Paul Ramsak - NL Agency, coordinator wp2: Information Exchange on behalf of the EraNet-team. Iceland Geothermal Conference 2013 March 5-8, 2013, Harpa, Reykjavík

1. Paul Ramsak - NL Agency
coordinator wp2: Information Exchange
on behalf of the EraNet-team
Iceland Geothermal Conference
Harpa - Reykjavík (IS)
7 March 2013
Cooperation between
European countries through the
Geothermal ERA-NET

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Agentschap NL (NL Agency)
The Dutch National Agency for innovation, sustainability
and international business & cooperation
Agency of the NL Ministry of Economic Affairs, carrying out policies for
various national/international authorities.
Five divisions
NL Innovation
NL Energy & Climate > Energy Strategy & Transition group
NL Environment
NL Patent Office
NL EVD International
Geothermal Energy team

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4 offices
staff > 1000 people
Sittard
Aachen (D)
Maastricht
Utrecht
Liège (B)
Agentschap NL
Den Haag
Zwolle
Paul Ramsak
NL Energy & Climate Change - Sittard
Geothermal Energy
Swentiboldstraat 21
P.O. Box 17
6130 AA Sittard, The Netherlands
T: +31-88-6022275
E: paul.ramsak@agentschapnl.nl

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Geothermal Energy
European

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Cooperation
between European (member) states
Ministries and National Agencies
programme owners & managers

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Geothermal ERA-NET
Launched by Iceland, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Slovak
Republic, Hungary, Switzerland, Italy and Turkey
Aims
•Deepen European cooperation at national and administrative levels
•Enable the integration of national geothermal programs
•Develop agenda for a coherent European geothermal RDD&I program
Focus on the utilization of geothermal energy ranging from direct
heating use to higher enthalpy resources and their corresponding use
(e.g. power generation)
Budget of the Geothermal ERA-NET: € 2.2 mln (2012-2016)
Started in june 2012

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Lead partner is
Orkustofnun
(National Energy
Agency of Iceland)
Good geographical
balance (North-West
to South-East Europe)
Partner countries
chosen a.o. on basis
of their 2020/2050
geothermal ambitions
Adding partners is a
high priority target to
strengthen and
broaden the ERA-NET

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NL
EU member states and their geothermal ambitions
Source: http://www.ecn.nl/nreap - 28 November 2011
H
D
I
F
NREAP 2020: Geothermal Heat / capita
SVK

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Geothermal ERA-NET (founding) partners
Geothermal energy program owners and managers
IS Orkustofnun (National Energy Agency of Iceland)
NL Agentschap NL (NL Agency)
CH Swiss Federal Office of Energy
I National Research Council of Italy (CNR)
D Project Management Jülich (PTJ)
F ADEME (French Agency for Environment and Energy; BRGM as third party)
IS Icelandic Centre for Research (RANNÍS)
TR TÜBITAK (Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey)
SVK Slovak Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport

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Objectives (1/2)
▪Exchange information on the status of geothermal energy
including national support schemes and RD&D activities and identification of gaps
▪Recognize barriers and recommend practical solutions
▪Recommend measures to strengthen European geothermal development
in order to meet short-term targets according to National Renewable Energy Action Plans and future
contributions to renewable energy supply
▪Lay groundwork to create a European Geothermal Information System
with the purpose of sharing information on legal and regulatory aspects, policies, measures, institutions,
research projects and data
▪Utilize synergies at regional and pan-European level
▪Achieve a critical mass to address joint RDD&I challenges
▪Develop possible schemes for joint activities

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Objectives (2/2)
▪Gain a clear understanding of the principal stakeholders
▪Communicate with principal stakeholders and enhance public awareness on
geothermal scientific and policy issues
▪Increase transnational collaboration in research training and mobility
▪Prepare and implement joint activities (i.e. transnational funding activities)
Prepare the ground for the formulation of a common European action plan
for geothermal energy technology research, development, deployment and innovation supported by
member states

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Organisational structure / work packages

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Sharing the effort (person-months)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
WP7
WP6
WP5
WP4
WP3
WP2
WP1
Implementation JA’s
Mobility & Training
Stakeholders
Develop JA’s
Database
Information Exchange
Coordination

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Governance structure
High Level Policy and Implementation Committee supports the
Geothermal ERA-NET, encompassing program owners (i.e. ministries of
member and associated states)
Each partner agency has a single seat in the
project supervisory board. The board is
responsible for all major strategic and
operational decisions
The consortium management group
consists of all work package leaders and will
occasionally be attended by leaders of
individual tasks.
Close cooperation with relevant organisations at European
(EERA, EGEC, etc.) and national levels (geothermal
associations, research institutes, etc.)

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Activities on the road
▪ Define potential new partners: UK, Norway, Romania, Slovenia, Austria,
Spain, Greece, Portugal, ...
▪ The ERA NET website has been created www.geothermaleranet.eu
▪ Information Exchange started;information collection through questionnaires:
▪ Status, programmes and public incentives
▪ RD&D highlights (selected projects)
▪ Mapping of national stakeholders
▪ Available data and databases
▪ Prepare the ground for the EGIP: first roundtable in Reykjavík, 5 march 2013
… and ahead
▪ Identify and analyse technical and non-technical barriers (and opportunities)
for geothermal development
▪ Map the need for future RD&D
▪ Propose (joint) actions to bridge gaps, overcome barriers and promote the
use of geothermal energy in Europe

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Outlook (1/2)
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY offers major opportunities for
• Reducing greenhouse gas emissions
• Reducing dependence on fossil fuels for energy use
• Improving quality of life
• Growing the low-Carbon technology industry and creating employment
opportunities
For the future of our European cities
For the future of our Food supply
For our Industry and Power supply

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Industry and Power Generation
Icelandic Geothermal Power

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Industry and Power Generation
Innovative Slovak + Swiss drilling

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Industry and Power Generation
Turkish potential

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Food supply
…Geothermal Dutch tomatoes
Greenhouses in the Netherlands

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Food supply
…Dutch Geothermal sweet peppers

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NL
Geothermal Heat NREAP 2020
2020 goals pro km2 Target for Geothermal
Heat in NL is
11 PJ by 2020

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Food supply
>
1 jan 2013
103 licences
11 jan 2009
17 licences
<
8 PJ of Heat projects (30) announced in 2012
> After introduction of Renewable Heat feed-inn

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Food Supply
Italian Geothermal Cheese

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European Cities
Geothermal Paris

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European Cities
Geothermal Munich

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European Cities
Spa
Capital
of
Europe
Budapest

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Outlook (2/2)
The GEOTHERMAL ERA-NET will
• Minimise the fragmentation of geothermal research in Europe
• Build on European know-how and know-who to utilize geothermal energy
• Contribute to a framework to realise large opportunities in the utilization of
geothermal energy through joint activities
Enhance knowledge-exchange and cooperation between
European states
thus propelling Geothermal Energy in Europe

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Look bacK
Geothermal
European
Karel de Grote
Charlemagne
Karl der Große
Carolus Magnus
Aken
Aix-la-Chapelle
Aachen
800 AD

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Thank you
for your attention
takk fyrir dank u
danke
merci
ďakujem
grazie
köszönöm
teşekkürler
www.geothermaleranet.eu

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Contact Geothermal Energy NL Agency
coordinator WP2 Information Exchange Geothermal ERA-NET
www.agentschapnl.nl/aardwarmte
Paul Ramsak
+31-88-602 2275
paul.ramsak@agentschapnl.nl
NL Agency
NL Energy & Climate Change - Sittard
Geothermal Energy
Swentiboldstraat 21
P.O. Box 17
6130 AA Sittard, The Netherlands www.geothermaleranet.eu