Energy Transition

Eavor Loop visit | Scholz pledges 10 times more geothermal heating by 2030

Goal is to 'tap into as much geothermal energy as possible', Chancellor says as he visits construction site of pioneering closed-loop deep geothermal plant by Canadian start-up Eavor

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (second right) and Bavarian state premier Markus Söder (r) visit Eavor Loop construction site near Munich.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (second right) and Bavarian state premier Markus Söder (r) visit Eavor Loop construction site near Munich.Foto: PETER KNEFFEL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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Published 24 August 2023, 14:32Updated 24 August 2023, 18:39