The European geothermal sector meets in Berlin to further deploy geothermal
European Geothermal Congress 2022
Carlo Cariaga
7 Sep 2022
High level politicians at European level, CEOs from market actors, and representatives from the geothermal sector will meet in Berlin for the European Geothermal Congress.
All of Europe is going through an energy crisis right now that will turn into a heat crisis as the outside temperatures get colder. This makes it more important than ever to find a solution for emission free energy. The European Geothermal Congress wants to be a part of the solution.
The European Geothermal Congress takes place from 17th – 21st October 2022 at the BCC, Berlin, in Germany. Participants, exhibitors, and authors can find the draft program online at www.europeangeothermalcongress.eu. Registration is open.
The event has also issued a call for volunteers to assist with registration and presentations.
The program was put together by experts in the field and will highlight four main topics: Geothermal solutions for the future renewable energy systems, Policy & Markets, Technology & Innovation, and Research & Development. The congress is a unique opportunity to bring together not only representatives from all over Europe but also from different fields: high-level politicians, renowned scientists and industry leaders, some of which will speak at the welcome ceremony.
The welcome ceremony will be moderated by the presidents of the two co-organisers of the congress: Miklos Antics from the EGEC and Helge-Uve Braun from the BVG. The German representative Dr. Julia Verlinden from the German Parliament, followed by Mr. Christian Maass from the Ministry for Economics and Climate Action Germany, Mr. Ajit Menon, Vice President Geothermal of Baker Hughes, the main sponsor of the congress, will all give welcome statements.
The second part of the opening ceremony, from a local to European approach, will begin with a speech by Mrs Silke Karcher from the City of Berlin, followed by Mr. Olivier Racle, ENGIE Head of District Heating and Cooling and Mr. Felix Koselleck, STRABAG AG Managing Director. The third session will include Mr. Piotr Dziadzio from the Poland State Secretary, Vice Minister in the Ministry of Climate and Environment State, followed by Prof. Dr. Ingo Sass from GfZ and Prof. Dr. Rolf Bracke from Fraunhofer IEG who will provide a national perspective. Finally, to conclude Mr. Paolo Bertuzzi, CEO of TURBODEN and Mr. John Redfern, President and CEO of Eavor will share their insights.
Source: Email correspondence
