The 70 °C geothermal useful resource confirmed by drilling in Gniezno, Poland is being thought of to be used in heating and tourism.
Drilling operations have confirmed the presence of geothermal fluids at a temperature of about 70 °C at 2252 meters depth within the metropolis of Gniezno in Poland. The findings have been introduced in a press convention on the website of the GT-1 properly in ul. Gdanska 109.
Geothermal drilling in Gniezno began in November 2023 following the number of town as one of many recipients of funding from the Nationwide Fund for Environmental Safety and Water Administration underneath the “Offering entry to thermal waters in Poland” program. Drilling was absolutely financed by this system with an funding value virtually PLN 16 million (approx. USD 4.164 million).
Mayor of the Metropolis of Gniezno Michal Powalowski acknowledged that exams will nonetheless be completed to measure the temperature and chemical composition of the thermal fluids to find out the precise parameters of the system. The borehole had been widened to 311 mm diameter to extend fluid move.
Minister of Local weather and Environmental Safety Paulina Hennig-Kloska added that the invention of geothermal sources in Gniezno can create many alternatives for heating and tourism. She additional acknowledged that the Ministry will lengthen additional help for such initiatives, emphasizing that geothermal is a vital half within the Ministry’s coverage.
Supply: Gniezno Nasze Miasto
