The Hague Announces Project To Warm 4,000 Houses Using Geothermal Heating

The Dutch city of The Hague on Wednesday announced plans to use geothermal heating -- water from a hot well deep underground -- to warm 4,000 households and several industrial buildings, as part of a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Although the idea of using underground warmth to heat homes is not new, the plan would be the largest attempted in the Netherlands and is unusual in its design.

Water of 75 degrees Celsius (170 degrees Fahrenheit) was discovered at a depth of 2,200 meters (7,200 feet) in the southwest of the city, The Hague's housing department said in a statement.

"This geothermal energy will be transported to the district heating network through heat exchangers," the statement said. "Via this network of pipes the energy eventually will be distributed to the houses," which would be equipped with underfloor heating instead of a radiator.


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