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The research project places great hope in the potential of thermal water for heat supply in the greater Munich area.
(Symbolic photo) © Sabine Hermsdorf-Hiss
Using geothermal energy to secure a large part of the heat required for heating and hot water in the greater Munich area is the goal of a research project that can now finally start.
The potential is great.
Munich District
- In the regional geothermal energy research project “GIGA-M”, a broad alliance of actors in the city and district is working together to further advance the use of deep geothermal energy in the region.
According to a press release from the district office, the aim is to quickly exploit thermal energy underground through a large number of new projects, but at the same time to do this sustainably on the basis of optimized shared use of the thermal water reservoir in the greater Munich area.
The underground should be examined for thermal water deposits
A central basis for this is a large-scale seismic measurement campaign, which is to be carried out as part of the research project.
The underground in and around Munich is to be explored for additional thermal water deposits over an area of around 1000 square kilometers.
According to the district office, the funding decision from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection is now available.
The research project can now officially begin, will run for four years and is intended to pave the way for the regional transition to a climate-neutral, safe and affordable heat supply.
The Munich district, the Ebersberg-Munich energy agency, the state capital of Munich and the Munich municipal utilities are working together under the leadership of the Technical University of Munich.
Energie-Wende Garching, one of the operators of geothermal plants in the surrounding area, is also a partner.
Potential of more than one gigawatt
The deep, Upper Jurassic thermal water reservoir in the greater Munich area is currently being used by more than 42 boreholes with a total thermal output of around 400 megawatts.
However, the remaining potential is estimated at more than one gigawatt.
The hope is that this could provide a large part of the heat required for heating and hot water in the greater Munich area in the future.
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