Current status, prospects and economic framework of geothermal energy use in Germany
- Key words
- Legislation, economic support, electric power prices
- Location
- Germany
- Conference
- European Geothermal Conference
- Year
- 2003
- Session
- Country update
- Language
- English
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Abstract
In Germany, at the end of 2002, existed an installed capacity of 65 MWth in larger plants and
more than 400 MWth in small and medium geothermal heat pump plants. The first geothermal
power is expected for autumn 2003, with installed capacity of ca. 0,25 MWel.
The economic situation on the electric power market is dominated by the new law on
renewable energy (EEG), which states a fixed rate for geothermal power sold to the utilities
(ca. 70-80
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