GeoTief “pulse vehicle” for taking seismic measurements in the Vienna region, photo: Wien Energie/Christian Hofer

GeoTief “pulse vehicle” for taking seismic measurements in the Vienna region, photo: Wien Energie/Christian Hofer

Heat from the depths
Geothermal energy as an energy technology of the future in Austria

As a renewable energy source, geothermal heat has the potential to play a key role in climate-neutral heating. Austria’s potential for harnessing geothermal heat and the possible ways it could be used in pioneering energy concepts are currently being studied and tested in various pilot projects.