Brussels, 16th December 2024 – The European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC) is delighted with the Hungarian Presidency for initiating the proposal and to all Member States for adopting today the Council conclusions.
Nominations for the Ruggero Bertani European Geothermal Innovation Award are open until 03 January 2025! Applications will be evaluated based on originality, innovation, reliability, emission reductions, and improvements in energy output.
IOGP, the international association of oil and gas producers, outlined a series of measures required to create market maturity for geothermal across Europe. They identify three key measures:
The geothermal industry enjoyed growing market development, but the journey from niche to mainstream energy demands a robust framework based on critical components.
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 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.
Dear Executive Vice-President Timmermans,
Dear Commissioner Simson,
Renewables are a key part in the transition towards a net zero emissions economy. Combined with energy savings, the various renewable energy sources provide a cost-effective and readily available solution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a relatively short timescale.
EGEC releases the European Geothermal Market Report 2020
Dear Executive Vice-President Timmermans and Commissioner Simson,
We call on you to establish an EU-wide renewable risk mitigation schemes to de-risk private sector investment in capital-intensive renewable energy solutions in the Renewable Energy Directive.
Elena Doms from Burgundia think tank interviewed Sanjeev Kumar, EGEC Geothermal Head of Policy, about geothermal energy's potential to decarbonise Europe's economy for the "Interesting times" Podcast.
On power has been chosen as one of the six exceptional nominees of the Ruggero Bertani European Geothermal Innovation Awards 2021 with “Geothermal Park” project.
MegaWatt Solutions has been short listed as one of the six exceptional nominees of the Ruggero Bertani European Geothermal Innovation Awards 2021 with the “EBox Geoenergy Solar Hybrid Solution” project.
EGEC Goethermal and 8 other associations signed a joint position on innovative technologies in the RED III.
Hunosa has been selected as one of the six exceptional nominees for the Ruggero Bertani European Geothermal Innovation Awards 2021 with the “Barredo Colliery District Heating” project.
ERAMET-ESG has been chosen as one of the six exceptional nominees of the Ruggero Bertani European Geothermal Innovation Awards 2021 with “EuGeLi”.
The second exceptional nominee for the Ruggero Bertani European Geothermal Innovation Awards 2021 is the “Multidrains boreholes in France: an innovative design for deep geothermal development”. This project, developed by ENGIE Solutions and built with Antea Group and other partners, can almost double the productivity of a geothermal reservoir.
