S3 Partnership Geothermal Energy 2.0: Kick-off Meeting and Workshop

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:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Geothermal according to Industrial perspective
     • Tailoring of financial instruments for geothermal energy projects (GEORISK), Andrea Bogi, EGEC
  4. 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
• Plenary feedback and wrap up in a Regional policy perspective

Moderated by Isabelle Seigneur, S3 Energy Platform, JRC Seville