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Germany: drilling start at 10MW project at Kirchweidach, Bavaria

Germany: drilling start at 10MW project at Kirchweidach, Bavaria Drilling Rig at Kirchweidach, Bavaria/ Germany (source: Fröschl Geothermie)
Alexander Richter 24 Nov 2010

Drilling has started at a 10MW geothermal power plant project in Kirchweidach, Bavaria, Germany by developer GEOenergie Kirchweidach GmbH.

News from Germany report drilling start at a “10 MW geothermal power plant project in Kirchweidach, Bavaria, Germany, by GEOenergie Kirchweidach GmbH. The geothermal plant will provide both electricity and district heating. This way it profits from a higher feed-in-tariff after the German Renewable Energy Law, which provides a higher tariff for combined geothermal power and heating projects.

The drilling of the 4 km deep well started November 19, with an expected 8m/hour drilling progress, and GEOenergie expects the power plant to be fully operational in 2012.

The EUR50 million (US$68m) geothermal project has been financed through SAM Management Group AG and private investors.”

Source: Your Renewable Energy News, Fröschl Geothermie