A geothermal plant in Kirchweidach, Bavaria, will in future not only generate heat but also green electricity. To fully exploit the energy potential of deep heat, E.ON plans to build several small-scale power plants with a total capacity of around 6MW. The investment volume for the first phase of the project is €7.5 million (US$8.9 million) and E.ON will operate the plant for 15 years.
E.ON will use ORC modules from its partner Orcan Energy to not only generate heat but also green electricity at its geothermal plants in Germany
The thermal water in southeastern Bavaria has a temperature of 121C and is produced from 4,000m of borehole depth. The operating company, FG Geothermie, is currently feeding the heat into the local district...
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