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.
EGEC, together with twelve other renewable energy associations, believe that, in order to maintain global leadership in renewables, "Europe should now make a firm and resolute commitment to a flourishing and vibrant domestic renewable energy market. This is why we call on the European Commission to model an appropriate range of policy scenarios this year, which should include renewable energy targets of at least 30%, 35% and 40% by the year 2030."
You can download our full position here
For more information, read the EGEC priorities for a revised Renewable Energy Directive here and for the heating and cooling sector here.
EGEC responded to the public consultation on Streamlining of planning and reporting obligations as part of the Energy Union Governance. EGEC welcomes the development of a new Energy Union governance system based on integrated national plans and reports adressing the different streams of the EU energy and climate policy. Such development paves the way to a more holistic approach and may facilitate the exploitation of the many synergies between the various dimension of the Energy Union.
For more information about our position, please read the executive summary of the EGEC response.
You can also view the full response to the consultation here.
As 150 countries sign the Paris agreement today in New York, a collation of renewable energy associations, businesses, cities, trade unions, and civil society groups join together to urge European leaders to take action on climate change, ensuring the agreements made at the COP21 are in harmony with EU climate targets.
| We represent businesses, trade unions, local authorities and civil society organisations supporting a wide range of social and environmental outcomes. We have come together in an unprecedented grouping, to recognise that the Agreement struck in Paris in December 2015 is a turning point that requires the world to step up and raise its ambition to keep global temperature rise well below 2 degrees, as well as to pursue efforts towards 1.5 degrees. |  |
| European leadership helped deliver the Paris Agreement. As you set off to New York to Sign this agreement, we ask you to continue to show leadership by delivering ratification of the Paris agreement as soon as possible, and by working with the other countries to support their delivery of the agreement’s goals and obligations, thereby effecting enhanced climate diplomacy Download the full statement (PDF) | |
The knowRES project has released two reports assessing the current status of employment in the Geothermal sector and forecasting future trends.
The Geothermal Sector report found that:
| This week more than fifty experts from all over Europe met in Brussels to begin the process of creating a European Technology and Innovation platform for deep geothermal. During the meeting, the draft terms of reference were discussed and the members of the provisional steering committee were selected. They will now work to finalise these terms of reference. | |
| The chair is Ruggero Bertani (ENEL GP) The Vice Chairs are Marco Baresi (Turboden) and Jan Diederick VanWees (TNO) |  |
Following the COP 21 Paris Agreement, more than seventy companies and industry associations are urging the EU to strengthen its strategy towards a low-carbon economy.
In view of the forthcoming discussions between Member States over the implication of the new international treaty for the EU, EGEC has joined the call from the business community asking for more ambitious EU binding targets and measures for both energy efficiency and renewable energy.
“The re-industrialisation of the EU economy based on competitive low-carbon business models, sustainable investments and innovation, new skills and more green local jobs, and increased productivity are opportunities to be seized”, states the letter co-signed by EGEC.
Exergy was announced today as the winner of the European Geothermal Innovation Award 2016 during the opening session of GeoTHERM exhibition and Congress in Offenbourg, Germany. The award was given for the 2-pressure-level cycle on a single-disk turbine demonstrated in Denizli Tosunlar geothermal plant, Turkey.
The first European Geothermal Innovation Award was presented to Jörg Baumgärtner (Bestec) by Burkhard Sanner (EGEC) at GeoTHERM.
