Friday, December 1, 2017

Europe: News from the European Geothermal Energy Council

EGEC Newsletter - November

News from the European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC)


Policy:
  • Clean Energy Package: vote on the Renewable Energy Directive and Energy Efficiency Directive 
  • Small is beautiful: Don’t burden small businesses and consumers, empower them to boost the energy transition!
News:
  • Formalisation of an EU grant contribution to the Geothermal Risk Mitigation Programme for the Eastern Caribbean 
  • First Hungarian geothermal power plant to start operations in November
  • Portugal: inaugurated a new 4 MW geothermal power plant in the Azores
  • Latest developments in Iceland's geothermal sector
  • Funding received for early study on feasibility of geothermal in Serbia 
  • New alliance to develop geothermal heat projects in South Holland
Projects:
  • ETIP-DG: 5th meeting held successfully in Brussels and launch of new website
  • Project GRETA wins the Video Award of the Alpine Space Program with its short film "The Heat under our Feet"
  • GEMex holds it first Stakeholder Board meeting
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