Boiler house supplied more than 1,200 households Unterfohring (LKR. Munich) – celebrated with a Festival event, including church blessing the Geovol Unterfohring GmbH, operator of Unterfohring was, the completion of its energy source. Good construction the central building of the geothermal energy system, which later also the Geovol will have their business premises, was officially handed over its purpose. Exactly two years after the launch of the construction of the district heating network the Unterfohring geothermal project thus experienced its zenith. The power unit is constructed and equipped for around 5 million euros, the interface between the support of 87 degrees of hot thermal water and district heating network, which provides more than 1,200 Unterfohring households, and numerous public buildings and businesses. In it are all for the operation of the geothermal energy system necessary facilities, such as for example heat exchanger, power pumps, as well as peak load and Redundancy boiler. Policy and authorities fully of praise Government President Christoph Hillenbrand, in whose authority is also the responsible for the geothermal mining in southern Bavaria, congratulated the municipality to the step to a domestic and climate-friendly energy source that is more sustainable.
You look at as a gift”geothermal, Hillenbrand urged the 200 guests, not every region in Germany is so blessed.” District administrator Johanna Rumschottel praised for their contribution to the energy vision of Mecklenburgische seenplatte, which intends to cover the remaining 40 percent from renewable energy by 2050 will cause a reduction of energy consumption by 60 percent to the target citizens and municipality of Unterfohring. Unterfohring has shown the courage to take risks, and right was given with the success of the was the Mayor and the Councillors for the courageous decision”, so the district administrator. Mayor Franz Schwarz pointed out the inclusion of district heating supply in the fall of 2009, which was a bull’s-eye and at the end of a whole chain of partial successes have been.