Geothermal Energy – Activities
Geological Survey Ireland provide expert advice to policy makers and the public on a wide range of geothermal topics. We are committed to providing open access to the best available information, and to collecting new high quality information as required.
Geothermal Energy for District Heating in Ireland
In fulfilment of a commitment under the Climate Action Plan for Ireland (2019), in 2020 GSI published An Assessment of Geothermal Energy for District Heating in Ireland. This is a technical document that provides an overview of this sector and a summary of Irish geothermal research to date. It also identifies the potential opportunities, barriers and knowledge gaps that will be addressed by our new geothermal database programme.
This work will support the policy and regulatory work currently being developed by the Geoscience Policy Unit in DECC.
In conjunction with the technical document, in 2020 DECC also published Geothermal Energy in Ireland; a roadmap for a policy and regulatory framework.
National Geothermal Energy Summit
Geological Survey Ireland hosts the annual National Geothermal Energy Summit, which brings together a wide-ranging audience to discuss geothermal topics. The first event was held in November 2022.