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District Administrator Thomas Hennig has presented plans for developing a deep geothermal energy resource in Vogtlandkreis in the southwest of Saxony, Germany. The identified resource is centered in the municipality of Schönbrunn, where thermal water at 40 degrees Celsius has been observed at 500 meters depth.
In the next few years, the district plans to connect a third of its resident to a geothermal district heating network. If the plans work out, around 80,000 residents in the district can benefit from geothermal heating and possible even electricity in 5 to 10 years. The nearby towns of Oelsnitz and Plauen, in particular, should be covered by the district’s plans.
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