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Medium-depth Geothermal Heating System in Wilhelmsburg, Hamburg

Sector: Geothermal • Location: Hamburg, Germany

Source: ThinkGeoEnergy

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Under Construction

A medium-depth geothermal system extracting thermal water at 48°C from a depth of 1,300 metres in the Wilhelmsburg district of Hamburg. The system uses two four-stage heat pumps with a combined output of 8 MW to boost the temperature to 75–85°C, supplying more than 6,000 households with near-carbon-free heat. The project is part of the real laboratory IW3 and is backed by €22.5 million from the Ge

Status
Under Construction
Sector
Geothermal, Water Supply and Storage
Location
Hamburg, Germany
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
ThinkGeoEnergy

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The project “Medium-depth Geothermal Heating System in Wilhelmsburg, Hamburg” is an infrastructure initiative in the Geothermal sector, located in Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany. Taiyo aggregates data on it from ThinkGeoEnergy.

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A medium-depth geothermal system extracting thermal water at 48°C from a depth of 1,300 metres in the Wilhelmsburg district of Hamburg. The system uses two four-stage heat pumps with a combined output of 8 MW to boost the temperature to 75–85°C, supplying more than 6,000 households with near-carbon-free heat. The project is part of the real laboratory IW3 and is backed by €22.5 million from the German Federal Ministry of Economics.

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Germany

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Hamburg

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Hamburg

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Geothermal, Water Supply and Storage

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2026-04-27

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