Numerous places alongside the motorway within the municipality of Inwil are being investigated for CKW’s geothermal power challenge in Lucerne, Switzerland (supply: CKW)
Over the subsequent few weeks, seismic measurements within the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland will assist CKW consider the potential for geothermal improvement in Inwil.
Seismic measurements will quickly begin to assist decide the geothermal potential within the municipality of Inwil in Lucerne, Switzerland. Seismometers shall be put in in early to mid-January 2025, after which measurements will happen for about eight weeks.
The seismometers shall be put in in in quite a few places inside the cantons of Lucerne, Aargau, Zug, Schywz, and Nidwalden. The corporate Invert Sàrl has been engaged by CKW for the seismic measurements and knowledge analysis.
The seismic survey follows up on beforehand introduced plans of energy era and distribution firm CKW AG to discover the potential of creating a mixed geothermal warmth and energy facility in Inwil. Geothermal improvement on this website is supported by the outcomes of a feasibility research carried out in 2021, citing the Inwil/Perlen area as having superb geological situations for a geothermal challenge.
The challenge goals to faucet into the Muschekalk formation at a depth of round 4100 meters, the place water with temperatures of as much as 140 °C is predicted. This similar formation has been used efficiently for geothermal energy manufacturing in Riehen and Schlattingen.
