EGEC is currently looking for a full-time communications officer (38h/ week), who is able to work starting from September 2024, for a permanent position under Belgian law.
EGEC is currently looking for a full-time communications assistant (38h/ week), who is able to work starting from September 2024, for a period of six months with a traineeship contract under Belgian law (“convention immersion professionnelle”) with possibilities for a long-term contract after the traineeship period.
Great news for businesses keen on championing sustainable energy solutions! Geothermal Heat Pump Days 2024, taking place this October in Dublin, is now open for sponsorships. This prestigious event provides a distinct platform to engage with experts and advocates in the field of heat pump technology for heating and cooling systems throughout Europe.
The geothermal industry enjoyed growing market development, but the journey from niche to mainstream energy demands a robust framework based on critical components.
As energy costs rise and climate action becomes increasingly urgent, innovative solutions are essential. One such solution is Geothermal Heat Pumps, an advanced technology that utilises the Earth's natural heat to provide efficient and eco-friendly heating and cooling for homes and businesses.
Join us in Paris from 9 to 11 September 2024 at the Sorbonne University, for three days of geothermal innovation. You can attend this event by registering before 29 August 2024.
Make sure to mark your calendars and save the date to join us this autumn for this three-day conference exploring the transformative potential of geothermal heat pumps in the pursuit of decarbonised heating and cooling.
Geothermal is our energy. It is a unique renewable energy source providing baseload electricity, heating, cooling, storage, as well as lithium and other mineral extraction. It rests reassuringly below our feet, homes, offices and factories everywhere. With the right political visibility and regulatory frameworks it will become the foundation of the cheap, local, inclusive and rapid energy transition.
On April 24, Invest-NL, the National Promotional Institute of the Netherlands, released a report to explore opportunities for scaling geothermal energy in the Netherlands. This report, prepared by EGEC and WEP, delves into the geothermal landscape, focusing on key European countries including Germany, Denmark, and France, to provide invaluable insights for the market in the Netherlands.
The Geothermal District Heating and Cooling Days are taking place from 9 to 11 September in Paris, France! Organised by the European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC), in collaboration with the host organisation the French Association of Geothermal Professionals (AFPG), and supported by SAPHEA & COST actions, this event will serve as a platform for participants to come together and discuss the latest developments, challenges and new opportunities in the field of geothermal district heating and cooling.
The EGEC Annual Report 2023 provides a comprehensive overview of the organisation's activities for the year and highlights the significant achievements in the European geothermal sector. Published annually, EGEC's Annual Report serves as a crucial document that reflects EGEC's policy achievements over the past year and sets out the main lines of action for the foreseeable future.
After the vote in the European Parliament Plenary of January 17 on key files of the Clean Energy Package, the RES Heating and Cooling associations came together to call on the European Council not to turn its back on their business in the future.
MEP Simona Bonafè (S&D) visited Larderello (Italy) on Monday January 8th to meet with local geothermal realities.
The European magazine The European Files released a special report titled "Achieve European Global Leadership In Renewable Energy", where stakeholders and MEPs discuss the challenges that European policies must face to further develop renewable energy sources beyond 2020 and integrate their growing share in the energy sector. EGEC contributed to the issue with an article on "Fuel switch to renewables in the heating sector" by Secretary General Philippe Dumas.
Back in May 2017, the European Biomass Association (AEBIOM), the European Geothermal Association (EGEC) and the European Solar Thermal Association (ESTIF), released joint position papers on the Electrification of Heating and Cooling & the Link Between the PEF and Eco-Design/Energy Labeling Regulations. Now, they support #noWildElectrification, claiming that electrification of the heating and cooling and transport sectors should be done in a sensible way to promote the increased uptake of renewables, both RES-E and RES-H&C.
After the General Approach reached by the Energy Council on December 2017 and ahead of the vote in the Committee for Industry and Energy of the European Parliament, the RES associations jointly elaborated a statement on Market Design.
As announced in the 'Clean energy for all Europeans' package, the European Commission has created a Clean Energy Industrial Forum to help EU industry take advantage of the growth opportunities arising as part of the clean energy transition. On Tuesday 9th January, the first High-level meeting of the renewables section took place at the Berlaymont building, opened by Miguel Arias Cañete, European Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy.
On December 13th, 2017, the first subhorizontal geothermal well, designed and supervised by GPC IP, has been completed on the Paris suburban Cachan site for its customer DALKIA (EDF Group). Please find the GPC Press Release below.
How can the geothermal sector contribute to assist "Coal Regions in Transition"? Ahead of the launch of the Platform on Coal Regions in Transition by the European Commission, EGEC publishes a new fact sheet illustrating the many ways in which geothermal can help regions to achieve the energy transition.
A new report on the supply chain of three renewable energy technologies, including geothermal, has been released by the European Commission - Joint Research Centre.
On Friday, December 1st, EGEC Secretary General Philippe Dumas took part, as representative of the ETIP-DG, in the 10th annual SET Plan Conference & 11th Central European Energy Conference (CEEC XI) organised in Bratislava, Slovakia, under the auspices of the Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU, in the Panel "Leadership in renewables".
