Research Association Geothermal Energy
Public-Private-Partnership to promote geothermal research
The research association geothermal energy is a joint initiative of public administration, science and economy in NRW. The association has it’s aim in a geothermal energy supply of large concept areas subject to a varying heat and cooling requirements. Thereby the complex contexts of mayor geothermal projects should be ascertained, simplified and on the basis of communal operation guidelines documented in regard to scheduling technique and administrable legislation.
In this case the concerns of urban development in
- scheduling-,
- building-,
- environmental-
- and mining law
should be coordinated.
At the same time the multifaceted scheduling aspects of architecture, geosciences, supply- and building services- engineering, drilling techniques and technical construction have to be combined. In the urban agglomeration “Ruhrgebiet” warm mine water und sub surfaced infrastructures of former mineral coal mining should be integrated in urban development projects.
At first the higher investment costs of a geothermal energy plant compared to conventional heating can’t be marked for many building-owners within the scope of their construction loan and second poses an unknown terrain for energy-suppliers. Because of this the routing-projects should point out a way into a large technical and economical usage of geothermal heat.
To transact those aims the research association geothermal energy lead managed by the GeothermalCenter initialized the urban-development supply-project “Geothermie 2010”.
Up to the year 2010 not less than 10 urban-development routing-projects in NRW the feasibility of geothermal-supply should be surveyed in aspects of
- communal scheduling-processes
- technical feasibility
- and economical feasibility.
The following routing-projects had been started yet:
Development of the Geothermal Field "Nordlicht" in Bottrop
The city council of Bottrop decided to disclose the development plan no. 48 for the district Kirchhellen. On an area of 25 ha approximately 600 appartments are planed to be developed, inlcuding multifamily residences, terraced houses and semi-detached as well as detached houses. Project
Geothermal Supply of the Development Phoenix-Sea in Dortmund
As an integrated project the city of Dortmund currently develops the industrial sites of a former steel plant in the district Hörde. A core area is the 96 ha large eastern segment which comprises the Phoenix-Sea with various water and recreation related purposes. Project
Geothermal Energy Supply of Hattingen Südstadt
The Wohnungsbaugesellschaft Hattingen (HWG - housing society of Hattingen) projects in cooperation with the city council of Hattingen a new orientation of the urbanistic development of the city’s district "Südstadt" which originally was built in the fifties and sixties with approximately 1,200 apartments.
