Metro tunnels enable geothermal air-conditioning. Geothermal plants can be integrated into new tunnel structures in inner cities.

Artikel

When constructing new underground metro lines it is possible to integrate geothermal plants with few additional costs. That provides an excellent opportunity to use this renewable energy source in cities with densely built underground infrastructures. A test plant is in operation on Metro Line 6 at Stuttgart’s Fasanenhof underground station. Scientists at the University of Stuttgart are investigating the effects that the geothermal activation of the tunnel is having on the subsurface.

Object Details

• ISSN: 0937-8367
• Extent: 4 p.
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: BINE Informationsdienst - Projektinfo; 9/2013

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Detailed information on energy research ; Buildings & City: City & Region ; Renewable energy sources: Geothermal energy

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): FIZ Karlsruhe - Leibniz-Institut für Informationsinfrastruktur GmbH, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
• (when): 2013

Further information

• Sponsorship: Förderung durch das Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie (BMWi). Förderkennzeichen: 0327459A. German Edition: Klimatisieren mit Erdwärme aus U-Bahn-Tunneln. Geothermische Anlagen lassen sich in neue Tunnelbauwerke in Innenstädten integrieren.
• Last update: 07.03.2025, 12:05 PM CET