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🌊 Hydroelectric power is one of the pillars of sustainable energy sources, along with solar and wind power. However, hydroelectric power stations can sometimes disrupt the migration of certain species of fish. This is the case, for example, with the European eel and young salmon, for whom the hydroelectric power stations on the Meuse in Wallonia (Belgium) were obstacles to a smooth migration to the sea. 🐟 💡 That's where our teams came in: in collaboration with the other partners in the Life4Fish project, Actemium Belgique developed a complete solution to facilitate the migration of fish from hydroelectric power stations to the sea. 👉https://bit.ly/3PoOKNO #Biodiversity #RenewableEnergies

Our last presentation at WGC2023! Gunnlaugur Brjánn Haraldsson talked about how we connected a new geothermal field to the established power plant at Hellisheiði. Hellisheiði power plant was commissioned in 2006 and full electric capacity was reached in 2011. In 2012 and 2013, it became evident that the original production field was not sufficient enough to be able to maintain the power plant’s full capacity in the long run. The Hverahlíð geothermal field is located around 5 km away from the Hellisheiði power plant. So, to maintain production capacity at Hellisheiði the Hverahlíð field was instead connected to the Hellisheiði power plant, resulting in the longest steam pipeline that has been built in Iceland.

📅 Save The Date: The “Geothermal Power: The Light Under Your Feet” is set to illuminate Brussels on 3 July 2024. The high-level conference will bring together the European Commission, European Parliament and Member States alongside investors and industry leaders to explore the market and regulatory opportunities to increase the pace of investment in three sessions : 1. Unlocking baseload geothermal #electricity; 2. Enhancing the competitiveness and regulatory framework for #energy storage; 3. Market evolution and technological innovation of geothermal #lithium. Save the date and join us in #Brussels for Geothermal Power 2024! 👉 https://bit.ly/3UjToxB Let's illuminate the path to a more sustainable tomorrow powered by the light under your feet 🌍✨. #GeoPower #GeothermalNOW

  Hellenic Hydrocarbons and Energy Resources Management Company (HEREMA S.A.) CEO, Aristofanis (Aris) Stefatos, was kindly invited by the Regulatory Authority for Energy, Waste and Water to the HELEXPO Dialogues “Forum on Renewable Energy Sources, Climate Change and Circular Economy” held in Thessaloniki on March 7, 2024.   Mr. Stefatos participated at a panel session dedicated to Offshore Wind Farms, one of HEREMA’s main activities in the context of its operational mandate. He joined the Minister of Environment and Energy, Mr. Theodoros Skylakakis, as well as esteemed fellow panel members George Loizos, PhD, NTUA Professor Δημήτρης Κ. Μέλισσας, and Panagiotis Ladakakos.   At the very interesting session, monitored by Dionysios Papachristou, (PhD), our CEO presented the progress made regarding the development of Offshore Wind Farms and highlighted the company’s continuous engagement with investors who have expressed their trust in the draft National Programme for OWF – widely perceived as one of the most robust in Europe.    Mr. Stefatos also stressed the National Programme’s ultimate goal, which is to harvest the excellent wind capacity of the Greek seas, estimated at 12.4 GW. And he added that HEREMA is keen to develop 1.9 GW by 2030-2032, in ten priority areas.   #HELEXPO #RAEWW #WindPower #OffshoreWind #OWF #GreeceEnergyFuture #CleanEnergy #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability🌿💡🔌  

𝗛𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗣𝘂𝗺𝗽𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗜𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆: 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 I had the pleasure to speak at the Heat Pumps: Knowledge X-Change and Networking Event at Ulster University in Belfast on June 20th. The very kind invitation from hosts Marie Cowan MRIA and Neil Hewitt gave me a wonderful opportunity to talk about a range of topics including the energy transition, the role of geothermal, the decarbonization of heat using heat pump and the opportunities for Northern Ireland to play to its strengths in these matters. As context, I showed this Sankey diagram for energy flows in Northern Ireland. It depicts how the region is still highly dependent on fossil fuels, despite successes in penetration of the electricity market by wind power. It also shows how wasteful our incumbent energy system is, with so much rejected energy at several points in the value chain. Transformation of energy by combustion is effective, but very inefficient. The good news in this chart is that the actual Used Energy challenge to meet is less than 1/3 of our current Primary Energy supply. Directly using NI's increasingly green electricity to drive heat pumps that harness indigenous abundant thermal energy such as #geothermal, #solarthermal, water, air is a huge opportunity to deliver affordable, secure #decarbonisation of heat. You can download my presentation in full here: https://lnkd.in/gNZUUGXx #energytransition #energypolicy #heatpumps #umby

We hosted Electrocentrale Bucuresti (ELCEN), the largest heat producer in Romania and Bucharest. During the visit, detailed information was given about the research published by our Agency examining the geothermal resources potential of İzmir. While geothermal district heating projects in Romania and İzmir were discussed at the meeting, cooperation and investment opportunities between the two countries, especially in the field of clean energy, were also evaluated. #Investinİzmir #Geothermal #Geothermal #CleanEnergy #İzmir

The first phase of work that directly involved Geosolving in the pre-factility study for the geothermal activation of two newly built railway tunnels in the cities of Hamburg and Stuttgart, Germany, has just ended. Geosolving, in collaboration with the Institut für Geotechnik of the Technische Universitat Darmstadt, supported Deutsche Bahn in the choice of the best technology that could be used for the activation of both tunnels, defining the characteristics of the subsoil along the railway section and the geothermal potential that can be extracted from each section. Thanks to the geothermal activation of these tunnels, it will be possible to satisfy the energy needs of stations and buildings located in their surroundings, using locally available renewable energy and thus contributing to the reduction of CO2 emissions. 

#geothermal district heating has the potential to be a major part of the solution when phasing out fossil fuels in the heating of homes and businesses across Europe as this table published by the esteemed professor Brian Vad Mathiesen of Aalborg Universitet shows. However, the potential is virtually untapped. In Denmark, #geothermal covers less than 1 % of the current district heating demand - and the situation is more or less the same across Europe (with Iceland of course being the notable exception). So here are some personal thoughts on how to make use of the vast potential: First of all, you need the right political framework - in particular fair, unbureaucratic and transparent regulation on licensing. Easy access to existing data on the subsurface is another very important matter, as is public support for the roll-out of district heating. Secondly, you need a very skilled and experienced organisation. Luckily, the technologies needed for drilling for and producing #geothermal has been developed over decades and is readily available. Finally, you need the right business model. To speed up the deployment of #geothermal, it should be done in large scale and portfolio type setups. This way you can climb the steep learning curve and reduce costs through economies of scale, leading to competitive solutions. Please comment and give me your thoughts on the potential for #geothermal district heating - and how we make it happen! #letsrethinkheating AGFW | Der Energieeffizienzverband für Wärme, Kälte und KWK e.V., Dansk Fjernvarme, Bundesverband Geothermie e.V., Bundesverband Erneuerbare Energie e.V. (BEE), Morten Helveg Petersen, Niels Fuglsang, Pernille Weiss

At The Geysers, our geothermal power plants are helping California meet its clean air goals by using heat from the earth’s interior – rather than fossil fuels – to produce electricity. Learn more about The Geysers and geothermal power:

🌡️ Here's an estimate of the proportion of geothermal potential harnessed from hydrothermal and high-temperature geothermal sources, specifically within potential district heating areas. What are your thoughts on this? EGEC Geothermal Euroheat & Power #geothermal #districtheating #renewableenergy