Monday, March 2, 2015

Europe:

European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC) Newsletter - February 2015

Editorial:

  • European Energy Union package
  • Heating and Cooling in the European Energy Transition
  • GeoTherm 2015


Policy:

  • Energy Union: Commission announces new RES legislation, Heat Strategy

News:

  • Possible changes to regulation for shallow geothermal in France
  • Turkey set goal of 1GW Geothermal Capacity by 2023
  • 74% Success rate of wells in high temperature fields in Iceland
  • New Financial tool from the EIB: Private Finance For Energy Efficiency
  • Geothermal Energy: Acceptance and communication of innovative technology
  • Delft Aardwarmte Project (DAP): A step forward for Geothermal in the Netherlands
  • 2014 JRC Geothermal Energy Status Report published
  • Transmark Turkey successfully completes “KOC-II well”
  • Alstom Awarded contract for Karaha Power Plant, Indonesia
  • UN to Support 500MW power in E. Africa in next 5 years
  • Geothermal becomes the largest power source in Kenya
  • EC seeking national sustainable energy financing platform
  • Croatia tender won by MB holding