Member state | NL |
Case study | Green Well BV |
Region>City>location | Westland, horticulture region in the west of the Netherlands |
Owner | Green Well BV |
Installed capacity ( MWth) |
10 MegaWatt |
Installed geothermal capacity | 10 Megawatt |
DH length (m) |
1,5 km |
Inhabitants connected | 10 horticulture companies |
Operating Temperature of the DH | 86 degrees Celsius |
Temperature of the geothermal ressource (production – injection) |
86 degrees Celsius production and 35 degrees Celsius injection |
Geothermal flow rate |
186 m3 |
Production of heating and/or cooling | Only heat |
Others uses (drinking water, cascade uses…) |
no |
Dates of begining and end of construction | Sept 2011-dec 2012 |
Planing of the operation (from pre-studies to full completion) |
Start in 2007 Running since dec 2012 |
Investement for geothermal well |
€10 mio |
Investement for DH network and substation |
Owner is prudent with sharing this information |
Financing (banks, funds, PPP…) |
Rabobank as bank Funding programmes |
Amount of Subsidies if any |
€ 2,25 mio |
Difficulties faced | Geologic uncertainty Material use Design of the project Financing and risks |
Cost of the produced MWh | CoP of 30 (used electricity and produced geothermal energy) |
Cost of the MWh sold | Max. is price level of Dutch Heat Act (€ 254,– once per year and € 24,03 per GJoule) |
Comparison with fossil energies | Only by funding! |
Pay back | 15 years |
Innovation if any | First geodh project (cluster within horticulture) |
Greenwell
Bookmark the permalink.