Today, Stadtwerke Kiel and the Danish geothermal developer Innargi has agreed to investigate the potential for a geothermal district heating project in Kiel. The purpose of the agreement is to further decarbonize district heating in order to ensure the planned climate neutral heat production of the district heating company in Kiel in 2035.
“The letter of intent signed today is another important step towards making our district heating carbon neutral. We want to investigate whether deep geothermal energy could be a building block in our energy transition program, ‘Kurs Klimaneutralität’, in the future. If the test results are positive, we can start the production in about five years.”
“I and the entire Innargi-team are delighted about the co-operation agreement with Stadtwerke Kiel. If we want to succeed in transitioning our energy sector, new tools must be used – and geothermal energy can play an important role in the heat supply of the future. Together with Stadtwerke Kiel, we are now investigating the potential for geothermal district heating, and I am convinced that in a few years, we will be able to make an important contribution towards the green transition of Kiel’s heat supply.”
“The federal state capital Kiel and Stadtwerke Kiel has ambitious goals for climate protection and energy production. Our city must be climate neutral – and as fast as possible. The geothermal project arranged with Innargi has great potential for contributing to a future with carbon-free power and district heating production. I am quite happy with this partnership which also strengthens the co-operation with our sister-city Aarhus.”
“The partnership between Kiel and Aarhus has paved the way for an intensive exchange of knowledge and experience in the last four-five years. That is why I am happy that Kiel was inspired by the partnership between Aarhus and Innargi in their utilization of geothermal energy – the clean and carbon neutral energy of the future. We start drilling in Aarhus in June this year and aim at the first plant being fully operational in 2026. It is a complicated planning process which requires an open and honest dialogue with all affected neighbours – who up until now has only given us positive feedback.”
“Deep geothermal energy is currently not included in our plans. But nothing is set in stone. The framework conditions changes constantly, and we continuously investigate all possibilities. Deep geothermal energy is very interesting and could become part of the plan.”
For additional information, please contact:
Sönke Schuster, Pressesprecher at Stadtwerke Kiel, No.: +49 431 594 2363, Cell: +49 170 57 11 450, Mail: soenke.schuster@stadtwerke-kiel.de
Stephan Ghisler-Solvang, Press secretary at Innargi, No: +45 61 22 93 92, Mail: stephan.ghisler-solvang@innargi.com