Thank you, John, for the excellent explanations, here and in the other articles! TIL that the geothermal power system (for heating) that exists close to where I live is an open loop system, and more of an exception rather than something that would work elsewhere. Good to know!
Glad you're finding them useful! From my reading, it looks like open loop systems can be far more efficient, but only *if* you have the ideal conditions for it (like the giant lake of hot water 2 km under Paris). Closed loop is more common overall because it can be deployed anywhere. It looks like Munich has a similarly great geology so it makes sense to use it!
Thank you, John, for the excellent explanations, here and in the other articles! TIL that the geothermal power system (for heating) that exists close to where I live is an open loop system, and more of an exception rather than something that would work elsewhere. Good to know!
Glad you're finding them useful! From my reading, it looks like open loop systems can be far more efficient, but only *if* you have the ideal conditions for it (like the giant lake of hot water 2 km under Paris). Closed loop is more common overall because it can be deployed anywhere. It looks like Munich has a similarly great geology so it makes sense to use it!