On October 31, BMW Brilliance Automotive launched a geothermal heating project for its powertrain plant and sixth-generation high-voltage battery center in Shenyang, Liaoning Province. The project will provide 100 percent non-fossil heat supply, not only achieving a low-carbon transition in production, but also serving as an innovative model for scalable clean heating in northern China’s industrial zones. According to the plan, the installation includes 28 medium-deep geothermal wells covering about 580,000 square meters of heating area, and is expected to cut carbon emissions by 18,000 tonnes annually.
Shenyang, a major industrial hub with a long winter heating season, has long depended on fossil fuels for energy. Low-carbon heating has become a crucial challenge for the city’s decarbonization efforts. Supported by the local government, BMW is partnering with China Huaneng Group, Wanjiang New Energy Co., Ltd., and Shenyang Sino-German Industrial Park Development and Construction Group Co., Ltd. With technological innovation as its driving force, BMW Brilliance has fully explored Shenyang’s abundant geothermal resources to create the benchmark project integrating “energy conservation, environmental protection, and high efficiency”. The project will contribute to the construction of the Shenyang Sino-German Industrial Park’s zero-carbon industrial area, and the optimization and upgrading of the regional energy structure.
