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GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
30 % of gross electricity generation. The Renewable Energies Heat Act Ground source heat pumps (GSHP)
The heating and transport sector (Erneuerbare-Energien-Wärme-Gesetz, are an established technology that
were hardly mentioned in the political EEWärmeG) makes using renewable can be used for heating and cooling
discussion for a long time. As a result, energies in new buildings mandatory. in a wide range of applications, from
the share of renewable heat has been The Energy Saving Ordinance small houses to large individual
stagnating around 12 % for several (Energieeinsparverordnung, EnEV) limits buildings or complexes. Cold
years. Today the necessity of a so the allowed primary energy demand of district heating networks are used
called heat transition (Wärmewende) new buildings. The Market Incentive to supply geothermal energy on
is widely accepted. To promote the Programme (Marktanreizprogramm, a low temperature level which is
heat transition different measures were MAP) offers attractive government increased to a higher temperature
taken: grants for renewable heating systems. level by decentralised heat pumps.
Drilling hammer for Down-The-Hole
(DTH) drilling. The drill string rotates
while the drilling hammer continuously
strikes down into the rock.
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