A district in Potsdam, Germany, equivalent to around 340 apartments, has converted to district heating using geothermal energy.
The facility, developed by local utility Energie und Wasser Potsdam (EWP), is located at Heinrich-Mann-Allee and supplies the district heating network.
Work on a second section is ongoing and is expected to start supplying the network by the end of 2027.
The initial plan to convert district heating in Potsdam from the current combined heat and power (CHP) plant to geothermal was first reported in 2019.
By early 2023, the drilling of the first well was underway, with an output of 4 MW, exceeding the expected 2 MW.
This led to EWP investing an additional EUR 10 million to upscale the plans for surface facilities, especially the energy centre.
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Author's summary: Potsdam starts geothermal heating supply.