GEOTHERMICA's objective is to
combine the financial resources and know-how of 16 geothermal energy
research and innovation programme owners and managers from 13 countries
and their regions. Together with financial support from the European
Commission GEOTHERMICA will launch joint projects that demonstrate and
validate novel concepts of geothermal energy deployment within the
energy system, and that identify paths to commercial large-scale
implementation.
Europe aims to increase the share of renewable energy for direct
heating and cooling, industrial processes, power generation and energy
storage. Geothermal energy today is only utilized in choice market
sectors and in few regions. It is an under-utilized widely distributed,
clean, low carbon footprint and continuously available energy resource.
Thus it is uniquely positioned to substantially contribute to a safe and
secure energy supply of Europe's Energy Union.
Please read the documents very carefully,
as the calls are co-funded by more than one country some national rules
may apply to international partners that do not apply to Irish partners
and vice versa. If you cannot find the answer to your question in the
call documents, please contact us at research@gsi.ie.
Further details are available on the Geothermica website.