Friday, February 16, 2018

Germany: Geothermal Power Plant will be Built on Oil and Gas Infrastructure

Climeon wins breakthrough geothermal order in Germany (News Release)

Swedish company Climeon has received its first major order for a geothermal power plant in Germany, and its first order that will operate on original oil and gas infrastructure from the Bavarian energy provider Geoenergie Kirchweidach (GEK).

On November 29 2017 Climeon entered a Letter of Intent with GEK and today GEK decided to proceed and placed the order value of over EUR 5 Million. The order marks an important step in replacing fossil fuels with a sustainable geothermal baseload.

The modular Climeon Heat Power system will work in conjunction with the heating and it is estimated that the first phase will annually deliver 14 000 MWh of electricity to the grid. The order is for 16 modules, with an option for GEK to order additional modules in a second phase to expand the production to more than 20 000 MWh annually.

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