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Summary
From Geneva to Thurgau and the Molasse basins in between, Switzerland is starting to embrace greater exploration of its geothermal depths. Set to overhaul its energy supply system, a commitment to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 was accepted by the Swiss Conseil General in 2019 1. These ambitious targets call for a total abandonment of fossil fuel energy sources and a transition to an energy supply system that is clean, local, secure, affordable, and 100% Swiss.
Elsewhere in Europe, the development of geothermal activity has been accelerating. Germany already has 42 operational deep geothermal projects with another eight projects under construction or in the planning stages 5 , while France has two functioning geothermal electricity projects and around 70 successful district residential heating systems 6. The greater Paris area has the most densely covered geothermal system in Europe, supplying heat to around 250,000 households 7 , 8. For the moment only one geothermal district heating system is operational in Switzerland in the city of Riehen, Basel-Stadt 9.
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