Milestone for two geothermal projects in Lower Saxony

The Norddeutsche Erdwärme Gewinnungsgesellschaft (NDEWG) has received the exploration permit for two geothermal projects. The State Office for Mining, Energy and Geology (LBEG) has granted the permits for the “Burgwedel” and “Lingen II” projects, as stated in a NDEWG announcement. The “Burgwedel” site in the district of Hannover covers around 65 square kilometers of the town of Burgwedel. The deep underground geology here was analyzed and positively evaluated between 2018 and 2024.

Over the next three years, the NDEWG, together with “enercity Contracting GmbH” from Hannover and the town of Burgwedel, intends to further explore the feasibility of geothermal energy extraction with additional detailed geological investigations. This also includes planning a 3D seismic survey of the subsurface down to a depth of around 1,500 meters, as well as the possible planning of geothermal drilling in the south of Burgwedel.

“Lingen II” in the districts of Emsland and the county of Bentheim is located mainly in the urban area of Lingen, covering around 75 square kilometers. Here, too, preliminary investigations were promising. Further exploration and data analysis is to follow over the next five years.

With “Burgwedel” and “Lingen II” and the return of the “Poggenpohl” license, NDEWG now has five licenses with a total area of over 500 square kilometers for geothermal exploration in Lower Saxony.