Bochum pilot site: 5th generation heating and cooling grid in practice!

FUW GmbH (in cooperation with Stadtwerke Bochum Holding GmbH) set up an innovative, highly efficient and environmentally friendly 5th generation heating and cooling supply on the « Mark 51°7 » site. The “Mark 51°7” site is located in Bochum Laer. It is the area of the former plant of the automobile manufacturer Opel with a total area of 68 ha. After the end of automobile production in 2014, the area is available for subsequent use. In the north-western area of “Mark 51°7” is the former “Dannenbaum” coal mine, which was in operation until 1958. An essential part of the energy supply concept on “Mark 51°7” is the use of mine water as a heat source to cover a large part of the heating and cooling demand of the customers located on the site. For this purpose, the geothermal heat and cold stored in the mine water of the former « Dannenbaum » coal mine is used.