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Summary
The city of Waren (Müritz) in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany is currently considering the expansion of the existing geothermal heating facility or the establishment of new facilities. However, a municipal heat plan still needs to be drawn up to determine the city’s current heat demand and consumption, and to assess the potential savings from a renewable energy project.
The geothermal facility in Papenberg in Waren (Müritz) holds the distinction of being the first MW-scale geothermal heating project in Germany. Intensive work on the project started in 1980, with drilling and testing of the first doublet of boreholes done by 1982. By 1984, the Papenber geothermal heating plant was commissioned as the first geothermal heating center in Germany.
After significant political changes, the project was Waren-Papenberg plant was continued by Stadtwerke Waren in 1991 followed shortly by extensive renovation measure. Another production well was then drilled by 1995. Currently, the facility supplies geothermal heat to a district heating network corresponding to the needs of about 1715 apartments and public buildings.
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