Building the geothermal energy sector in Northern Ireland
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Alexander Richter
7 Jul 2022
Written by researchers of Queen's University in Belfast, a report released by the Department for the Economy looks on how to build a geothermal energy sector in Northern Ireland.
The Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland has published a research report it commissioned looking into the geothermal sector in Northern Ireland (NI). The report highlighted that geothermal energy integration could provide a low-carbon alternative to current fossil fuel energy sources. Building this sector will help contribute towards commitments to the net zero target and transition Northern Ireland towards a just energy future. This report focuses on the confidence-building actions needed to build the geothermal sector in NI. The report consulted widely and therefore reflects the experiences of those leading out on, or working with, geothermal projects.
The authors of the report are Mark Palmer, a Professor of Marketing and Strategic Management, Joseph Ireland a Ph.D. candidate , and Dr Ulrich Ofterdinger, Reader, and Min Zhang Professor of Operations Management and Business Analytics, all at Queen’s University Belfast.
The report shares
- a brief overview of the geothermal energy sector and policy developments in Northern Ireland,
- an outline of the market scaffolding for building institutional support and practice for the sector.
- Exploration from a holistic perspective on demonstrating the geothermal technology deployment
- Finally, the report concludes and outlines a set of abridged recommendations for consideration by the NI Department for the Economy (DfE).
The department shared two versions, a short abridged report and the full report:
