Energy piles – Geothermal activation

In general: Yes. Whether your location is suitable depends on the geological conditions. With a potential assessment, our experts review whether energy piles or energy walls are economically efficient and beneficial for your project, and can assist you throughout the planning process on request.

For energy piles or energy walls, pipe systems for exchanging geothermal heat are integrated into the foundation piles or excavation pit walls. As a result, they perform both stabilizing and thermal functions.

No. For foundation piles and walls, concrete is generally used as a material, which allows the pipeline system to be integrated without a problem. Concrete has high thermal conductivity, making it ideally suited as an energy absorber.

Yes, in the same way that they extract heat from the ground, they can also give off heat into the ground in summer for climate-friendly cooling of buildings.

In principle, energy piles and energy walls can be integrated on all building and foundation projects with foundation piles such as production halls and logistics centers or construction work involving retaining structures, for example underground infrastructure projects. Our experts perform a more precise suitability analysis in each individual case.

At roughly 10 to 15 percent of the manufacturing costs for specialist foundation engineering, geothermal activation of specialist foundation engineering elements is a cost-effective alternative – considerably more economical than investing in a comparable geothermal probe field.