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Eavor's Geretsried facility delivers first grid electricity from closed-loop geothermal system
Eavor TechnologiesGeretsried Commercial Facility
Eavor announced that its Geretsried facility in Germany began delivering electricity to the German power grid on December 4, 2025, marking the first commercial closed-loop geothermal power generation from an Eavor-Loop system. The facility demonstrated the thermosiphon effect, allowing operation without external pump circulation after startup.
- First grid electricity: December 4, 2025
- Thermosiphon effect confirmed: system circulates without pump after startup
- Electricity generation from organic Rankine cycle turbine using geothermal heat
- Dual-use facility: electricity to grid plus district heating supply