Evonik New Energies is market leader in the field of planning, construction and operation of district heating supply systems on the basis of geothermal energy, with a current connected load of 105 megawatts. The company is a stakeholder in the Erding I and II geothermal energy projects in Unterschleißheim and Simbach-Braunau and is also involved in the "Research project to generate energy from hot dry rocks" in Soultz-sous-Forêts/Alsace. In the greater area of Kandel, Evonik New Energies is currently looking for suitable sites to locate geothermal power plants, where it is planned above all to generate electricity.