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One of the oldest town’s in Poland is being touted as one of the most modern after giving the go-ahead for its second major geothermal energy investment.
The town of Koło in the centre of the country will see the building of a geothermal well and an associated geothermal energy plant, which will move the town away from its dependence on coal and help to improve the town’s air quality.
Featured in ThinkGeothermal, a leading news service for the global geothermal energy sector, the town is being seen as a case study of forward-thinking investments in the field, as it intends to use its geothermal energy plant to replace its coal fired district heating system.
The town’s strategy can be seen as part of Poland’s wider efforts to transition away from coal towards more renewable green sources of energy.
The government has committed to closing all of its coal mines by 2049 in a deal struck with trade unions last year.
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