Braunau-Simbach Geothermal Heating Plant
Sector: Geothermal • Location: Simbach and Braunau, Bavaria and Upper Austria, Germany and Austria
Source: ThinkGeoEnergy
The Braunau-Simbach geothermal heating plant is a cross-border district heating network serving the towns of Braunau in Austria and Simbach in Germany. Commissioned in 2000, it supplies geothermal heat with a 70% to 80% geothermal share through a 45 km long network serving around 950 customers. The plant uses a geothermal well drilled to about 1900 meters depth supplying hot water at over 80 °C. P
- Status
- Under Construction
- Sector
- Geothermal, Water Supply and Storage
- Location
- Simbach and Braunau, Bavaria and Upper Austria, Germany and Austria
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- ThinkGeoEnergy
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Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | The Braunau-Simbach geothermal heating plant is a cross-border district heating network serving the towns of Braunau in Austria and Simbach in Germany. Commissioned in 2000, it supplies geothermal heat with a 70% to 80% geothermal share through a 45 km long network serving around 950 customers. The plant uses a geothermal well drilled to about 1900 meters depth supplying hot water at over 80 °C. Plans include expanding the supply area with a large heat pump and an additional geothermal doublet to increase renewable heat output and reliability. |
Original sector | Energy |
Location
Country | Germany and Austria |
State | Bavaria and Upper Austria |
City | Simbach and Braunau |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Geothermal, Water Supply and Storage |
Article published date | 2026-05-03 |
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