Kalisz, Poland (supply: Metropolis of Kalisz official web site)
A young will probably be introduced quickly for exploratory drilling for geothermal assets within the metropolis of Kalisz, Poland following a grant award from the federal government.
The Metropolis of Kalisz in Poland is at the moment getting ready paperwork for a young for the drilling of prospecting and exploratory wells for thermal waters. The drilling works are anticipated to start by 2025 or 2026.
In early 2024, the Metropolis of Kalisz obtained funding of PLN 14 million (approx. USD 3.5 million) from the Nationwide Fund for Environmental Safety and Water Administration (NFOSiGW) to subsidize the drilling of a geothermal effectively. This funding will represent about 70% of the overall funding prices. The remaining quantity had already been allotted from the funds of the town.
The plan is to drill a effectively to a depth of 1700 meters on the web site of the Kalisz Aquapark. Subsurface thermal maps have indicated that temperatures on the web site attain nearly 100 °C at 2000 meters, 120 °C at 3000 meters, and 155 °C at 4000 meters.
The affirmation of the geothermal useful resource within the metropolis will permit for the development of Geotermia Kalinska, which can stimulate financial improvement with advantages to each vitality provide and tourism.
The initiative of the Kalisz is emboldened by the success of the city of Uniejow, about 50 km to the NE, which has been harnessing geothermal warmth for the reason that early 1990’s. The Geotermia Uniejow co-generation plant has an output of three.2 MW from geothermal, 1.8 MW from biomass, and a couple of.4 MW from oil.
Supply: Radio Poznan and Portal Samorzadowy
