Water from a geothermal source at a depth of over 5 km is to be used to generate electricity.The well is to be drilled in Szaflary to a depth of 5,300 meters.It will be the deepest borehole to date in Podhale, reaching the Lower Triassic.Experts hope that the water at this depth will have a temperature of 120-130 degrees Celsius and will generate electricity.Update (September 2017): The government will search for geothermal waters near Poland- We want to drill a research well to identify the heat resources of geothermal waters.We expect temperatures at source to be up to 130 degrees Celsius.Then we will be able to produce electricity.We assume the use of the so-called cascade, i.e. in the first place, electricity will be produced from geothermal sources, and after cooling, the water would go to the heating network.It would be the first such undertaking in Poland - says Wojciech Ignacok, president of Geotermia Podhalańska, which is to implement this project.Local government officials from Podhale communes and the National Fund for Environmental Protection - the main shareholder of Geotermia Podhalańska have signed an investment agreement.It provides for the construction of the fourth borehole, which will supply the existing heating network, and the construction of a heat main from Szaflary to Nowy Targ.The boreholes currently exploited by Geotermia Podhalańska have over 3,000meters deep, and the temperature of the water drawn from them is about 90 degrees C.The company's authorities admit that it is uncertain whether there will be hot water resources at the planned depth with the expected temperature of 120-130 degrees, therefore they assume that in the absence of it, the well will be closed at a depth of about 3,000 meters and water will be drawn from it. with a temperature of about 80-90 degrees.The final decision to drill a new well should be made at the beginning of next year.From then on, it may take about a year and a half to obtain all the necessary permits, and drilling and preparation for operation take another six months.The start of operation could therefore start at the beginning of 2019.The investment would cost about PLN 50 million.The well will also be used for research purposes.Geotermia Podhalańska has been operating since 1993 and is the oldest supplier of heat from geothermal sources in Poland.Currently, the company supplies heat to over 1,400 recipients.According to power-tchnology.com, the world's largest geothermal power plant is the 18 Geysers Geothermal Complex in the US state of California, 121 km north of San Francisco.Its total capacity is 900 MW.See also: The government focuses on geothermal energy© The article is protected by copyright.Use only under the condition of providing the linking source.Web Content Media sp. Z oo © 2022