Stadtwerke Bochum and its subsidiary FUW GmbH have completed the first geothermal well at the MARK 51°7 science park in Bochum, Germany, at a depth of around 340m. The old tunnel of the former Dannenbaum colliery has been reached and it is now being checked whether mine water can be pumped to the surface from there as planned.
Stadtwerke employee Jochen Raube, Fraunhofer project manager Dirk Börnecke, Stadtwerke MD Dietmar Spohn and Stadtwerke authorized signatory Frank Peper are pleased about the successful second drilling
At the same time, the second well is being started, which should reach a depth of around 820m. The boreholes will serve to harness the energy potential of mine water for a combined heating and cooling...
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