Geothermal Communities – demonstrating the cascading use of geothermal energy for district heating with small scale RES integration and retrofitting measures

Project Information

GEOCOM

Grant agreement ID: 239515

Project closed

Start date 1 January 2010

End date 31 December 2014

Funded under

• Specific Programme "Cooperation": Energy

Total cost € 11 543 165,32

EU contribution € 3 513 703,80

Coordinated by

GEONARDO KORNYEZETVEDELMI TERINFORMATIKAI ES REGIONALIS PROJEKTFEJLESZTO KORLATOLT FELELOSSEGU TARSASAG
Hungary

Objective

Central-Eastern European countries have exceptional geothermal resources. These resources are either unexploited due to the lack of technological know-how or their utilisation is carried out in an unsustainable way; geothermal district heating projects lack the energy efficiency component and the used thermal water is not reinjected but instead released to surface waters. Geothermal Communities will demonstrate best available technologies in the use of geothermal energy combined with innovative energy-efficiency measures in three different pilot sites (Hungary, Slovakia and Italy). Furthermore the project will integrate a large number of cities as project partners (from Serbia, Romania, Poland and Italy) that either already have ongoing geothermal systems that needs the adoption of new technologies (e.g. Sacueni, Romania) or they would like to implement new systems from scratch with the help of the project partners (e.g. Subotica, Serbia). In addition to the demonstration component through the parallel implementation of three ambitious development works there is also a strong complementary component of research focusing on making geothermal projects more cost efficient and technologically sound. Results of the project activities will be disseminated via straightforward dissemination actions combined with a training programme organised for municipal-level decision makers. Finally, the Mayors’ Geothermal Club will be set up and will continue operating even after the EC-funded period as a permanent network of city mayors and municipal-level decision makers who are interested in the sustainable utilisation of geothermal energy.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › renewable energy › geothermal energy

Keywords

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Programme(s)

• FP7-ENERGY - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Energy

Topic(s)

• ENERGY.2008.8.4.1 - CONCERTO communities: the way to the future

Call for proposal

FP7-ENERGY-2008-TREN-1
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Funding Scheme

CP - Collaborative project (generic)

Coordinator

GEONARDO KORNYEZETVEDELMI TERINFORMATIKAI ES REGIONALIS PROJEKTFEJLESZTO KORLATOLT FELELOSSEGU TARSASAG

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: ZAHONY U 7 ; 1031 Budapest ; Hungary
• Region: Közép-Magyarország › Budapest › Budapest
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Gabor Kitley (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

Participants (15)

SOFTECH ENERGIA TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTE SRL

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Via Principe Tommaso ; TORINO
• Administrative Contact: Roberto Pagani (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

SLOVENSKA INOVACNA A ENERGETICKA AGENTURA

Slovakia

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: BAJKALSKA 27 ; 827 99 Bratislava
• Region: Slovensko › Bratislavský kraj › Bratislavský kraj
• Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Ivan Drobny (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

INSTYTUT GOSPODARKI SUROWCAMI MINERALNYMI I ENERGIA PAN

Poland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: UL. JOZEFA WYBICKIEGO 7A ; 31 261 Krakow
• Region: Makroregion południowy › Małopolskie › Miasto Kraków
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Danuta Turecka (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

GALANTATERM SPOL. SR.O.

Slovakia

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: VODARENSKA UL. ; GALANTA
• Administrative Contact: Zoltán Horváth (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

MACEDONIAN GEOTHERMAL ASSOCIATION (MAGA)

North Macedonia

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Ul. Dame Gruev br. 1-3/16 ; 1000 SKOPJE
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Sanja Popovska Vasilevska (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

CONSORZIO PER LO SVILUPPO DELLE AREE GEOTERMICHE

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: VIA TIBERIO GAZZEI 89 ; 53030 RADICONDOLI
• Region: Centro (IT) › Toscana › Siena
• Activity type: Other
• Administrative Contact: Sergio Chiacchella (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

SZEGEDI TUDOMANYEGYETEM

Hungary

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: DUGONICS TER 13 ; 6720 Szeged
• Region: Alföld és Észak › Dél-Alföld › Csongrád
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Balázs Kóbor (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

MORAHALOM VAROS ONKORMANYZATA

Hungary

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: MILLENNIUMI SETANY ; MORAHALOM
• Administrative Contact: Tamás Medgyes (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

Mesto Galanta

Slovakia

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Mierové námestie ; Galanta
• Administrative Contact: Mézes Alexander (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

COMUNE DI MONTIERI

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: P.zza gramsci ; Montieri
• Administrative Contact: Marcello Giuntini (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

Primaria Sacuieni

Romania

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Libertăţii ; Sacuieni
• Administrative Contact: Botond Pete (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

CITY ASSEMBLY OF SUBOTICA

Serbia

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: TRG SLOBODE ; SUBOTICA
• Administrative Contact: Marija Milodanovic (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

Municipality of Kocani

North Macedonia

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Rade Kratovce ; Kocani
• Administrative Contact: Dragan Petrov (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

GMINA MSZCZONOW

Poland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Pl. Jozefa Pilsudskiego ; MSZCZONOW
• Administrative Contact: Teresa Koszulinska (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

BYSPRAV

Slovakia

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Nova Doba ; Galanta
• Administrative Contact: Zoltan Horvath (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data