Geothermal heating plant in Schwerin, Germany to start operations by April 2023

Drilling rig on site in Schwerin, Germany (source: Daldrup & Söhne AG)

The geothermal heating plant in the Lankow district in Schwerin, Germany will be officially put into operation at the end of April 2023. Using a combination of deep geothermal energy and large heat pumps, the heating plant will supply 15% of the district heating requirements, corresponding to about 2000 households.

We had previously reported on the completion of the drilling of the wells for the Schwerin geothermal plant, as well as the drilling of the brine lines.

Stadtwerke Schwerin has described the geothermal plant as a lighthouse project with a combination that in unique in Europe. Hot water is pumped from a depth of almost 1300 meters at a temperature of 56 degrees Celsius. With the help of four large heat pumps, the temperature of the water is increased to the required temperature being supplied to the district heating network.

The state utility invested EUR 20.5 million for the project, of which EUR 6.8 million was subsidized. According to spokesperson Julia Panke, the company is also planning for more geothermal systems and have filed an application for a research and development project at the Federal Ministry of Economics.

Source: NDR and RTL News