EGEC NEWSTHE VOICE OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY IN EUROPE
Issue n°5. July 2007
WELCOME… to the second issue of the EGEC Newsletter…for 2007

A word from the EGEC President :Dear members of EGEC, dear readers of this newsletter,
it is more than a month now since we could close the European Geothermal
Congress 2007 in Unterhaching, Germany. EGEC has been a vital partnerwith EGC 2007, by integrating the EGEC Business Seminar 2007 into theinternational conference. The EGEC Business Seminar in one session collected the papers concerning economy and policy for geothermal energy,
and in the other session it offered a platform for presenting EU-funded R&D-projects in thegeothermal field. The papers are distributed with the EGC 2007 proceedings on a CD-ROM, andlater will also become available online (we will inform our members when and where).
I reckon those of you having attended EGC 2007 will agree that, looking back at the whole of theaction, we can call it a great success, bringing together ca. 400 persons from throughout Europe
and overseas, presenting the latest in R&D as well as in business and policy to the geothermal
community, and showing exhibits from all the geothermal sectors.
EGEC wishes to express sincere appreciation for all efforts and contributions to the event, and inparticular likes to mention: The municipality of Unterhaching, under the leadership of the mayor
Erwin Knapek; the main organiser GtV-BV e.V.; the congress convenor IGA ERB / IGA EBF;
the European Commission DG-TREN supporting the EGEC sessions through projects K4RES-H
and RESTMAC. And finally, EGC 2007 would not have been possible without all the speakers,
poster presenters, exhibitors, congress participants, visitors, who with their activity and presence
made EGC 2007 what it was - THE meeting for geothermal energy in Europe!
Albeit the second quarter of 2007 was dominated by EGC 2007, also a substantial number ofother activities had to be carried out for promotion of geothermal energy, and to secure a favourable environment for geothermal energy use for heat, cold and electric power. A particular highlight was a hearing on June 22, when two Commissioners, Andris Piebalgs (Energy) and Janez
Potocnik (Science & Research), listened to the energy industry to learn about ideas on a Strategic
Energy Technology Plan (SETP). EGEC washonoured to represent geothermal energy at that This Issue:
event. Visit our website to learn more about the- Policy
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SETP in the near future!
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POLICY
Britta Thomsen report on the Roadmap for Renewable Energy in Europe
The Danish Member of European Parliament Britta Thomsen has been designated as rapporteur to thereport the Parliament will adopt on the various communications concerning renewables, including therenewable energy roadmap. The roadmap foresees that the Commission will come forward with a newframework directive covering all renewable energy sources including binding national targets andnecessary framework legislation in order to reach them. Initially the Commission announced to comeforward with such a directive proposal “within the third quarter of the year”. It seems now this might bedelayed, partially because the Commission wants to listen to the Parliaments expectations for thisdirective.
The draft Thomsen Report is now available and under discussion in the different committees concerned.
The report contains among others, elements on the future directive’s legal basis and on strengthening
existing legislation for renewable electricity and biofuels. In principle the report agrees with the proposedline of the Commission. It calls for sectoral targets on the national level and milestones to be included
into the National Action Plans submitted by Member States. It would also like to ensure that theCommission could take legal action against Member States before 2020 if a country is not fulfilling its
obligations.
From EGEC’s point of view the general line of the report is very much welcomed, but we hope to seesome further improvements. The Parliament will hopefully agree to take a strong position on measures forrenewable heating & cooling as well as detailing some other aspects, such as the removal ofadministrative barriers and importance of finding an agreement timely.
Next steps: The report is being debated in various European Parliament committees. The debate in the
Industry, Research and Energy Committee (ITRE) was held on 5 June, and the vote in the ITRE
committee on 26 June sent a strong signal by calling for the upcoming Framework Directive to strengthen
existing renewable energy legislation and be accompanied by ambitious legislation on heating andcooling. Vote in plenary is planned for 26 September.

"Implementing 20% renewable energy by 2020 - what is needed to make it happen?"
The European Energy Forum (EEF) on May 8, 2007, organised a dinner debate at the European
Parliament, with sponsoring by EREC. The topic was: "Implementing 20% renewable energy by 2020 what is needed to make it happen?". About 150 persons, among them notably 20 MEPs, attended thedebate. The keynote speaker of the evening was Dr. Winfried Hoffmann, the president of the European
Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) and one of the directors of EREC.
On behalf of EGEC, Pierre Ungemach attended the event; he made a statement during the debate: "Incertain regions, geothermal energy can contribute to the production of RES electricity. And we have tounderline the large potential of geothermal heat pumps for heating and cooling. Geothermal energy has agreat future in Europe". More info on the event, incl. the slides from the keynote speach for downlad, canbe found on www.egec.org

Reaching 20% of renewable energy by 2020 only feasible if a fast and adequate policy
framework is adopted.
Arthouros Zervos, President of the European Renewable Energy Council (EREC), was invited by thePortuguese Presidency to express the renewable industry’s opinion on the Renewable Energy Roadmap.
Professor Zervos made his point clear: ‘In our view, it is possible to generate 35 % of Europe’s electricity
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2supply by renewable energy sources, 25 % of the total heat production and at least 10 % biofuels but tomake these targets come true, timing is a key element. In only thirteen years from now we want to haveachieved an increase of thirteen percentage points in renewables. This means the EU needs to adopt thenecessary measures as soon as possible. A delay in legislation can cause tremendous delays in action.’
For the European renewables industry, a key objective for the future legislation framework is to maintaininvestor confidence. This can only be guaranteed if a clear pathway is shown for the different sectors in
renewables. Renewable heating and renewable electricity for example are two completely different
sectors with different needs and actors. This needs to be pointed out clearly in the national action plans.
The sensitive question ‘how to distribute the 20% overall target into national targets’ was another coreelement of the 2-day debate. ‘Increasing the share of renewables in the EU from today’s around 7% to
20% in 2020 means an increase of 13 percentage points in 13 years for the EU. One simple option would
be for each Member State to increase its share of renewables by 13 percentage points. ‘Such an approach
would make the process transparent and would avoid long negotiations. The commitment was taken insolidarity and so should the actions. There is absolutely no scientific evidence in any country which could
justify that a single Member State is not able to deliver a 13 percent point increase’, commented Zervos.

Member states to decide on renewables for heating EU homes
Despite Commission promises in 2006 to propose binding targets for renewables on heating and cooling,these can no longer be expected. It will now be up to member states to decide on the targets as part ofupcoming national action plans to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by 20% in 2020. According to figures
by Greenpeace, nearly 50% of the EU's primary energy is consumed for heating and cooling in private
homes, buildings and industrial processes.
Eufores, the European Forum for Renewable Energy Sources, puts the figure closer to 40%. Such figures
put the energy market for heat in the EU neck-and-neck with the market for transport and electricity.
Already in its 2005 Biomass Action Plan, the Commission stated that legislation on renewable energy inheating "is the missing piece of the jigsaw, alongside existing directives covering electricity andtransport". In February of 2006, Parliament adopted, with massive support of MEPs, a resolution asking
the Commission to put forward legislation that would double the share of renewable energies for heating
and cooling by 2020. In response to the resolution, EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs promisedthat the Commission would put forward a proposal on the issue before the end of 2006.

EGEC´s response to the EC Public consultation exercise on the European Strategic Energy
Technology Plan.
The public consultation launched by the European Commission on the SET Plan ended 13/05/2007.
EGEC supports the idea of a European SET Plan. It could permit geothermal energy to reach ambitious
targets for 2020 (14 TWh –electricity, 8 Mtoe heating & cooling).
Geothermal energy is one of the possible topics for this Plan on strategic energy technologies, both forelectric power and in the heating and cooling sector. With geothermal energy, also the otherwise difficultbase-load part of the renewable energy supply can successfully be met.
The EGEC input to that consultation can be found on our website www.egec.org > news.

Improving the Implementation of the Emission Trading Directive
In January 2005, the European Union Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS) commenced
operation as the largest multi-country, multi-sector Greenhouse Gas emission trading scheme world-wide.
They said that "the EU ETS is an ambitious effort by the EU to correct for the market failure thatsurrounds climate change, and to deliver the EU's commitments to reduce carbon dioxide emissions
under the Kyoto Protocol" – the international deal to cut CO2 by 8 percent below 1990-levels by 2012.
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The scheme is based on Directive 2003/87/EC, which entered into force on 25 October 2003. It aims at
reducing emissions of carbon dioxide and combating the serious threat of climate change. Under thescheme, each participating country has a National Allocation Plan (NAP) specifying caps on greenhousegas emissions for individual power plants and other large point sources. Each facility gets a maximum
amount of emission "allowances" for a particular period. To comply, facilities can either reduce theiremissions or purchase allowances from facilities with an excess of allowances. Progressively tightening
caps is foreseen for each new period, forcing overall reductions in emissions.
The European Environment Agency recently published the second report on how Member States have
implemented the Emissions Trading Scheme. Reflecting on the first full year of the Scheme's operation(2005), the report provides a compilation of experiences from 23 Member States. Areas identified asproblematic include allocation rules, definition of combustion installations and competition withinstallations from outside the EU. Several Member States also expressed concerns over the burden
imposed by the Emission Trading Directive on operators and authorities. This was seen as a problem,
especially for operators of small installations. The report also states that in many cases it has beendifficult for Member States to stick to the tight timetable for reporting and verification. Overall, thisreport provides the first comprehensive picture of the implementation of the Emissions Trading Directivein the Member States. The results presented in the report might be useful for improving future applicationof this Directive.

EU rejects 'weak' UN paper on climate change
The European Union has rejected a draft UN document on sustainable development voicing
disappointment and frustration over its lack of content on the issue of global warming. The European
Union deeply regrets that the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) was
unable to agree on an ambitious text on energy, climate, air pollution and industrial development.
Because of the negative votes of the EU member states the 15th parliamentary session of the CSD - themost important intergovernmental environmental organ of the UN – ended without a final conclusion.
Mr Dimas said it was "unfortunate that the CSD 15 was unable to deliver" on the challenges posed byclimate change. EU governments agreed in March to cut the bloc's CO2 emissions by 20 percent by 2020
and to work for a deal to cut emissions by 30 percent by 2020 in developed nations across the world.
EU leaders argued that this way it would be easier to get an international deal in place, however. But theprospects of getting the US and China – some of the world's biggest polluters – on board looks bleak.

Six European regions launch renewable-energy network
The Renewable Energy Regions Network (RENREN) aims to enhance co-operation between local
administrations and companies on biomass, wind, oceans, solar, geothermal and hydro-energy. The
network, launched on 17 April in Brussels, includes the regions of Oberösterreich (Austria), SchleswigHolstein (Germany), North Sweden and Wales (UK), as well as small European states Cyprus andIceland. The objective of RENREN is to exchange best practice and information between regional
administrations but also to enhance co-operation between private companies and raise public awarenesson renewable energy via educational programmes.

MEP advocates greater role for cogeneration in 'energy showdown'
Speaking at a 9 May stakeholder conference on cogeneration, Green MEP Claude Turmes called on the
EU to make co-generation a cornerstone of its future energy policy and efforts to reduce greenhouse-gas
emissions.
Usually fuelled by natural gas, renewable energies or waste, cogeneration installations can vary in size
from small units in residential buildings to large facilities in so-called district-heating systems thatprovide heat and electricity for entire neighborhoods. Because of the simultaneous production of heat andelectricity, cogeneration is generally considered to be more efficient and ecological than traditional
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4electricity- producing facilities, such as nuclear or coal power plants, which simply expel heat into theatmosphere as a byproduct of electricity production.
In February 2004, the EU adopted the CHP Directive to promote cogeneration in the EU by addressing
several problems, including inadequate control of energy monopolies, inadequate support from local andregional authorities, incomplete market liberalisation, regulatory obstacles and the lack of European
standards for network connection.
Combined heat and power (CHP) plants are not a new use of energy for geothermal energy. However,what has been happening recently in the geothermal arena is the use of low-temperature resources (downto 98 °C) in combination with binary or Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) power units. Two installations,
one in Australia at Birdsville and one in Germany at Neustadt-Glewe, are using temperatures this low.

World Bank data points to rising global CO2 emissions
Emissions of global warming gases continue to rise dramatically, according to new data published by theWorld Bank on 9 May. On a global scale, emissions of CO2 in 2003 were 16% higher than in 1990, thebank found in its 2007 edition of the Little Green Data Book.
The other main conclusions of this year's edition include:- Emissions are spread evenly between industrialised and developing countries.
- although poor countries' emissions are growing fast, some industrialised countries are also doing
badly: the US and Japan showed an emissions growth of 20% and 15% between 1990 and 2003
respectively; the EU grew by 3%;- as a group, the industrialised countries are missing their Kyoto targets;- the emissions per person in China and India are a lot lower than in the US or Japan. The average
Chinese emits 16% of the average US citizen and the average Indian 6%, and;- in developing countries, emissions are mainly originating from agriculture and land-use changes;
avoided deforestation in developing countries is therefore one of the key components of goodclimate policy.

United Nations points to global renewable 'energy boom'
The UNEP’s report, 'Global Trends in Sustainable Energy 2007' published in June 2007, states a growthof 43% of the investments in renewable energies between 2005 & 2006, and plans the same growth for
2007.
Some $100bn in investment capital flowed into renewable energy in 2006, up from $80bn in 2005.
The report attributes this boom to factors such as climate change, increasing energy demand, thepersistently high price of oil and clean-energy policy initiatives that both facilitate investment and create astable environment for a continued sector growth.
More than 70% of investment in sustainable energy is either in the EU and the US. However, the EU-27
lags in research investment, the report states. Statistics also proved that the renewable-energy industry is
no longer dominated by developed countries, as around a fifth is represented by the developing world.

Cost of renewable energy 10 times cheaper than "business as usual" fossil-fuelled future ?.
Investing in a renewable electricity future will save 10 times the fuel costs of a"business as usual" fossil-fuelled scenario, saving $180 billion USD annuallyand cut CO2 emissions in half by 2030, according to a joint report byGreenpeace and the European Renewable Energy Council (EREC).
The joint report and press release can be downloaded on the EREC website( www.erec.org )EGEC asbl – Renewable Energy House – Rue d´Arlon 63-65 – B-1040 Bruxelles – Belgium – www.egec.org

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R&D FUNDING
Intelligence Energy Europe
The European Commission launched a new call for proposal forthe programme ALTENER (promotion of RES). The deadline tosubmit a proposal is 28 september 2007.
The project description and other necessary information could be found on our website in member’s
corner.
Closing date for submission of applications

28 September 2007

Date of opening of applications

mid October 2007

Estimated date of completion of theevaluation
Estimated date for the notification of
applicants
Estimated date for signature of contracts

End of February 2008
from March 2008 onwards
from June 2008 onwards

FP7 Capacities Work Programme: Part 2 - research for the benefit of SMEs
In the FP7, a special opportunity is open for SMEs. A first call just closed on 1st june,
but here is a new one :• Call identifier: FP7-SME-2007-2• Date of publication: 22 December 2006
• Closure date: 04 September 2007 (first stage), at 17.00 h (Brussels local time)• Indicative budget: € 100 000 000• Topics called: call is open to all research fields

Thinking to finance your project : The European Investment BankThe EIB is the European Union’s long-term lending institution set up to support capital investment
promoting EU policies. To support the EU’s energy objectives, the EIB will set aside a budget in theorder of EUR 4 bn per year for projects in one of five priority areas:. Renewable energy, Energy efficiency,. Research, development and innovation (supporting the European Technology Platforms),. Diversification and security of internal supply (for instance, trans-European energy networks),. External energy security and economic development (supporting a pan-European Energy Community
with neighbouring countries, and enhancing security of energy in the EU).
The Bank’s lending for renewable energies (RE) investment was totalling over EUR 1.6 billion in theyears 1999-2003. The EIB’s six-point Renewable Energy (RE) Action Plan, adopted in 2004, aims to:••increase its lending for RE by up to 50% of its financing for electricity generation in the EU by
2010. On current trends, this new target will represent some EUR 700 million a year for RE
generation by 2010;
enhance support for RE investment in developing countries and emerging markets in support of
the EU’s Energy Initiative and EU plans for the "Patient Capital Initiative". This Initiative will bea public-private fund to increase access to risk capital to RE projects;
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promote the EU "Environmental Technologies Action Plan";
allocate EUR 500 million between 2004-2007 to finance CO² reduction projects through the
EIB’s Climate Change Financing Facility related to the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme, which
also covers projects outside the EU;provide EUR 10 million for a new EIB Climate Change Technical Assistance Facility for grants
towards carbon trading transaction costs;
continue to explore with other multilateral financing institutions the establishment of a new
Carbon Credit Fund.

On 20th March 2007, the EIB and the World Bank launched the Carbon Fund for Europe. The CFE, a trust
fund, is designed to help European countries meet their commitments to the Kyoto Protocol and theEuropean Union's Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS).
The fund will purchase greenhouse gas emission reductions through the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean
Development Mechanism (CDM) and Joint Implementation (JI) from climate-friendly investment
projects from either bank’s portfolio as well as self-standing projects.
Four governments and one company make up the Euro 50 million carbon fund. They include: Ireland,
Luxembourg, Portugal, Flemish Region and Statkraft Carbon Invest AS (Norway).
The EIB is planning for the establishment of a Carbon Fund, that will produce Carbon Emission Rights(“carbon credits”) after the expiry of the current Kyoto Protocol in 2012.

NEWS FROM EGECNew EGEC Members :We are pleased to announce that since our last newsletter in March 2007, three newpartners joined us in EGEC : Progettazione & Consulenza (Italy), IDISOL ENERGIA
S.L (Spain) and our first member in Czech Republic : MND Servisní, a.s.

New EGEC brochure
The European Geothermal Energy Council published a new brochure
about the presentation of the Council and its work in the field of
Geothermal energy. An electronic version (pdf) of this brochure can befound on the website of EGEC ( www.egec.org ) in the section
Publications; for printed copies please contact our office in Brussels atcom@egec.org .

EGEC board meeting - and date for AGM 2007
An EGEC board meeting was held on May 31, 2007, in Unterhaching, Germany. The members of theboard of EGEC took the opportunity of the European Geothermal Congress 2007 in Unterhaching near
Munich to hold the board meeting in the town hall of Unterhaching. We like to thank the mayor for thehospitality. A major decision concerned the Annual General Meeting 2007 of EGEC. The date meanwhile
is finally fixed for Friday, November 16, in the Renewable Energy House in Brussels. The AGM will be
combined with a workshop on financing geothermal energy. Please reserve 16.11.2007 in your agenda –more info will follow!

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Project K4RES-H
8 Mtoe in 2020 of Geothermal Heating and Cooling :To conclude this project, EGEC participated in 4 events to disseminate its
Geothermal Heating & Cooling Action Plan for Europe : In Bratislava on February
19 ; in Rome on May 25 ; in Riga on May 31 ; and in Perpignan on 1st of June. While at the event in
Bratislava EGEC president Burkhard Sanner could speak, presence at the events in Rome and Perpignan
had to be secured by EGEC member associations (UGI and ADEME, respectively). In Riga thecolleagues of EREC presented the action plan also for geothermal energy, as the date was exactly parallelto the EGEC Business Seminar 2007 in Unterhaching. The project and the action plan also where a topic
at said EGEC Business Seminar on 31.05.2007, with EGEC past president Christian Boissavy delivering
the speech.
All reports can be downloaded from the project website , see EGEC website > projects.
K4RES-H is a project funded by EC through IEEA in the ALTENER programme

Project GROUNDREACH
The GroundReach project provides information about :- the current status of the market for space conditioning using
ground as heat source and sink in the residential sector in Europe,- the GroundReach model to determine the change of environmental impact due to replacements ofheating systems on the European market,- and an Inventory of European Legislation on Ground Coupled Heat Pumps (GCHPs)
More information: www.groundreach.eu > deliverables
EGEC was present at three Groundreach workshops during the second quarter of 2007 and contributed tothe information on and promotion of ground source heat pumps:- 27.4.2007 Workshop with officers of the European Commission in Brussels- 21.5.2007 Promotional Workshop in Setubal, Portugal- 29.6.2007 Promotional Workshop in Gleisdorf, Austria
The documents from all of these workshops can be found at: www.groundreach.eu > events
GROUNDREACH is a project funded by EC through IEEA in the ALTENER programme

Project RESTMACEGEC will soon publish brochures for its Technology Marketing
Campaign within project RESTMAC, promoting Geothermal Energy;
the topics covered will comprise:- Geothermal Heat Pumps,- Geothermal Power and Combined Heat & Power,- Geothermal Desalination,- Geothermal Energy in Agriculture,- Geothermal District Heating, and- Geothermal Snow-Melting and De-Icing.
A workshop on “Innovative Geothermal Applications: snow-melting and de-icing” will be organised in
Malmö – Sweden, October 2nd, 2007 (more information soon on www.egec.org )Within this project, EGEC could also arrange the presence for geothermal energy promotion atseveral events throughout Europe, amongst them:- 19.6.2007: Presentation at Euro Heat and Power Conference, Copenhagen- 28.6.2007: Presentation at Renewable Energy Europe Conference, Madrid
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EGEC has conducted its first geothermal event at an international trade fair
In the framework of a new trade fair for renewable energy in Budapest, Hungary, a geothermal
conference was organized with the target to provide an overview of geothermal technology andapplication in Hungary and neighbour countries. This conference was arranged by EGEC in co-operation
with REECO GmbH, a German-based fair organiser (and EGEC member). It was the first common
project of REECO and EGEC; however, EGEC´s German member association GtV-BV has a decade ofsuccessful joint activities with REECO on a German regional scale.
The conference was held on April 20, 2007, in the conference centre of the Hungexpo Budapest Trade
Fair Centre (Vásárközpont). The program of the conference was oriented on issues concerning thegeothermal energy use in Central and Eastern Europe, and the goal was to bring together people form
East, South and West to discuss the possibilities ofgeothermal energy for electric power, heating andcooling.
The documents from the different presentations areavailable as pdf-files, for download from themember´s corner of the EGEC websitewww.egec.org, or through a direct link which isavailable to the conference participants (if you are aconference participants and do not have received thelink yet, please contact EGEC at info@egec.org ).

Impressions from the Conference for Geothermal Energy in Eastern Europe, 20.4.2007: View into thelecture hall (upper right), Hungarian speakers Gábor Szita (above left) and György Patzay (above
centre), and EGEC president Burkhard Sanner with Romanian colleagues during the coffee break

EGEC Business Seminar 2007 at EGC 2007 in Unterhaching, Germany
The small city of Unterhaching, at the Southern outskirts of Munich, Germany, was the venue of theEuropean Geothermal Congress 2007 from May 30 – June 1, 2007. This event, under the auspices of theEuropean Branch of the International Geothermal Association IGA, was organised jointly by the German
geothermal association GtV-BV, the Swiss geothermal association Geothermie.CH, and EGEC. It was
accompanied by the international exhibition GEOEnergia Europe 2007, where EGEC was present with abooth and could distribute brochures and the geothermal heating and cooling action plan for Europe.
Within the congress program, the EGEC Business Seminar 2007 was integrated and offered a platform
for the discussion of economic and policy issues, as well as for presentation of R&D-projects funded by
the European Union. The Business seminar started, after the EGC 2007 opening session, with a panel
discussion among geothermal actors on the European scene and the auditorium. Panelists were Elisa
Boelman from the European Commission DG-TREN, Beata Kepinska from Poland for the IGA European
Branch and to represent the new member states, Alexander Richter from Glitnir Bank, Iceland, for
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9investors in the geothermal field, Patrick Ledru from BRGM, France, for the ENGINE consortium and torepresent the R&D-community, and Gareth Ll. Jones from Ireland for the European Federation of
Geologists (EFG).

EGEC Business Seminar at EGC 2007: Speakers Christian Boissavy (left) and Miklos Antics (centre) andview into the auditorium in the Unterhaching Sports Centre (right)

Panel discussion during the EGEC Business Seminar 2007; from left: Gareth Ll. Jones (EFG), Patrick
Ledru (BRGM/Engine), Alexander Richter (Glitnir Bank), Beata Kepinska (IGA EBF), Elisa Boelman(EC DG-TREN); in the right photo Elisa Boelman and EGEC president Burkhard Sanner, moderator of
the panel

Left: During the second EGEC session, on EU-funded R&D projects; session chairman Ernst Huenges(GFZ Potsdam) introduced Patrick Ledru (BRGM) for a speech on the ENGINE project. Right: The
EGEC booth at the accompanying exhibition
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10Solution for Climate change create jobs in Europe and France
One of our members from France ADEME made a research in the field of climate change connected tothe market of jobs. The result of this research are amazing : ADEME predicts if the reduction of emissionin Europe will be 30 % till 2010 it will create something about + 12 % - 50 000 jobs in the area ofelectricity production, +14% 2,5 millions employee in the area and + 30% 500 000 new jobs in the fieldof transport.
Hypothesis of ADEME of creation of installation in the field of geothermal energy in France till 2010
show that new 400 000 installations could create something around 10 000 jobs opportunities. Moreinformation about this research could be found on the website: www.specifique.com

The Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign
The Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign is a communication initiative run by
the European Commission.
It aims to raise awareness of decision-makers at local, regional, national andEuropean level, spread best-practice and ensure a strong level of understanding
among the general public. Another objective is to stimulate the necessary trends
towards an increase in private investment in sustainable energy technologies.
The European Commission wants to support you as a European actor committed to sustainable energy byproviding your project with a highly-visible and prestigious mark of European excellence.
Are you involved in any of these activities?
Promotion of renewable energy installations and projects
Market transformation activities
Communication and educational actions
Sustainable energy communities
Actions in the buildings sector
Actions in the transport sector
Cooperation with developing countries

Sustainable Energy Europe Awards Competition 2008 : Submit a project and make one ofthem yours
Does your organization receive sufficient recognition and praise for its endeavours in the field ofsustainable energy or energy efficiency? Imagine the opportunity of being showcased across Europe as apioneer in the field of sustainable energy innovation.
The Sustainable Energy Europe 2005-2008 Campaign of the European Commission DG for Energy andTransport is a major initiative, promoting, showcasing and rewarding outstanding projects andprogrammes in the field.
Based on the success of the first edition, the SEE Awards Competition 2008 is now officially launched.
We invite you to become part of this exciting Campaign. Join as a Partner before 19 October 2007 andyou will be automatically entered into the prestigious annual awards competition, to be held in Brussels
on 29 January 2008.
Join the Campaign!
For more details on joining the Campaign and submitting your project in this year’s competition, visit:www.sustenergy.org
Contact person: Àngela Corbalán / ac@pracsis.be / Tel. +32 (0) 2 340 30 61

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11NEWS FROM EGEC MEMBERS
The Swiss Geothermal Society has a new homepage:
The website under www.geothermie.ch provides a lot of interesting information. The homepage iscurrently available in German and French, an Italian version is in preparation.

New DIN standards committee for Borehole Heat Exchangers in Germany
In February 2007 a new DIN standards committee „NABau NA 005-05-21 AA“ with the working titel„Geothermiesonden“ was constituted in Germany and Prof. Dr. Ingo Sass (Darmstadt University ofTechnology) has been elected as chairman.
Currently, there is a strong annual increase of borehole heat exchangers (BHE). Construction andinstallation in Germany is governed by guideline VDI 4640, however, no specific standard exists yet.
Therefore, different constructions with very different qualities are used, hindering the determination of
defects. The creation of a new DIN standard was decided which aims to lead the execution of
construction work to the state of the art. Several groups were established to speed up the work: General,
dimensioning and location demands, Drilling technology, BHE: material and production, Grouting andgrouting materials, Site supervision and documentation, Acceptance, examinations, labour and field tests,
Qualifications (planning and realisation), Glossary, links and literature

Romanian Geoexchange Society received the Energy Globe price
Never before has the Hemicycle of the European Parliament inBrussels been the location for a television gala. For the first time thishall, the democratic centre of Europe, was venue for the ENERGYGLOBE Awards’ presentation ceremony underlining the enormousinternational significance of this environmental prize.
Subsequently this event also emphasizes the sustained efforts of theEuropean Parliament to achieve its ambitious goals in regard to energy
efficiency and climate change.
One of the EGEC members is national winner of the Energy Globe price for Romania : The Romanian
Geoexchange Society, represented by Dorina Cucueteanu (above left when receiving the price document),
got this price for the project “Romania – a clean country for a clean Europe”.

Bleiswijk Geothermal Project
The first ‘deep’ geothermal project in the Netherlands has migrated
into the second phase. The horticultural firm A + G van den Bosch, ahigh standing tomato grower in Bleiswijk, completed the first phaseof its geothermal project in April. The drilling activities, started in the
4th quarter of 2006, had reached the desired sandstone formation(Berkel Sandston) at a depth of 1750 meter. Total length of theborehole is approximately 2350 meter as the optimal spot was locatedsomewhat South of the Van den Bosch Greenhouses.
In April 2007 the geothermal community in The Netherlands watched and waited impatiently for the
results of the well test. In the second half of April the long time awaited response came forward: bothvolume and temperature of the geothermal water were according to expectations.

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Sandstone was struck at the expected depth of 1750 meter. At thislocation two consecutive and potentially productive formations/layers
were expected – the Berkel and Rijswijk Sandstones. In April 2007 thewell tests were performed and the provisional conclusion was that thewell could produce water in the predicted range of 100 to 150 m3.
On April 26 these results and the experiences during the drilling
activities were communicated to a gathering of 30 to 40 participants of
the Dutch Platform for Geothermal Energy, followed by shortpresentations of some other ongoing initiatives for developing deep
geothermal energy.
In the same week the entrepreneur, Rik van den Bosch received theprestigious Creative Energy Award from the Minister of Economic
Affairs, Mrs Maria van der Hoeven. The project is expected to draw aconsiderable amount of interest from the horticultural sector in The Netherlands.
The energy capacity required for the heating of the Van den Bosch greenhouse is substantial – but notexcessive or unusual for Dutch horticulturists. It was also noted, that the particular site of Van den Boschcalled for two deviated drillings, whereas following projects might very well be accomplished with one –less expensive - vertical borehole. At the end of April the rig had been relocated a few meters and thedrilling of the second borehole started.
More information : Victor van Heekeren, Dutch Geothermal Energy Platform, www.geothermie.nl/

ENGINE moves from the state of the art towards the expert phase
ENGINE (Enhanced Geothermal Innovative Network for Europe) European
coordination action started at the end of 2005. The Mid-Term Conference
held in Potsdam, Germany last January (see also EGEC News No. 4) was a
successful meeting where more than 130 experts from 28 countries debated
for the promotion of Enhanced Geothermal Systems.
The first half of the project was dedicated to stating the art during fruitful specialized workshops. The
second phase will lead experts to define the best practices and priorities for research investment. In themeantime, a bottom-up and federative strategy will continue through specialised workshops.
After Exploring high-temperature reservoir (Volterra, Italy, last April), the ENGINE participants will discuss
about High-temperature drilling (Reykjavik, Iceland, July – see below), Policy makers and public
implications (Athens, Greece, September – see events section) and Risk analysis (Utrecht, The
Netherlands, November). The ENGINE Final Conference is scheduled for February 2008 in Vilnius,
Lithuania.
More information is available on the ENGINE Web site: http://engine.brgm.fr

Drilling cost effectiveness and feasibility of high-temperature drilling - Reykjavik, Iceland,
Workshop 4
The Workshop 4 "Drilling cost effectiveness and feasibility of high-temperature drilling" of the ENGINE
project was hosted by ISOR and held in Reykjavik, from 2 to 5 July 2007, with supplementary excursion
on 4 July and optional excursion on 5 July.
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Creating an experimental site in Orléans, France, for geothermal heat pumps and theirunderground heat exchangers
BRGM and the Council for the Centre Region, France, as part of the FrenchContract for State/Centre Region Projects, 2007-2013, have created a joint
venture for setting up an experimental site for the testing of geothermal heatpumps and their underground heat exchangers.
The aim is to arrive at an overall evaluation of the performance of heating systems that work withgeothermal heat pumps, based on the three constituent elements that are the subsurface, the geothermalheat pump, and the building to be heated. The activities will fall into three categories: research &development into development of new products, qualification of the performance of underground heatexchangers, and the evaluation of their impact on the subsurface; evaluation and/or certification ofsystems; and the setting up of a demonstration network for the validation of newly developed concepts
and technologies. This site will also provide opportunities for synergetic actions of staff training andpublicizing professional activities that will be developed as part of the overall development project of theCentre Region.

Augsburg shows the way for renewable energy - Renexpo 2007
The renewable energy sector is advancing again. Europe wide we see the launch of new
projects and the support for the renewable energy sector being strengthened. In Germany
funds of 230 Million Euro were made available on 1st of May. The industry isdeveloping further and thus becoming the job engine of the whole region. Meet theplayers from the year long established sector meeting place.
From the 27th to the 30th of September 2007 the RENEXPO® 2007 international trade fair andconference for renewable energy is taking place in Augsburg, Germany. Year on year visitors from thewhole world convene at this event in the Bavarian renewable energy centre. 2006 saw over 300
exhibitors, 1,400 conference participants and 12,000 visitors (from which 62% were trade visitors)coming together in Augsburg – a very good indication for 2007! The latest information for exhibitors,
conference participants and visitors is available on the new website www.renexpo.com .

EVENTS
Increasing policy makers' awareness and the public acceptance – ENGINE Workshop 6
Athens, Greece, 13-14 September 2007
It is widely known that the geothermal energy is a versatile renewable energy
source that is among the cleanest of the commercially viable technologies
available today. Towards this direction, there has been a lot of literatureattestation. However there has not been the predictable development in thisfield. An important reason is that many geothermal projects face strong
opposition from politicians, neighbouring communities or environmentalpressure groups. This is why there is a global tendency for geothermal companies to develop their policy
and their social responsibility. The aim of the workshop ‘‘Increasing policy makers’ awareness and public
acceptance’’ is to make policy makers’ aware of the need of a strategy and examine the policy that should
be followed in order to eliminate any social opposition.
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Innovative Geothermal Applications: snow-melting and de-icing, Malmö, Sweden,
2 October 2007
A workshop within project RESTMAC, organised by EGEC;
more information soon on www.egec.org

The ISLENET conference will be held in Brussels on 9-10 October 2007
For more information about this event please consult the webpage: www.islenet.net/

XII International Congress on Energy and Mineral Resources in Oviedo, Spain,
7-11 October 2007
The National Association of Mining
Engineers of Spain, the Supreme Councilof Colleges and the Official College of
Mining Engineers of the Northwest of
Spain are pleased to announce the XII
INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES, which, under theslogan “Raw materials, Water and Sustainable Energy… the Challenge for the future”, will be heldin the Congress Hall-Prince Felipe Auditorium, from the 7th to the 11th of October 2007. It is the aim of
this Congress to open a forum for the debate on the most important aspects of topics set out in the slogan,and which are specified in the areas of the technical programme. As a complement to the working
sessions there will be an exhibition of stands and others, at which companies and organisms could show
their services and products. Please consult the website: www.congresoenerminas.es

International Conference „Renewable energy in EU in prospect of 2020. Chances andproblems of the new member states” in Warsaw, Poland, 10-11 October, 2007
Organised by the Polish Economic Chamber of Renewable Energy in Novotel
Hotel, Warsaw. More information about the conference, program andsubmitting of papers which should be presented on the conference pleasecontact justyna.jarych@pigeo.pl

European Meeting Point: Energy for Development 2007. Beja, Alentejo, Portugal
10-12 October 2007
Download the event brochure and check for details at: http://www.energyanddevelopment-2007.net
The activity is divided into 6 domains:
Domain 1 - Bio-energy cluster > bio-resources management; multi-fuelproduction routes; bio-fuels economics.
Domain 2 - Energy services > contracting strategies; regulative
framework; technology integration.
Domain 3 - Sustainable energy communities > project financing;architectural proposals; urban sustainable management.
Domain 4 - New energies economy > monitoring technologies; market
strategies; accounting, labelling and certification.
Domain 5 - Energy citizenship > sustainable communities; enabling and communication strategies;
funding mechanisms.
Domain 6 - Energy and regional development > regional innovation and clusters; multi-regional energy
initiatives; new and renewable energy projects.
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“The Athens Summit - Global Climate and Energy Security”, Athens, Greece,
14-16 October 2007
For this event at the Hilton Hotel, Athens, see: www.athens-summit.com

Executive Study Trip : Deep Geothermal Energy in Iceland, 15-18 October 2007
Detailed information on the trip: www.ened.com“First European Geothermal Review” in Mainz, Germany, 29-31 October 2007
For more information about this event please visit: www.bestec-for-nature.com/fegr2007/

Der Geothermiekongress 2007 of GtV-BV e.V. in Bochum, Germany, 30-31 October 2007
Please see details on this event (in German) at:
www.dergeothermiekongress.de/

BRUSSELS INNOVA ENERGY, Brussels 22 -27 November 2007
If you are interested please do not hesitate to visit: www.innova-energy.com or contact directly
info@innova-energy.com

World Sustainable Energy Days 2008, Wels, Austria, 5-7 March 2008
Seven conferences and seminars on green energy and energy efficiency,
Call for papers is open now, deadline: 10 October 2007
For more information please visit www.wsed.at

Information on Renewable Heating & Cooling Congress 2007
by Jonathan Ballantine

RESHC 2007

Renewable Heating & Cooling Congress 2007
20th & 21st November 2007 - Brussels

Overcoming Policy Uncertainty; Investment in Technology & Infrastructure;
And Optimising Built Environment Adoption to Accelerate Sustainable Development for
Bio, Geo and Solar thermal Markets
Supported by:
EREC and member associations
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Welcome to the Inaugural Renewable Heating & Cooling Congress which will bring together
leading experts, decision and policy makers from around the world to discuss the market
acceleration of renewable heating and cooling technologies.
Hear insights from over 35 Leading Industry Experts
For the first time the thoughts of policy makers and leading experts in geothermal, solar, & biomass will
be challenged / complemented by leading professional groups such as Property Investment companies,
Building Owners, Constructions companies and acclaimed Architects.

Share ideas with New People
HC

RES 2007 is the first congress that brings together policy makers, technology experts, and built
environment professional groups under the one roof.
The Congress is the most effective opportunity to meet, network and be fully updated on all the key
trends ranging from policy decisions to built environment adoption – and will provide a solid base forHC
informed decisions and developing future strategies for the sustainable market development of RES .
Don´t forget to bring extra business cards as you will definitely meet some new faces…

35 Speakers Confirmed:
Roberto Vigotti, Chair of the Renewable Energy Working Party, International Energy Agency IEA
Britta Thomsen, Member European Parliament
Burkhard Sanner, President, European Geothermal Energy Council EGEC
Gerhard Rabensteiner, President, European Solar Thermal Industry Federation ESTIF
Heinz Kopetz, President, European Biomass Association AEBIOM
Pierre Ungemach, Geoproduction Consultants
Guus Willemsen, IF Technology
Charles Bradshaw-Smith, Head of Innovation, E.ON
Juan Manuel Mieres, R&D Director, Acciona
Plus:
DG TREN, German Federal Environment Ministry (BMU), French Environment & Energy Management Agency (ADEME), Upper Austrian Renewable Energy Agency, Hermes Real Estate, ART &BUILD, CECODHAS, European Construction Industry Federation, S.O.L.I.D, Statoil, …

Who will you meet?
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Geothermal companies or Heat Pump Manufacturers
Solar Thermal Manufacturers & Suppliers
Biomass Manufacturers & Suppliers
Energy Retailers (and distributors)
Research Agencies, Energy Agencies, Industry Associations
Finance (Investment banks & Property Investment Management)
Property Management & Occupiers
Construction Companies
Architects
Federal Ministry Departments
EU Parliament & Commission members
Regional Government Authorities
Building Service Professionals
Energy Management Professionals
Facility Management Professionals

To receive a copy of the agenda – please email Jonathan Ballantine –jonathan.ballantine@greenpowerconferences.com or visit www.greenpowerconferences.com
Special pricing for active EGEC members – contact Jonathan on +34 637 046 669

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