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Taufkirchen geothermal plant could start late this year

Taufkirchen geothermal plant could start late this year Project site Taufkirchen, Bayern, Germany (source: Exorka)
Alexander Richter 30 Aug 2017

With the first heat exchanger to arrive shortly, Daldrup & Söhne expects it can start its Taufkirchen geothermal power and heat plant later this year.

In a detailed release today, Daldrup & Söhne AG provided details on various projects including the Taufkirchen combined geothermal power and heat plant in Germany.

The company expects the first heat exchanger for the Taufkirchen power plant to be delivered in September by manufacturers Kelvion. Following installation of the heat exchanger, trial operations are expected to be concluded by the end of 2017, to be followed by the start of regular operations. With heat provision to the communities of Taufkirchen and Oberhaching the economic priority for the winter months, the second heat exchanger is projected to be operational in spring 2018. The plant can then move towards operating at full capacity step by step.

Source: company release