Bavaria plans up to 25% of geothermal heating by 2050

Drilling rig on geothermal site at HKW Süd, Munich/ Germany (source: SWM)

In a government declaration on climate protection, Markus Söder, the Prime Minister for the German State of Bavaria, announced a faster expansion of geothermal energy for heat generation in Bavaria.

In order to promote the generation of heat from renewable energies, Söder would like to make greater use of geothermal energy. The large heat potential of the southern German Molasse Basin in Bavaria has so far only been insufficiently used, according to Söder.

The state therefore will massively expand and accelerate its geothermal strategy. By 2050, 25 percent of Bavarian heating requirements are to be covered with geothermal energy. So far, geothermal energy in Bavaria has provided 0.6 percent of the heat requirement. Current figures will be presented at the Geothermie.Bayern 2021 Praxisforum to take place Oct. 28, 2021.

In the electricity sector, photovoltaics should be a focus. Söder is also calling for coal to be phased out as early as 2030.

The full-length government statement of July 21, 2021 can be viewed here (in German):

Source: Government declaration on climate protection and Energy Atlas Bavaria, via our German partner website TiefeGeothermie