Energy Transition, Environmental legislation, EU Climate and energy framework
European Green Deal
EGEC views on the EU Critical Raw Materials Act EGEC, the voice of the European geothermal industry, is a not-for-profit association representing the entire value-chain of the industry across 28 countries. It is included on the European Transparency Register number: 11458103335-07. Further information can be found at www.egec.org.
Environmental legislation, EU Climate and energy framework, European Green Deal
Energy price crisis, Licensing and EIA, Renewable Energy Directive
In a bid to accelerate renewable energy deployment, the European Commission is looking at means to accelerate permitting processes.
Environmental legislation
Licensing and EIA
EGEC invites all geothermal stakeholders to take part in the two consultations below on EIA and licensing.
Environmental legislation
Circular Economy
The integration of circularity into geothermal energy production indicates that all its components and products need to be optimised, re-used, repaired, redistributed, refurbished, and/or remanufactured. Circularity is the cornerstone of a sustainable future, where geothermal and other renewable sources have a crucial role to play.
Energy Transition, Environmental legislation, Financing
Sustainable finance
Sustainable finance is an increasingly important topic in European policy making. A proposed regulation by the European Commission on this topic will have a major impact on the private financial sector, and its relationship with geothermal and other renewable energy investments.
Environmental legislation, EU Climate and energy framework
In the Plenary vote of the European Parliament on the Renewable Energy Directive on 17/01/2018, several Amendments aiming at adding regulatory burden to geothermal projects are subject to a vote. These proposals, supported by Italian EFDD (5 Star Movement) MEPs, are supported by arguments that are at odds with the conclusions of independent studies and the state of the regulatory framework for geothermal energy.
Environmental legislation, EU Climate and energy framework
Amendments to the Renewable Energy Directive were tabled by Members of the European Parliament in June 2017.