Develop Geothermal Electricity in Europe to have a renewable energy mix

Workshop  The Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Sweden and Norway 

24th January 2012

9.30 – 9.45          Welcome address & Opening by JD VanWees (TNO)

9.45 – 10.05        Geoelec project overview:  P Dumas (EGEC)

10.05 – 10.25     Methodology for geothermal resource assessment: JD VanWees (TNO)

10.25 – 10.50     Discussion on the Geoelec methodology

 10.50 – 11.10     Prospective for geothermal electricity in Europe:  B Sanner (EGEC)

11.30 – 12.30     Presentations from National Research Bodies and Universities on geological data for geothermal

• DK,SE,LU: B Sanner (EGEC)
• NL: JD VanWees (TNO)
• BE: E Petitclerc (RBINS)
• NO: K Midttomme (CMR )

13.30 – 15.10     Presentations on existing studies of the geothermal potential from:

Project developers, Associations, Consultants

• NL:      V Van Heekeren (Stichting Platform Geothermie) & G Willemsen (IF technology) & J Smeets (Kema)
• BE:       R. Deschaetzen (Earth Solutions)

15.30 – 15.50     Debate on the missing data and methodology to collect them

• Discussion and exchange with all participants on further steps

15.50 – 16.05      Proposal to create National Geothermal Committees: P Dumas (EGEC)

16.05 – 16.25      New Dutch Support Schemes for Geothermal: P Lako (ECN)

16.25 – 16.40     Conclusions of the day by JD VanWees (TNO)