geological and technical information over the subsequent 9 months to evaluate the geothermal potential within the Berlin area.
“Geothermal vitality performs an important function in decarbonization and is thus immensely vital for the way forward for Berlin’s district heating. Nonetheless, because of excessive preliminary investments and related exploration dangers, this sustainable vitality supply requires thorough preliminary examination,” stated Christian Feuerherd, Chairman of the Administration Board of Vattenfall Wärme Berlin.
“The findings will provide important insights into how we are able to progressively reduce this danger whereas adhering to the decarbonization schedule. Given its discovery, deep geothermal vitality has huge potential to regularly substitute different applied sciences or fuels within the vitality combine.”
This collaboration helps the Deep Geothermal Power Roadmap for the State of Berlin which had initially recognized at the least 13 potential drilling places for geothermal, and proposed a 3D seismic marketing campaign to cowl the whole metropolis space.
Vattenfall Wärme Berlin, a German subsidiary of Swedish vitality group Vattenfall, operates the heating community in Berlin. With greater than 2000 kilometers of traces, it’s the largest district heating community in Western Europe and serves roughly 1.4 million residents with scorching water heated to 80 to 135 °C. Sooner or later, 7% of the Vattenfall Wärme Berlin’s district heating manufacturing in Berlin is predicted to be generated from geothermal vitality.
“We owe it to our youngsters and grandchildren to discover the potential of this endless vitality useful resource beneath our toes in Berlin on a big scale. We’re thrilled to embark on this journey with Vattenfall Wärme Berlin AG. Geothermal vitality, along with district heating, is essential for the decarbonization of our warmth provide. We’re dedicated to contributing to the formidable goals set forth by visionary politicians, authorities and utility corporations in Berlin,” commented Samir Abboud, CEO of Innargi.
Innargi had only in the near past signed one other framework settlement to analyze the potential for geothermal district heating within the municipality of Hørsholm in Denmark.
Supply: Innargi
