Total geothermal plants

The map shows the total number of near-surface geothermal plants in Berlin for 2015. In contrast to most other renewable energy sources, such as wind, water or sun, geothermal energy is an energy form that is almost constantly available regardless of weather, day and season. The use of near-surface geothermal heat, i.e. from geothermal heat to a maximum depth of 100 m in Berlin, offers a whole range of technical possibilities. All these processes require a heat pump capable of bringing the relatively low underground or groundwater temperature at these depths of 8-11 °C to a higher temperature level suitable for heating purposes using mechanical/electric energy. A more detailed and site-specific presentation is not possible according to the available data, but is intended as part of the updating and further development of the energy atlas.