Inauguration of drilling of geothermal doublet in Alfortville, France (supply: Groupe Coriance)
Drilling has began for a brand new geothermal doublet to produce heating in Alfortville, France, changing an current doublet that has been in service since 1986.
The Coriance Group has formally began work on the drilling of a brand new geothermal doublet within the Alfortville commune within the suburbs of Paris, France. The brand new wells will probably be concentrating on the Dogger formation at a depth of 1600 meters, the place water at 73 °C is anticipated. The drilling will take roughly three months and commissioning is anticipated by September 2025.
In attendance on the inauguration ceremony had been Luc Carvounas, Mayor of Alfortville, and Yves Lederer, President of Coriance Group.
The Coriance Group was contracted by Alfortville in July 2023 to create a brand new geothermal doublet to interchange the present doublet that has been in service since 1986. This mission goals to maintain the manufacturing of renewable warmth and strengthen town’s vitality independence by offering 85% of the vitality wants of town’s heating community.
This mission, requiring an funding of EUR 22.25 million, has been supported by a EUR 7.3 million subsidy from the French Setting and Vitality Administration Company (ADEME) and EUR 2.6 million from the Ile-de-France area.
The Higher Paris Space has been using geothermal for heating for the reason that Sixties, with the Dogger Formation as the primary aquifer exploited for geothermal vitality. In keeping with a report by the AFPG, warmth manufacturing from deep geothermal assets provides round 1 million folks in France, and accounted for about 2.26 TWh of vitality manufacturing in 2023. There are 55 deep geothermal heating operations within the Paris Basin alone, producing greater than 1900 GWh of warmth per yr.
Supply: Coriance Group and AFPG
