SAPHEA – Developing a single access point for the market uptake of geothermal energy use in multivalent heating and cooling networks across Europe
Outline
In a nutshell
Funding program
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-02-03
Runtime
10/2022 to 06/2025
Consortium
Geological Survey of Austria (AT), e-think (AT), AGH University of Science and Technology (PL), University of Turin (IT), European Geothermal Energy Council (BE), VIA University College (DK), Technical University of Vienna (AT), Technical University of Munich (DE), ENGIE (FR), Geothermal Engineering Ltd. (Associated Partner, UK).
Scope
Integrating geothermal energy (source and storage) at its full technological range into heating (and cooling) networks at temperature ranges between <30°C and up to ~100°C (‘geoHC networks’)
Objectives
Establishing a digital access point for decision making support and consultancy on geothermal energy use in heating and cooling networks
Adapting and upgrading existing datasets and tools for early stage investment decisions and strategic planning of energy suppliers, communities and municipalities
Fostering supportive market frameworks to facilitate future investments into ‘geoHC networks’
Reducing social gaps and barriers to bring ‘geoHC networks’ closer to regional stakeholders across Europe
Empowering future investors and operators of ‘geoHC networks’
Approach
Investigating key techno-socio-economic drivers to make ‘geoHC networks’ more attractive
Integrating geoscientific data and knowledge into existing decision support tools
Developing digital interfaces for providing guidance to stakeholders in Europe (e.g. energy suppliers or communities)
Developing a web based hub as well as a network for geothermal energy use in heating and cooling networks
Knowledge transfer and capacity building
Expected outcomes
Title
Type
Title
Type
Status report on key market drivers
Report
Technological catalogue of ‘geoHC network’ schemes at different MRLs
Report
Status report and adapted blueprints of business models related to geoHC networks
Report
Status report and recommendations concerning regulatory and policy frameworks in Europe
Report
Status report and adapted blueprints of financial mechanisms & schemes
Report
Status report on socio-environmental conditions concerning the implementation of ‘geoHC networks’
Report
Open-source toolboxes for early stage decision support and strategic planning
Tools
Digital Market Hubon geoHC networks including an interactive guideline (‘Gamebook’) for strategic planning
Tool
Strategic roadmaps towards the integration of geothermal energy in heating and cooling networks
Report / Tool
Stakeholder trainings and tutorials
Trainings
Dedicated web portal and digital communication campaigns
Tools
Targeted events introducing the annual ‘Geothermal DHC day’ event
Events
Why getting involved in SAPHEA
All outputs od SAPHEA including the digital decision support and strategic planning tools will cover all Europe on a basic level of detailed by adapting existing toolboxes,
All outputs will be tested in pre-defined ‘project study areas’ in Austria, Germany, Denmark, Poland, Italy, France and the UK while distinguishing between ‘lighthouse-‘ and ‘challenge regions’
We invite energy suppliers, communities and municipal energy planners from all across Europe to become a ‘follower study area’ of SAPHEA and test the developed tools and to support fact finding missions
SAPHEA furthermore aims at building up a network of competence and interest on the use of geothermal energy in heating and cooling networks in Europe – we offer various physical and digital activities to get involved into fact finding and knowledge transfer missions for improving the framework of ‘geoHC networks’ in Europe
SAPHEA will further capitalize the existing, pan European research network of the EU COST Action ‘Geothermal-DHC’ – for more information please visit www.geothermal-dhc.eu
Contact
For more information on SAPHEA and your possible involvement into the project, please contact the coordinator, Gregor Goetzl (Geological Survey of Austria), at gregor.goetzl@geologie.ac.at.
