Climate-friendly district heating from geothermal energy is flowing again in Landau: Vulcan’s geothermal heating plant resumed supplying heat to EnergieSüdwest (ESW) on Monday morning, April 28. To start with, the plant is supplying up to two megawatts of heat depending on demand – enough to supply households in the south of Landau with renewable energy.

With the gradual expansion of capacity, the district heating network should be operated almost climate-neutrally by 2026/27. From 2027, there are also plans to connect parts of the city center to the network. Until now, the area has mainly been heated with gas – the switch to geothermal energy will significantly reduce CO₂ emissions.

Landau’s Lord Mayor Dominik Geißler spoke of an important step in the municipal heating transition: “The fact that heat is flowing from the depths again is a strong signal for our energy future.” Mayor Lukas Hartmann also emphasized the importance of local, CO₂-neutral solutions.

As part of the HEAT4LANDAU project, which is being funded by the federal government with up to 100 million euros, Vulcan is planning to build further drilling sites around Landau. In addition, the thermal water will also be used for lithium extraction in the future – a contribution to regional value creation and the European battery industry.