Geothermal energy has significant potential to assist in achieving EU targets for the uptake of renewables and the decarbonisation of the energy sector, particularly for heating and cooling. Geothermal energy is a renewable energy source harnessed from the thermal energy stored in rocks and fluids deep within the earth’s crust. Drilled wells connect the fluid […]
GEOTHERMICA, the new European initiative
Europe aims to increase the share of renewable energy for direct heating and cooling, industrial processes, power generation and energy storage. Geothermal energy today is only utilised in a few niche market sectors and a few regions but has the potential to be much more widely utilised. The EU-funded GEOTHERMICA project promises to play a […]