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