Garmisch-Partenkirchen's future campus to be supplied with geothermal energy. The test drilling will be completed after a maximum of three days.
The work is paid for with funds from the Leifheit Foundation. No information yet on how much the test drillings cost, because the amount depends on the nature of the ground and the drilling depth and is therefore not yet certain. The money for the test drilling is seen as starting capital for the overall geothermal power project in the Loisachtal region of Germany.. The Geowell company will set up its system on Monday and Tuesday, April 15th and 16th. It runs from Wednesday until Thursday or Friday, depending on the weather. In order to avoid any noise at night, the drilling work ends at 7 p.m. at the latest. The hole is filled with a special cement-betonite mixture and then hardens for about a week. Then comes the crucial geothermal response test, which determines the thermal conductivity of the different soil layers.