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.
On 25th July 2016, Italian renewables developer Enel Green Power SpA inaugurated its innovative geothermal power plant Bagnore 4, in Tuscany, Italy.
The forthcoming revision of the renewable energy directive must act as a spine for the 2030 renewable energy target and hold Member States to account, say renewable energy associations. Read the full statement here.
We are pleased to announce that the European Technology and Innovation Platform (ETIP) on Deep Geothermal has been recognised by the European Commission on 30th June 2016.
The Commission officially acknowledges the ETIP as a tool to strengthen cooperation with Stakeholders under the Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan), as part of the H2020 programme.
For further information on the ETIP on Deep Geothermal please visit the Geoelec website.
IRENA, the International Renewable Energy Agency, has released a new report providing policy makers, financial institutions and project developers with a range of options to reduce financial risks and unlock investments in renewable energy. In a press release accompanying the launch of the report, IRENA calls on public finance institutions to ʽfocus on leveraging private investment by increasing the use of existing guarantees and developing new, targeted risk mitigation instrumentsʼ.
EGEC very much welcomes the report, which promotes a number of risk mitigation instruments dedicated to geothermal energy, including convertible grants and guarantee funds. Both instruments will be critical for the development of more geothermal projects in Europe as well as in other regions of the world.
The full report is available here.
On 15th of June, EGEC and partners of the FROnT project organised a very successful conference on how to make the EU number one in renewable heating and cooling.
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The behaviours and attitudes of European consumers towards the heating, cooling, and hot water systems they use have been analysed in a study of more than 5500 participants representing private households, tertiary buildings, and industry.
The study examined why current systems are used, where users get information about thermal energy, why they choose some systems rather than others, how they perceive different sources of energy, and their sensitivity to price changes. The research was conducted by a consortium of public authorities and renewable energy groups as part of the FROnT project.
The research was conducted in order to provide public authorities and businesses with information about how to effectively communicate with their audiences about the energy choices they make, and to better understand how a shift to renewables can be achieved.
Some clear trends were found from the data collected in the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom. For all sectors, professionals are the main source of information but private users also rely heavily on the advice of their relatives. Total economic savings is one of the most important factors when choosing a system; it’s the most important factor for the residential sector and the second most important for others, coming just behind reliability.
The residential sector is the least aware of renewables and the tertiary the most aware, but the industrial sector is the most willing to pay for Renewable Heating and cooling. In general, consumers think that renewables have high investment costs but deliver high economic savings. It is the need for an initial investment that stops most people installing renewables. Most people are largely satisfied with their existing systems, but are unhappy about fuel prices.
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Paolo Bertuzzi, Turboden CEO (left), and Senator Stefano Vaccari, Italy (right)[/caption]
COGEN, the European association for the promotion of cogeneration, has given its Recognition Award 2016 (Technology and innovation category) to Turboden.
With more than 35 years of experience in ORC turbogenerators, Turboden has designed, manufactured, and delivered more than 320 turbogenerators worldwide, of which more than 250 are cogenerative. The Italian company has produced and commissioned three combined heat and power geothermal units; one in Austria (Altheim) and two in Germany (Bavaria), with a total installed capacity of 10 MWe electric. A further 4.2 MW geothermal power plant in Croatia is currently under construction.
A revolutionary geothermal heat plant in Ritterschoffen, France, was inaugurated On 7th June in France by Électricité de Strasbourg, Roquette, and Caisse des Dépôts.
The plant uses geothermal fluid at 165°C extracted at depths of 2,500m to deliver heat for industrial processes to a factory 15km away. With an annual production of 24MWth, it will save the emissions of 39,000 tonnes of CO2 from the factory.
A world first and a model for the energy transition, the plant is an important step towards the wider development of Enhanced Geothermal Systems, which allows deep geothermal to be exploited in new areas. Together with the ground breaking EGS power project in nearby Soulz-sous-forest, it demonstrates that deep geothermal energy can be developed almost anywhere powering and heating a cleaner, more sustainable Europe.
Investment for the €55 million plant came principally from ADEME and the regional authorities.
Segolene Royale, French minister for the environment, energy, and the sea officially opened the plant. She highlighted the importance of the collaboration between Caisse des depots,
Following the public consultation on 'Planning and reporting obligations as part of the Energy Union Governance’, EGEC and ten other RES associations express their views on Member States' planning and reporting obligations.
