Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Europe:

New Geothermal Market Report for Europe

The European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC) Geothermal Market Report 2013/2014 was launched yesterday.

This third edition includes an extensive overview of the geothermal energy markets (both electricity and heat), and a summary of the existing financial support schemes for Geothermal electricity in Europe.

Burkhard Sanner, President of EGEC, highlights two key findings in the 2013/14 report:
  • For geothermal power and geothermal district heating, some coverage of the geological risk is of paramount importance in order to attract investors.
  • For geothermal heat pumps, we need to have a level playing field with gas and other fossil fuels, and regulatory barriers against wider use must be removed.
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