Municipal project company for the deep geothermal project “Rhein-Pfalz” in Speyer and Schifferstadt.
geopfalz GmbH & Co. KG
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About geopfalz
geopfalz GmbH & Co. KG is a municipal project company based in Speyer that is developing the deep geothermal project “Rhein-Pfalz”. The joint project of the cities of Speyer and Schifferstadt with their municipal utilities aims to make the heat supply of the Vorderpfalz climate-neutral, price-stable and independent of imported fossil fuels in the long term – especially since the district heating supply from the Großkraftwerk Mannheim will end in 2030. Planned are multilateral (branched) boreholes into the Upper Rhine Graben as well as a geothermal heating plant feeding into existing and new district and local heating networks. The project is scientifically accompanied by the agEnS research consortium with partners from science and industry. The mining-law permit at the State Office for Geology and Mining Rhineland-Palatinate is being prepared; geopfalz informs citizens about the project at regular information events.
- Site
- Speyer
- Processes
- Development and operation of deep geothermal projects, Project development “Rhein-Pfalz” (multilateral boreholes, geothermal heating plant), Citizen information and public participation, Scientific accompaniment via the agEnS research consortium, Preparation of mining-law permitting procedures, Heat supply via district and local heating networks (in planning)
- Certificates
- Mining damage liability insurance, Seismic monitoring (traffic-light system LGB), ISO 9001
- Founded
- 2024
- Industries
- Renewable Energies / Geothermal Energy, District and Local Heat Supply, Municipal Public Services
- 01
Project development
- 02
Geological analyses and 3D modelling
- 03
Site assessment and drilling site securing
- 04
Citizen information and participation
- 05
Mining-law permitting procedure
- 06
Drilling site construction and drilling work
- 07
Construction of the geothermal heating plant
- 08
Commissioning and connection to the district heating network
Location
Speyer
DEHeadquarters and project management
Project Components
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Reference customers
Safety and Permits
The project is subject to a strict mining-law permitting procedure of the State Office for Geology and Mining Rhineland-Palatinate (LGB) with seismic monitoring based on international models and a defined traffic-light system. Mining damage liability insurance to be proven annually is a prerequisite for the operating permit.
| Evidence | Speyer |
|---|---|
| Mining damage liability insurance | |
| Seismic monitoring (traffic-light system LGB) | |
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 2024
Foundation of geopfalz GmbH & Co. KG; start of the research projects agEnS (01.06.2024–31.05.2029, FKZ 03EXP4006A-H) and LISAGENS (01.05.2024–30.04.2027, BMBF 03G0928A)
- 2025
Citizen information events in Speyer, Schifferstadt and Waldsee; preparation of the mining-law permitting phase including the main operating plan at the State Office for Geology and Mining Rhineland-Palatinate
- 2026
REN AöR joins as a shareholder; drilling site for the Rhein-Pfalz geothermal project secured; first citizen information event in Neuhofen (19.05.2026)