Shallow Geothermal Energy Days 2019

In Brussels, Belgium. Shallow geothermal energy uses a game-changer towards decarbonized low emission heating and cooling supply in Europe.

Shallow geothermal energy represents a well-developed, non-volatile and clean technology for providing efficient heating and cooling across Europe. It is often associated with the use of ground source heat pumps but offers a wide range of applications such as geo-cooling or seasonal heat storage. Still, it is widely considered as a niche technology only covering around 2% of the renewable heating. From September 24 to 25, more than 60 experts from over 18 European countries met in Brussels to join the first “European Shallow Geothermal Energy Days” to discuss ways to support a better integration of this technology in the European heating and cooling market. The European Shallow Geothermal Energy Days aimed at connecting policy makers to scientists and professionals, to promote and discuss opportunities for boosting this technology in the upcoming decade. This event represents a new format introduced by the European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC), the Renewable Heating and Cooling Platform (RHC-ETIP) and the Interreg Central Europe project GeoPLASMA-CE. 

 

AGENDA OF THE EVENT

 

24 September 2019

Opening Keynotes

• Current market developments of shallow geothermal energy use in Europe – Philippe Dumas
• The role of shallow geothermal energy in the European heat pump market –requirements for a sustainable growth of ground source heat pumps – P. Stefanica
• Fostering the efficient and sustainable use of shallow geothermal energy in Central Europe – G. Goetzl

Innovative and good practice of shallow geothermal across Europe

• Energie Krieau–New approaches for the use of shallow geothermal in large volume buildings and city quarters in Vienna (Austria)
• A case study project in Wallonia
• Barriers solutions – Panel discussion
• Develop technology and insight to use the subsurface optimal and sustainable for: Subsurface storage and production of (geo)thermal energy
• KAI Offenbach – Example for retrofitting of a quarter with geothermal heating and cooling
• Seasonal Geothermal Energy Storage – Examples of Realized Projects in Switzerland
• Rototec

 

25 September 2019

Shallow geothermal research keynotes

• Promising future technological solutions linked to shallow geothermal energy use – J. Urchueguia
• SET Plan Implementation working group on Efficient energy in buildings – J. Reichert

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