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Ile-de-France to Bet on Geothermal Energy to Power Heating Networks (Utility Products)

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The Ile-de-France region is seeking to power its heating networks with 50% of renewable sources, namely biomass and geothermal energy, in an attempt to improve its energy efficiency, French business daily Les Echos said today.

At present, only 5% of the region's energy comes from renewable energy sources, whereas the objective set by the government is 23% by 2020.

According to sector analysts cited by Les Echos, the greater Paris region has solid potential to develop geothermal power.

We have the capacity to double the use of geothermal power in Ile-de-France, Gwenael Guyonvarch, regional director of environmental agency Ademe for Ile-de-France, said.

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