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The local energy company plans to test whether the source can be used to power the district heating and to reach sustainability goals
Yesterday, the Vienna municipal company Wien Energie announced the discovery and mapping out of a massive underground hot water deposit under the city. The announcement was the result of a long-running study by the company into sustainable geothermal energy alternatives to the city’s current heating system.
The water deposit is called the Aderklaa and the project has just entered its final phase – exploratory drilling. This process will make use of an old Wien Energie borehole, with the equipment checking rock and chemical composition, and pumping water in and out. After the test is complete, the borehole will be sealed.
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