Szczegóły publikacji
Opis bibliograficzny
Geothermal energy use – country update for Poland, 2022–2024 / Marek HAJTO, Beata Kępińska // W: European Geothermal Congress 2025 [Dokument elektroniczny] : papers presented to the European Geothermal Congress 2025 : Zurich, Switzerland, 6-10 October 2025. — Wersja do Windows. — Dane tekstowe. — Brussels : European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC), [2025]. — e-ISBN: 978-2-9601946-6-4. — S. 1–14. — Wymagania systemowe: Adobe Reader. — Tryb dostępu: https://europeangeothermalcongress.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025... [2025-12-11]. — Bibliogr. s. 10, Abstr. — M. Hajto - dod. afiliacja: PSG – Polish Geothermal Society, Kraków, Poland
Autorzy (2)
- AGHHajto Marek
- Kępińska Beata
Słowa kluczowe
Dane bibliometryczne
| ID BaDAP | 164930 |
|---|---|
| Data dodania do BaDAP | 2026-02-11 |
| Rok publikacji | 2025 |
| Typ publikacji | materiały konferencyjne (aut.) |
| Otwarty dostęp |  |
Abstract
The paper presents an update on the development of geothermal energy use in Poland between 2022 and 2024. It follows the previous report (2019–2021) prepared for the European Geothermal Congress 2022 (Kępińska & Hajto, 2022). By the end of 2024, nine geothermal district heating (geoDH) plants were in operation, including three launched between 2022 and 2024. The 10th geoDH plant in Konin (8.1 MWth geothermal capacity) was completed in 2024, but geothermal heat production and sales had not yet begun that year. Their total installed geothermal capacity reached 219.3 MWth. That marked a significant increase of 59% compared to 2021 (six plants, a total of 137.5 MWth). Total geothermal heat production was about 360 GWh (1297 TJ) in 2024, a 30% increase compared with 2021 production. Across various DH systems, the contribution of geothermal to total heat sales ranged from 4.3% to 99%, with an average share of 56% and a median of 60%. The geothermal recreation sector continued to expand, with at least 19 facilities in operation by 2024. Simultaneously, geothermal water was applied for treatments in 15 localities (including 14 health resorts). Geothermal energy was also applied in single cases in several other sectors, including fish farming, wood drying, heating the football pitch, walking pathways and parking, CO₂ and bath salt extraction, cosmetics production, and food processing. The shallow geothermal sector in Poland experienced significant growth in 2022 but has seen a decline in sales volume over the following two years (2023– 2024). The decrease also applied to ground-source heat pumps (GSHPs). Rough estimates of the total number of operational geothermal heat pumps (94’300 units) suggest that the overall installed capacity was approximately 965 MWth, while the geothermal heat generated was around 1378 GWh (4960 TJ). Between 2022 and 2024, 10 new geothermal wells were drilled, reaching depths of 1.1–3.0 km and encountering geothermal waters with temperatures ranging from approximately 30°C to 90°C, primarily for geoDH applications. Furthermore, drilling activities for additional boreholes and other geothermal investments commenced, supported e.g., by government funding programs for geothermal heating development entitled Accessing Thermal Waters in Poland (introduced in 2020 as the successor of the previous priority program Recognition of the geological structure of the country; launched in 2016 and Geotermia Plus program). Consequently, an increase in the number of district heating systems incorporating geothermal energy is anticipated in Poland in the coming years.
