Groundbreaking ceremony of Laufzorn II geothermal heating plant in Grünwald, Germany (supply: Andreas Lederle by way of LinkedIn)
A floor breaking ceremony was held for the Laufzorn II plant which can broaden geothermal district heating the municipality of Grünwald in Germany.
A groundbreaking ceremony has been held for the Laufzorn II geothermal heating plant to be constructed by native utility Erdwärme Grünwald (EWG) within the municipality of Grünwald in Bavaria, Germany. With this, the utility firm has made a significant step ahead towards increasing the extent of geothermal heating in Grünwald, a plan which EWG introduced again in 2022.
With an distinctive improve in demand in Grünwald for geothermal heating, EWG set in movement the plans to broaden their geothermal heating capability. The utility has thus far already accomplished work on a brand new 5-kilometer stretch of district heating pipeline. A part of the challenge is the drilling of a brand new doublet to a depth of round 4000 meters. That is anticipated to start out by the spring of 2025.
Development of above-ground facility will then proceed by 2026, trying in the direction of a begin of provide to the district heating community by the 2027/2028 heating season. As soon as Laufzorn II is in operation, Grünwald will obtain most independence when it comes to warmth provide and independence from fossil fuels.
The challenge is ready to obtain EUR 62.3 million of funding from the Federal Ministry of Economics. The municipality will even be investing a further ~EUR 150 million.
“I want to thank our companions who’ve supported us so efficiently thus far and who will accompany us within the subsequent vital steps. I’d particularly wish to thank Erdwerk, the geology planning workplace, Anger, which can perform the deep drilling, Pfaffinger, which is chargeable for constructing the drilling web site, and final however not least the planning crew from Drees & Sommer,” stated Andreas Lederle, Managing Director of EWG through the groundbreaking ceremony.
“Collectively we’re increasing what’s already the biggest geothermal district heating community in Central Europe and creating worth for the long run. Good luck to all of us!”
Supply: Bundesverband Geothermie
