Park at Fondation Beyeler, Riehen/ Switzerland (supply: flickr/ keen, artistic commons)
The drilling location has been recognized to help the second geothermal heating plant in Riehen, Switzerland by Wärmeverbund Riehen AG.
Native heating operator Wärmeverbund Riehen AG (WVR) has introduced that the outcomes of detailed floor and subsurface investigations during the last a number of months help the enlargement of geothermal heating within the municipality of Riehen in Switzerland by the development of a second geothermal heating plant. A plot of land within the Grendelmattern space has now been recognized as the perfect drilling location for geothermal wells to produce the proposed plant.
“We’re happy that the great investigations have been constructive. This implies we will transfer on to the subsequent part of drilling planning,” stated Matthias Meier, Managing Director of WVR AG. The heating operator WVR AG is owned equally by the municipality of Riehen and the Industrielle Werke Basel (IWB).
Plans for the enlargement for geothermal heating in Riehen or the “geo2riehen” mission have been first reported again in 2020 with the announcement of federal funding help for the mission and the approval by the residents’ council of the municipality. In 2023, WVR introduced that the outcomes of a accomplished seismic survey supported the viability of a second geothermal heating plant. With this growth, the renewable share of the warmth manufacturing in Riehen will enhance from a mean of 55% to 80%.
Work is now being executed for the approval of the mission, in addition to ultimate clarifications on the subsurface information. The precise development and drilling work anticipated to start out in 2025-2026. WVR AG acknowledges the planning uncertainties related to a pioneering mission just like the “geo2riehen” and thus are taking a cautious, step-by-step strategy
WVR AG will probably be holding an info session for the area people on the progress of the “geo2riehen” mission on the 18th of April 2024.
Supply: Erdwärme Riehen
