Programme

​21 May 2025

Full day conference

9:30 - 17:30 pm CET​

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Location of conference: Technisches Museum Wien​​​​​​​

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Keynote Speakers

• Angelika Zartl-Klik, OMV 

• Malte Nyenhuis, Innargi - Presentation is available. 

• Rezania Rusbeh, Wien Energie

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Geothermal Roadmap and Strategies 

• New perspectives and advances in geothermal heating in Hungary - Annamaria Nador, Supervisory Authority for Regulatory Affairs of Hungary - Presentation is available.

• Proposal for a Strategic Plan for Geothermal Energy in Portugal- Luís Duarte Silva, Direção de Serviços de Recursos Hidrogeológicos e Geotérmicos of Portugal - Presentation is available.

• Renewable energy plans in Vienna - Stefan Sattler, Municipal Department for the City of Vienna

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Urban Heat Planning (Policy and Technical Aspects)

• Towards sustainable heating for Amsterdam: the role of geothermal energy - Ivo Vos, Vattenfall - Presentation is available. 

• Berlin as a frontrunner on geothermal transformation at a big scale? - Henning von Zanthier, Von Zanthier & Dachowski

• Leeurwarden - Considerations on public participation in a district heating company - Sjoerd Duim & Femmy Hoekstra, Municipality of Leeuwarden

• Two parameters determining the potential of very shallow geothermal systems mapped for Salzburg and Styria (Austria) - David Bertermann, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, & Arne Komposch, Erlangen-Nürnberg

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Solutions to Decarbonise Our Cities

• Bathing on the Grid - Sarah Kantrowitz, Bathe.Stream

• High Flow Rate Pump Development for Geothermal Application - Max Bilfinger, Oil Dynamics GmbH & Stefan Holler, Prof. Dr. Jaberg und Partner GmbH - Presentation is available. 

• European Geothermal Heat Potential with Closed Loop Well Solutions - Kim Gunn Maver, Green Therma - Presentation is available.  

• Insights into the first year of the FlexGeo project: Flexible geothermal - Kai Zosseder, Technical University of Munich (TUM)

• Modelling and Simulation of Borehole Thermal Energy Storage for Sustainable Heating and Cooling - Jose Hector Bastida Hernandez, Cardiff University - Presentation is available. 

• Advanced Heat Load Calculation Methods for Energy-Efficient Residential Buildings - Michael Branz, Salzburg University of Applied Sciences - Presentation is available.

• Anti-corrosion well concept Miklos Antics, GPC IP & GEOFLUID - Presentation is available. 

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Challenges for GeoDHC Project Funding 

• Heat for Vienna - deep geothermal energy in an urban environment - Peter Krois, OMV - Presentation is available. 

• Development and acceleration of geothermal energy in the Netherlands and the role of EBN - Nora Heijnen, EBN

• Financing blueprints for geoDHC - Giulia Conforto, e-think energy research - Presentation is available. 

• Accelerating the implementation of geothermal projects: Insights into funding opportunities from the Austrian Climate and Energy Fund - Sandra Braumann, Austrian Climate and Environmental Fund - Presentation is available. 

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Roundtable Conclusions

• Required policies to promote geothermal for district heating use in Austria, Clara Habeler, FGW - Presentation is available. 

• Main outcome of SAPHEA project and upcoming GeoEnergy Atlas by GSEU, Stefan Hoyer, GeoSphere Austria - Presentation is available. 

• EGEC Market Report: forecast for 2030, Philippe Dumas, EGEC - Presentation is available.