Organisers
Main organisers
The European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC) is a not-for-profit organisation promoting all aspects of the geothermal industry. It was founded in 1998 to facilitate awareness and expansion of geothermal applications in Europe and worldwide by shaping policy, improving investment conditions and steering research. Over 200 members from 30+ countries, including developers, equipment manufacturers, electricity providers, national associations, consultants, research centres, geological surveys, and public authorities gives EGEC the ability to represent the entire geothermal sector. For more information visit www.egec.org.
VIA is one of Denmark’s six university colleges. They offer programs, courses, and research focused on professional practice in areas such as healthcare, teaching, social education, technology, business, and design. With 19,000 international and Danish students and over 30 study programmes in English, VIA is one of the key universities located in Denmark. For more information visit https://en.via.dk/.
The EU Horizon-Europe project SAPHEA is a direct spin-off activity of the CA18219 Geothermal-DHC and aims at developing a single access-point market hub for the use of geothermal energy in heating and cooling networks. Based on prototypes, developed in CA18219 Geothermal-DHC, SAPHEA will create, among others, an early stage decision support and information tool for investors and planers in Europe. Linked to existing energy-economic tools, like ‘Hotmaps’ and ‘Geophires’, the decision support tools will also offer tools for techno-economic analyses on a pre-feasibility level for experts. For more information on SAPHEA please visit www.saphea.eu.
FOLIAGE, the European network for FOstering Large-scale ImplementAtion of energy GEostructure, is a collaborative effort aimed at bridging the gap between research and policy in adopting Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS). By engaging decision-makers, engineers, citizens, and EU institutions, FOLIAGE promotes EGS principles and disseminates results to key stakeholders across 22 countries. This diverse consortium, comprising experts from academia, local authorities, HVAC installers, and implementation partners, facilitates the transition of EGS from isolated projects to impactful solutions at city scale. For more information please visit https://www.ca-foliage.eu/.
Co-organisers
The French Association of Geothermal Professionals (AFPG) was created on 15 June 2010 in Paris. It brings together over one hundred companies representing geothermal energy-related professions in France: energy professionals, drillers, heat pump manufacturers and installers, equipment manufacturers, heat network operators, etc. As of 2018, it is divided into two areas: surface geothermal energy and deep geothermal energy. For more information visit https://www.afpg.asso.fr.
The Faculty of Science and Engineering of Sorbonne University supports more than 20,000 students towards the professional world through a very wide range of research-based, disciplinary and interdisciplinary training courses, in order to meet all scientific, technological and societal challenges.
Its multidisciplinary integration cycle and its major-minor program in the bachelor's program, 80 master's courses, international training, apprenticeship courses and continuing education offer make it possible to offer rich and demanding courses, adapted to the projects of each individual, nourished by the research of teacher-researchers. For more information please visit https://sciences.sorbonne-universite.fr/.
The Institut des Sciences de la Terre de Paris (ISTeP) was created on 1 January 2009 as a Joint Research Unit (UMR 7193) under the dual supervision of the Pierre and Marie Curie University and the CNRS. It brings together 110 researchers, teacher-researchers, PhD students, engineers, technicians and administrators.
The Institute has developed numerous national and international collaborations, both academic and industrial, and contributes strongly to the training of students in Earth Sciences. For more information please visit http://istep.upmc.fr/fr.
