Geothermal Project Straubing "Thermal and Mineral Water for Bathing and Heating": 10 Years of Experience from the Feasibility Study to the Start of Operations
- Key words
- Heating, bathing, deviation drilling, economic efficiency
- Location
- Straubing, Germany
- Conference
- European Geothermal Conference
- Year
- 1999
- Session
- Hydrogeothermics
- Language
- English
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Abstract
In the city of Straubing warm water (36'C) from the southern German Malm Karst (top ca. 800 m deep) is being tapped. A small amount of the water extracted is of therapeutic quality and is being used for bathing. Heat is extracted from the largest amount of the thermal water and at 12OC this water is reinjected back into the Malm Karst through a deviated drill hole. By financing one section at a time we were able to achieve economically positive results with this project after ten years - from the feasibility study to the start of operations.
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