Daycare center in Hergensweiler, Germany to be heated with geothermal
Hergensweiler, Bavaria, Germany (source: Flodur63, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
Carlo Cariaga
23 Apr 2025
A new daycare center to be built in the Hergensweiler municipality in Germany will benefit from geothermal heating and cooling, with support from KfW funding.
A new daycare in the municipality of Hergensweiler in the Lindau district of Bavaria, Germany will soon be heated with geothermal energy following the approval of the municipal council for the proposed project.
Starting spring 2026, the old daycare building in Hergenswelier will be demolished. Geothermal wells at depths of 100 to 150 meters will be drilled, alongside the construction of the new daycare building. The new building will be located next the Leiblachhalle sports complex and an elementary school, both of which are currently being supplied by a shared gas heating system.
One of the two youth rooms in the Leiblachalle will be used to house the necessary surface equipment to support the geothermal system, particularly the heat pump. The system is designed to supply heating to the new daycare center during winter, but can also be used for cooling during the summer.
“While we primarily rely on natural cooling measures, such as cleverly placed porches, blinds, and awnings,” said Mayor Wolfgang Strohmaier, “With geothermal energy, we have chosen a system that also offers us the opportunity to respond flexibly to rising temperatures – also in the future.”
The Leiblachhalle and elementary school will also transition to a pellet heating system. A shared heating system was considered for all three buildings, but it was ultimately decided that this would be too costly and technically complex. Another factor was that the grant that the municipality applied for the project did not cover heating using biomass.
The geothermal heating project for the daycare center will be supported by funding from the federal KfW 499 “Climate-Friendly New Construction” program. This specifically supports the use of renewable energies in new buildings. The municipality expects the whole budget needed for the project, at about EUR 110,000, to be covered by the program.
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Source: Schwäbische
