Regulations of Geothermal HP systems at local and regional level in Europe (REGEOCITIES)
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Key action:
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Heating and Cooling |
| Status: |
Ongoing |
| Coordinator: |
CUEVAS José
TECHNOLOGIC INSTITUTE OF CONSTRUCTION , Spain
E-mail: jose.cuevas@aidico.es
Tel: +34-965608302
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| Partners: |
EUROPEAN GEOTHERMAL ENERGY COUNCIL (EGEC), Belgium
PUBLIC SERVIE OF WALLONIA (SPW), Belgium
Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), Denmark
FRENCH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (BRGM), France
UBeG Dr. Erich Mands & Marc Sauer GbR (UBEG), Germany
Centre for Renewable Energy Sources (CRES), Greece
SLR Environmental Consulting (Ireland) Ltd (SLR), Iceland
SantâAnna School of Advanced Studies (SSSA), Italy
IF Technology B.V. (IF), Netherlands
Romanian Geoexchange Society / Societatea Romania Geoexchange (RGS), Romania
POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA (UPV), Spain
SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden (SP), Sweden
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| Website: |
http://regeocities.eu/ |
| Benefits: |
Project results will benefit decision makers at regional and local levels by facilitating the administrative procedures that they require for the regulation of Shallow Geothermal Energy Systems (SGE), e.g. ground source heat pumps (GSHP) and underground thermal energy storage (UTES).
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| Keywords: |
Ground-Source Heat pumps, regulation, training, SmartCities, NREAP
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| Duration: |
01/05/2012 - 30/04/2015 |
| Budget: |
EUR 1 686 578 (EU contribution: 75%) |
| Contract number: |
IEE/11/041 |
The lack of normative framework for Shallow Geothermal Systems (SGE) in juvenile regions and the over-regulation in more mature regions is limiting the implementation of SGE systems in Europe. Focusing on countries with ambitious objectives on SGE, this project aims to remove and clarify the non-technical administrative and regulatory barriers at regional and local levels affecting the uptake of SGE systems. By addressing the above, REGEOCITIES will contribute to the achievement of the NREAP geothermal targets for 2020. The overall objective of the project is therefore to address and overcome the barriers concerning the regulation of shallow geothermal resources and to simplify and clarify the administrative procedures. By transferring identified best practices from mature to juvenile regions the project aims to accelerate the market uptake and implementation of SGE systems. Best practices will form the basis of a document with recommendations on how to develop a common pre-normative framework for the regulation of SGE. The project will collaborate and engage with regional and local administrations during the project duration in order to validate the project results. |
- Report of the current situation of the regulative framework for SGE in the participant countries including an overview on the market situation, the non technical barriers affecting SGE and the expectations of the NREAPs. 11 workshops in the targeted cities and regions will be used to obtain information at the regional and local levels.
- Compilation and transfer of best practices from mature to juvenile regions with the aim of harmonising the regulative framework for SGE. This will result in the development of a common methodology and recommendations for a regulative framework for SGE.
- Development of a common European methodology for mapping SGE systems in support of the regulation of SGE systems. The methodology will be pilot implemented in the targeted cities and regions.
- Courses and training materials concerning the regulation of SGE systems targeting policy makers and administrative personnel from the targeted cities and regions. 3 courses per country will result in 1,000 agents in charge of the regulation of SGE trained. This will provide local agents with the skills that are required to introduce and implement their own regulative framework concerning SGE.
- Increment of the number of SGE installations in the targeted regions, especially in the juvenile regions, hence contributing to achieving the NREAPs geothermal heat pump targets on those countries.
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- The project started on May 1st 2012, no significant lessons have been learnt at this stage. For further information, please refer to the project webpage: http://regeocities.eu/
- As a first lesson, after the Kick off Meeting, it could be stated that the current situation on the regulative framework and administrative schemes are extremely different from some countries to others.
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