斯洛伐克东部的凯日马洛克镇正式启动了地热井的试运行。在Juh地产钻探的这口深达2.5公里的地热井已开始向附近的住宅和公寓供应热能，潜在覆盖1500户家庭以及相邻的学校和幼儿园。

“在斯洛伐克生产电力对我们来说很有利，同样重要的是我们也要寻找其他能源自给自足的来源。斯洛伐克在地热能领域有着巨大的潜力，我很高兴他们能够在凯日马洛克利用这一潜力，市长当然应该受到感谢，”能源部长Denisa Saková在地热井的启动仪式上说。

地热井的钻探于2022年2月开始，并于同年5月完成。该市最初打算自行启动该项目，甚至成立了一个由专家团队组成的公司。然而，由于缺乏资金，该项目无法启动。由于此前在凯日马洛克没有进行过任何勘探井的钻探，因此从银行或国家获得财政支持也很困难。

最终，该市宣布了一项出售该公司的商业竞赛。一家私营公司以约300万欧元的成本进行了井的钻探。在对井进行测试后，整个周围地区将进行改造，包括户外健身区、长凳、自行车停放架以及关于该项目对社区重要性的信息牌。

“我们在2019年的凯日马洛克Enviromeste的长期努力是减少环境污染，并寻找提供生活必需品的替代方式。如今，这些也包括电力生产和热能生产。通过实施地热井，该市获得了一种可再生能源，用于供暖和热水准备。我们是斯洛伐克投资自己可再生资源利用的顶尖城市之一，使我们更加独立于外部资源，”凯日马洛克市长Ján Ferencák说。

来源：凯日马洛克政府

The trial operations of a geothermal well has been officially inaugurated in thetown of Kežmarok in eastern Slovakia. The 2.5-kilometer deep geothermal well drilled in the Juh estate has started supplying to nearby houses and apartments, potentially for up to 1500 households and the adjacent school and kindergartens.

“Just as it is advantageous for us to produce electricity in Slovakia, it is very important that we also look for other sources of energy self-sufficiency.Slovakia has great potential in the field of geothermal energy, and I am very glad that they were able to use it in Kežmark, for which the mayor should certainly be thanked,” said Minister Denisa Saková during the inauguration of the geothermal well.

Drilling of the geothermal well started in February 2022 and was completed by May of the same year. The city originally intended to start the project on its own, going as far as founding a company with a team of experts. However, there was a lack of money for the project. Financial support from banks or the state was also difficult to come by because of the there have not been any exploratory wells drilled prior in Kežmarok that can serve as guarantee for any financing.

Eventually, the city announced a business competition for the sale of the company. A private company thus carried out the drilling of the well at a cost of approximately EUR 3 million. After the testing of the well, the whole area around it will be revitalized with an outdoor exercise area, benches, bike racks, and information board on the importance of the project for the community.

“Our long-term effort in Kežmark, Enviromeste for 2019, is to minimize environmental pollution and to look for alternative ways of providing necessities necessary for life. Today, these also include the production of electricity and heat production. By implementing a geothermal well, the city acquired a renewable source of energy, which is used for heating and preparation of domestic hot water.We are among the TOP cities in Slovakia that have invested in the use of their own renewable resources, making us more independent from external sources,” said Ján Ferencák, Mayor of Kežmarok.

Source: Government of Kežmarok