Tunnels to become carbon-neutral energy suppliers

After completion in about ten years, the Brenner base tunnel is expected to provide relief for transit traffic between Italy and Austria. The Brenner Base Tunnel Company (BBT SE) and Innsbrucker Kommunalbetriebe (Innsbruck municipal works) now want to generate an additional benefit together with the Institute of Rock Mechanics and Tunneling at Graz University of Technology and determine the geothermal potential of the tunnel, as Institute head Thomas Marcher explains: "We are investigating whether and how drainage water from the Brenner base tunnel can be used for climate-friendly heating and cooling of houses or even entire neighborhoods in Innsbruck."

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