Geothermal energy from sedimentary rock.

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For a long time, it appeared that geothermal energy could only be used on a large scale in three regions in Germany: north-eastern Germany, the Upper Rhine Graben and in the Molasse Basin in southern Germany. The hot water sources there make geothermal heat networks and power stations possible. A European research power station in Soultz-sous-Forêts (Upper Rhine in France), a project with significant German participation, uses the heat contained in the deep rock. A geological requirement for this is crystalline and/or hydraulically permeable rock strata.

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

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: BINE Informationsdienst - Projektinfo; 5/2010

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Detailed information on energy research ; Renewable energy sources: Geothermal energy

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): FIZ Karlsruhe - Leibniz-Institut für Informationsinfrastruktur GmbH, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
• (when): 2010

Further information

• Sponsorship: Förderung durch das Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie (BMWi) und das Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit (BMU). Förderkennzeichen: 0325097, 0329995, 0329996, 0327112, 0327116. German Edition: Geothermische Energie aus Sedimentgesteinen.