Dutch university can search for geothermal energy

The Dutch technological university of Delft got permission to search for geothermal energy. The permit was given by the ministry of Economic Affairs.
This permit will allow research and education on the use of geothermal energy at the university campus and the nearby region. In future this development will result in sustainable heating of the campus. It adds to the ambition of the university to develop into a climate neutral campus facility. The university of Delft is the first to receive the permit.
The permit allows the university to search for geothermal energy in an area of 61 square kilometres in the counties of Delft and Pijnacker-Nootdorp. The university negociates with the companies Eneco and Energie Beheer Nederland about the geothermal energy netwerk necessary to exploit the available energy.