Monday, November 30, 2015

Europe: Geothermal News from EGEC

The EGEC Newsletter November 2015 - The Voice of Geothermal in Europe

The November issue of the EGEC Newsletter is now available. Click here to download it.

Editorial
  • Overwhelming response to EGC abstract call
  • European Geothermal Innovation Award
  • COP21
  • Global Geothermal Alliance 
Policy
  • EGEC welcomes first ‘State of the Energy Union assessment’, looks forward for ambitious 2030 legislative package in 2016
  • UK’s Renewable Heat Incentive extended until 2021
  • Newly operational district heating project in the Paris Suburbs, France
  • Inauguration of district heating project for homes and a factory in Györ, Hungary
  • île de France Region and ADEME launch call projects 2016
  • Seismic Measurement campaign underway in Munich, Germany
  • Geothermal Energy Development Bill to be published in Ireland
  • Turboden to supply the Velika Ciglena geothermal project, Croatia
  • India developing a National Policy for Development of Geothermal Resources.
  • Teranov begins geothermal exploration in St. Kitts
  • Concessional loans for renewable energy projects in developing countries offered by Abu Dhabi and IRENA. Applications now accepted.
  • “Geothermal, the Italian energy from the earth’s core” Enel Green Power Exhibition in Colombia
  • Launch of the Global Geothermal Alliance: Increasing geothermal power capacity five-fold
  • Nominations open for the European Geothermal Innovation Award 2016