Drilling has formally began for a geothermal doublet that can provide warmth to the prevailing heating community of Neuruppin in Brandenburg, Germany.
Drilling has formally began for a proposed geothermal district heating community challenge for the city of Neuruppin in Brandenburg, Germany. The challenge by Stadtwerke Neuruppin GmbH (SWN) is being drilled by Daldrup & Söhne AG with planning and consultancy supplied by Geothermie Neubrandenburg GmbH (GTN).
The beginning of drilling was formally commemorated with an occasion attended by Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Financial Affairs and Local weather Safety (BWMK) Michael Kellner (Alliance 90/The Greens) and President of the Brandenburg State Parliament Ulrike Liedtke (SPD). Becoming a member of the occasion was a crew of GTN drilling technicians and geologists, in addition to representatives from Daldrup & Söhne and different service firms.
The drilling order acquired by Daldrup & Söhne is for 2 geothermal wells, every to a depth of round 1700-2000 meters. Thermal water at temperatures of round 70 °C is predicted to be extracted from the boreholes. This can be fed right into a warmth exchanged, then injected again to the subsurface. The warmth gained will then be equipped to the prevailing district heating community together with high-temperature warmth pumps.
In early 2023, SWN acquired a grant notification from the Federal Workplace of Economics and Export Management for EUR 10 million to fund the geothermal heating challenge. This funding will account for about about 40% of the associated fee for the challenge that has an estimated finances of EUR 25.5 million.
“With the beginning of drilling, the decisive part within the improvement of the recent deep water beneath Neuruppin begins. The colleagues at GTN worth the cooperation with the Neuruppin municipal utility, a extremely modern municipal utility,” stated Dr André Deinhardt, Managing Director of GTN.
“The official begin of drilling work represents an essential step in direction of a sustainable vitality provide for the state of Brandenburg. As challenge supervisor, I’m proud to have been concerned on this pioneering challenge for the reason that feasibility research and to guide it into the implementation part along with our devoted crew,” added Paul Wagner, Head of Drilling Expertise at GTN.
Supply: Bundesverband Geothermie
