The first German geothermal power plant was built in the northern city of Neustadt-Glewe in 2003. This plant was the first to operate with the Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) technology at a low temperature. This first project proved that the generation of electricity from geothermal sources at low temperature levels was possible in Germany.

• Further reading: Geothermal Energy Use, Country Update for Germany, conference paper for the European Goethermal Congress 2016
  
• CLEW reseach tour: Realitätscheck Neustadt-Glewe: Wo steht die deutsche Energie- und Klimapolitik? (in German)
• Date of publication:  October 2017