| Title | Current status, prospects and economic framework of geothermal energy use in Germany |
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| Authors | Burkhard Sanner and Werner Bussmann |
| Year | 2003 |
| Conference | European Geothermal Conference |
| Keywords | Legislation, economic support, electric power prices |
| Abstract | In Germany, at the end of 2002, existed an installed capacity of 65 MWth in larger plants and more than 400 MWth in small and medium geothermal heat pump plants. The first geothermal power is expected for autumn 2003, with installed capacity of ca. 0,25 MWel. The economic situation on the electric power market is dominated by the new law on renewable energy (EEG), which states a fixed rate for geothermal power sold to the utilities (ca. 70-80 |