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S3 Partnership Geothermal Energy 2.0: Kick-off Meeting and Workshop
General Information
The EuGeoReg S3 Partnership Geothermal Energy organised the following events:
- 19 June 2019: Technical kick-off meeting of the S3 Partnership Geothermal Energy 2.0
- 20 June 2019: Workshop "Geothermal energy: The regional approach - information, inspiration and activation in the field of geothermal energy”
The activities took place during the European Union Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) 2019, and were kindly hosted by the Scotland House.
Agenda and Presentations
19 June 2019, 16:00 - 19:00: Technical kick-off meeting of the S3 Partnership Geothermal Energy 2.0
The event represented the first meeting of the partnership after the official approval by European Commission.
- Welcome and introduction, by Tuscany Region
- Partner regions presentations and expectations from the EuGeoReg Partnership
- Energy transition Zuid-Holland - Renewable energies in district heating: moving away from a supply dominated by natural gas (‘Groningen-gas’), by Menno Laan
- Policies, practices and state of the art of geothermal sector in Tuscany, by Dario Bonciani and Loredana Torsello, CoSviG – Consortium for the development of geothermal areas
- Introduction to S3PEnergy platform, by Isabelle Seigneur, JRC
- Introduction to the EuGeoReg S3 Partnership and to the one-year draft work plan, by Regione Toscana
- Discussions on the one-year draft work plan to implement activities within EuGeoReg Partnership and nomination of co-leading regions
- Roundtable on regional policies to promote geothermal energy uses
20 June 2019, 09:00 - 13:00: Workshop "Geothermal energy: The regional approach - information, inspiration and activation in the field of geothermal energy"
- Welcome by the organisers
- Key note speeches:
- Paula Abreu Marques, Geothermal Energy: The Regional Approach, Head of Unit in charge of Renewables, DG ENER, EC
- Philippe Dumas, EGEC Geothermal Market Report 2018, Secretary General, European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC)
- Thematic sessions with the participation of business and experts, focusing on:
- European Union policy about Geothermal energy, focus on Horizon Europe & best practices:
- Presentation of Clean Energy Package framework for geothermal and ETIP DG Strategic Research Agenda, Fausto Batini, ETIP-DG;
- Discussion on SET Plan IWG Deep Geothermal Implementation Plan, Philippe Dumas, EGEC; Loredana Torsello, CoSviG; Fausto Batini, ETIP-DG.
- Geothermal energy and society:
- Improving public engagement for geothermal projects: H2020 GEOENVI, Loredana Torsello, COSVIG
- Geothermal challenges from a municipal point of view, Eef van Ooijen, Municipality of Brummen, Cleantech Region (NL)
- Introduction to Clyde Gateway in Glasgow and overview of proposed minewater district heating project, Martin McKay, Clyde Gateway.
- Geothermal according to Industrial perspective
- Tailoring of financial instruments for geothermal energy projects (GEORISK), Andrea Bogi, EGEC
- Roundtable "Geothermal energy according to Companies' perception", Facilitator: Conall Mc Ginley, Scottish Enterprise
- Aurelio Cupelli, Rete Geotermica DTE2V Tuscan Technology Cluster on Green Energy and Economy
- Loredana Torsello, CoSviG
- Hans-Henk Wolters, EC-Profile
- European Union policy about Geothermal energy, focus on Horizon Europe & best practices:
- Plenary feedback and wrap up in a Regional policy perspective
Moderated by Isabelle Seigneur, S3 Energy Platform, JRC Seville
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Venue
Scotland House (Rond Point Schuman, 6, 1040 Brussels).
Contact information
For more information, please contact d.bonciani@cosvig.it and the Tuscany Region Brussels office.Registration information
Registration is closed.
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