ETIP-Geothermal proudly unveils the European Geothermal Research & Innovation Search Engine (EGRISE). With more than 10.000 publications/tools available, the EGRISE v2.0 enables the discovery of research products (e.g. project deliverables, papers, datasets) produced in EU-funded geothermal projects and by the whole geothermal community worldwide.

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The European Technology & Innovation Platform on Geothermal (ETIP-Geothermal) is delighted to announce the election of Luca Xodo as the new Chairman for the term 2024-2026.

Luxa Xodo, is the Lead Project Advisor and Global Sales and Partnerships Director of STEAM S.r.l., brings a wealth of experience and expertise in the geothermal industry to this pivotal role. 

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The European Technology & Innovation Platform on Geothermal (ETIP-G) is pleased to announce the release of its Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda for Geothermal technologies. This R&I agenda aims to shape the strategic plan for research and innovation (R&I) in the geothermal sector and to outline research priorities for the upcoming decades.

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The vibrant city of Pisa, Italy, hosted the ETIP Geothermal Annual Conference 2023 from November 21 to 22, where members gathered for two days of enriching discussions and valuable insights. Attendees seized the opportunity to connect with industry peers, share ideas, and participate in engaging social activities. 

The conference featured a robust agenda full of insightful presentations and funding discussions, making it a pivotal event in the geothermal energy sector. Throughout the two days, participants delved into groundbreaking research and innovation results across various sessions. 

Discover the presentations available below!  

Day 1 – Tuesday, 21 of November 2023 

Discover ETIP Geothermal and its activities 

• Presentation available here.  

Towards a Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda on Geothermal Technologies 

• JD van Wees – Presentation of the SRIA available here.  

Working Group activities 2022-2023 

• WG 1: Georesources assessment – Presentation available here. 
• WG 2: Well Technologies – Presentation available here. 
• WG 3: Power Systems (Marco Baresi, Riccardo Corsi) – Presentation available here.  
• WG 4: H&C Systems – Presentation available here.  
• Inputs to WG 4: Heating and Cooling – Presentation available here.  
• WG 5-6-7-8: Resources sustainable management and data and knowledge sharing – Presentation available here.  

A Vision for Geothermal in 2040-2050  

• Presentation available here.  

Funding opportunities for R&I in geothermal 

• Emil Martini (EGEC) – Presentation on “Lessons learned on recent Horizon Europe calls” available here.  
• Adele Manzella (CNR) – Presentation of “GEOTHERM FORA activities and products” available here.  

Review of R&I project results 

A segment of the conference was dedicated to the presentation of eight project results from the Call for Presentation. This session provided a platform for sharing the outcomes of cutting-edge projects, contributing to the collective knowledge of the geothermal community. 

• Deep U: RED, Luc Pockelé – Presentation available here.  
• COMPASS Project: COSVIG, Dario Bonciani – Presentation available here. 
• Hottest and Deepest Geothermal Electric Submersible Pump Application 230°C at 1700m: SLB, Nicolas Monier / Valerio Tomassetti – Presentation available here.   
• xGeo SaaS: MontLibre Group, Christofer Friberg – Presentation available here.  
• Visualization and risk analysis of the selection and operation process of the Geothermal Energy Buffer: Pluton DG, Antoine Jeannou – Presentation available here.  
• Tackling Geothermal Well Challenges: Laboratory Formulation of a Multifunctional Inhibitor: CHIMEC, Ernesto Petteruti – Presentation available here.  
• HOCLOOP Project on closed loop borehole geothermal energy: University of Florence (SERG Group), Daniele Fiaschi – Presentation available here.  
• GECO project on lower emissions from geothermal power: University of Florence, Giampaolo Manfrida – Presentation available here.  

Day 2 – Wednesday, 22 of November 2023 

Roundtable discussion on Research and Innovation to accelerate the geothermal market deployment 

• IWG on geothermal: Gerdi Breembroek – Presentation available here.  
• EGEC: Marco Baresi – Presentation available here.  

Specifically, the conference highlighted advancements in geothermal projects’ to de-risk through innovations such as closed-loop and single wells technologies. Another focal point was the innovation in high-temperature heat pumps, showcasing the latest developments in this critical aspect of geothermal energy systems. 

Session Updates on innovation: Closed loop systems 

• EAVOR loop in Gerestried: Ryan Martin – Presentation available here.  
• Green Therma closed loop projects in Demark: Kim Gunn Maver – Presentation available here.  
• Baker Hugues about Wells2Watts: Francesco Di Credico – Presentation available here.  

Session Updates on innovation: High-temperature Heat Pumps  

• Case of High-temperature Heat Pumps in GEO4CIVHIC: Luc Pockelé, RED srl – Presentation available here.  

Geothermal Facilities Symposium  

• Marco Baresi – Presentation available here.  

Overall, the ETIP Geothermal Annual Conference 2023 proved to be an essential conference for industry professionals, fostering collaboration, knowledge exchange, and a collective vision for the future of geothermal energy. 

In Brussels, the 4^th and 5^th of February took place the Two days Geothermal Brussels events with more than 60 participants from different European countries.

The first days was dedicated to present the first results from the GEOENVI project, the final conclusions from the consortium awarded of the EC tender: “Study on Geothermal plants’ and applications’ emissions: overview and analysis”, conducted by the Ernst&Young, RINA and VITO, which aim at setting an adapted methodology for assessing environmental impacts and risks of geothermal projects. We remind all participants to send their remarks to the consortium by this Sunday 8^th of February 2020.

The day-2 was dedicated to three sessions:

– The continuation of the GEOENVI seminar dealing with mitigation measures of environmental issues and environmental regulations. This session was accompanied by case studies presentation.

– the industry workshop of the SU-DG-IWG about defining deep geothermal reference plants & assets. Feel free to send your inputs and comments to EGEC at p.dumas@egec.org

– the last session was and ETIP-DG meeting aiming at selecting research priorities for Horizon Europe. The next targets of the IWG-DG were also discussed. You are able to send your comments and inputs by Friday 21/02/2020

Agenda of the event

Presentations:

Tuesday 4th February :

• Short introduction by the European Commission: M Soede, DG Research
• GEOENVI project overview: P Dumas, EGEC
• Environmental concerns and comparison with other RES: J Maury, BRGM
• Panorama of sustainability studies: S R GUÐJÓNSDÓTTIR, OS
• EC tender “Study on Geothermal plants’ and applications’ emissions: overview and analysis” (Ernst&Young, RINA, VITO)

Joint session: GEOENVI project and the final conclusions of the EC tender:

• Introduction on LCA guidelines, ML Parisi (Siena university)
• Short presentation on Exergy and PES + allocation criteria (electricity and heat), G Manfrida (Florence University)
• Presentation of harmonised methodology for environmental impact assessment with a life-cycle perspective for geothermal systems: I Blanc, MINES ParisTech

Wednesday 5th February :

Morning

• Introduction and Presentation GEOENVI project, Philippe Dumas, EGEC
• Overview of environmental regulations: A Manzella, CNR-IGG & T Garabetian, EGEC
• Case study: Hungary : A Nador, MBFSZ / Italy : L Torsello, COSVIG
• Review of mitigation measures: A Manzella, CNR-IGG
• Case study: France: Guillaume Ravier, ES-geothermie / Italy: Sara Montomoli, ENEL GP
• Presentation of harmonised methodology for environmental impact assessment with a life-cycle perspective for geothermal systems: V Harcouët-Menou, VITO
• Taxonomy regulations and Sustainable finance: What’s in for geothermal?: T Garabetian, EGEC
• Communicating geothermal: F Batini, Rete Geotermica

Afternoon

GEOENVI national workshop for Belgium

A joint SU-DG-IWG & ETIP-DG event:

• SU-DG-IWG – Industry workshop: Key Performance Indicators: Reference plants & assets
• SU-DG-IWG – Industry workshop: Reference plants Geothermal Heat in the Netherlands
• ETIP-DG Stakeholders meeting: Presentation & discussion on updated targets for the DG-IWG
• IWG DG SU platform for industry-research exchange: Olga Suminska-Ebersoldt
• ETIP-DG Stakeholders meeting: Expectations from the European Commission
• ETIP-DG Stakeholders meeting: Updates on Funding instruments: Horizon Europe & Innovation Fund

*missing presentations to come soon

A joint SU-DG-IWG & ETIP-DG event:

Industry workshop on monitoring reference plants & assets

• SU-DG-IWG – Proposals on: Key Performance Indicators: Reference plants & assets
• Reference plants Geothermal Heat in the Netherlands
• Reference plants for Switzerland

ETIP-DG Stakeholders meeting

• Expectations from the European Commission
• Presentation & discussion on updated targets for the DG-IWG
• Priority list for the Roadmap implementation: inputs to WP2021-2023
• Updates on Funding instruments: Horizon Europe & Innovation Fund 

IWG DG SU platform for industry-research exchange:

• Innovative ideas from research
• ‘Wellbore flow simulator’

On 23 September 2019, the Innovation Fund Workshop was followed by an ETIP-DG Stakeholders Meeting. The meeting included:

• A presentation of the final version of the Roadmap on Deep Geothermal, published in June 2019;
• A discussion of future activities of the platform, including the collaboration with the SET-Plan Implementation Working Group (IWG) on Deep Geothermal.
• A presentation of the new Horizon Europe Work Programme 2021-2023 and other new possibilities for European funding

DOWNLOAD AGENDA

Presentations online:

• The Deep Geothermal Implementation Plan
• European Technology & Innovation Platform on Deep Geothermal
• Deep Geothermal Technology Roadmap: Structure and content

The Annual Conference 2019 of the European Technology and Innovation Platform on Deep Geothermal (ETIP-DG) took place on Thursday 13^th of June , in The Hague, Netherlands.

The event presented the work carried out by the platform so far and the final draft of the Implementation Roadmap, which defines the European research priorities to 2020 to 2030. The priorities have been presented, discussed and validated during the event. Latest inputs provided during the event, will be integrated in the final version of the Roadmap.

Presentations:

• ETIP-DG activities 2019 by Fausto Batini (Chairman ETIP-DG)
• Roadmap process and structure by Adele Manzella (CNR-IGG, ETIP-DG secretariat)
• Presentation of items for the Roadmap by Fausto Batini (Chairman ETIP-DG)

The open consultation has been recorded on May 24th, 2019 and it was related to the upcoming Implementation Roadmap for Deep Geothermal.

Presentations:

Prediction and assessment of resources: Adele Manzella

Resource access and development: Ben Laenen

Heat and electricity generation: Philippe Dumas

From RD&I do deployment: Philippe Dumas

Knowledge sharing: Adele Manzella

ETIP DG activities

Next steps ETIP DG

Link to the open consultation: https://youtu.be/yLphBwcA4vg

Download the material by clicking here

THE GEOTHERMICA CONSORTIUM ANNOUNCED THE LAUNCH OF AN ADDITIONAL JOINT CALL ON JUNE 3 WITH A DEADLINE FOR PRE-PROPOSALS ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2019.

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