Neubrandenburg relies on geothermal energy: climate -neutral warmth by 2045!

Neubrandenburg relies on geothermal energy: climate -neutral warmth by 2045!

In Neubrandenburg a lot is happening in the area of ​​renewable energies. The city plans to completely change its heating systems CO2-neutral. This not only wants to make a contribution to climate protection, but also secure the future of heat supply. A central element of these plans is the use of geothermal energy, supported by solar energy, a modern large heat pump and a new heat storage. According to ndr.de , are to come from warm water from over 1,300 meters is encouraged.

The remaining 50% of the heat are covered by solar systems, an air heat pump and a newly furnished earth memory. The latter will be a real unique in Germany with his dimensions. There is a similar pilot project in Schleswig-Holstein, but Neubrandenburg goes far beyond this initiative with its plans. The aim is to achieve a climate -neutral heat supply for around 80% of households in the city by 2045.

The recourse to old resources

A remarkable aspect of the project is the planned recourse to geothermal drilling from the time of the GDR. Stadtwerke Neubrandenburg prepare the conversion of the aquifer memory on Bachstrasse into a modern deep geothermal system. While the Rostocker Straße residential area provided heat for almost 20 years, it has now become obsolete because the modernized GUD custody plant in Warliner Straße no longer produces excess heat. This reports nordkurier.de .

The municipal utilities plan to cover around 10% of the average district heating requirement via an approximately 55 degrees Celsius warm depth water, which is to be fed into the central network using heat pumps. In order to coordinate the progress and integration of the various energy sources, comprehensive municipal heat planning in cooperation with the city administration and various actors is developed.

a clear timetable by 2045

Anyone who thinks that is all the future music is wrong. The transformation plan for conversion to sustainable energy sources should be available this year. In this way, Neubrandenburg wants to ensure that the course for climate -neutral heat supply is set in good time. In this context, the city was also granted a funding notice from the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection of 400,000 euros, which is part of a total budget of 800,000 euros. These funds are used for both feasibility studies and for updating local heat planning.

According to the heat planning law, which came into force on January 1, 2024, all cities and municipalities in Germany are obliged to create heat planning by 2028 at the latest in order to make local care efficient and climate -neutral. This also includes Neubrandenburg, which strives for a pioneering role in this regard. Half of the heat supply by renewable energies is to be provided by 2030, one wants to be completely independent of this by 2045, such as Neubrandenburg not only focused on the view of your own city, but also presents itself as a good example for other municipalities in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and beyond. The transformation to green heat supply offers enormous potential - an opportunity that you take in Neubrandenburg with both hands.