Heat transition with shallow geothermal energy – Case studies

The fit for 55 package, which outlines policy measures to deliver the EU Green Deal, calls for a greater than 40 % target for renewable energy sources by 2030 in the Renewable Energy Directive (RED). It also calls for an increased primary (39 %) and final (36 %) energy savings to be achieved by the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED). Accelerating the penetration of cost-effective and energy efficient renewable heating and cooling (RES HC) technologies will be key to the successful achievement of these targets.

Geothermal heat pumps are the most cost-effective and efficient source of renewable heating and cooling on the market. They can meet the heating and cooling needs in residential and non-residential buildings of all sizes with varied energy profiles. Furthermore, they can be applied as individual applications at building scale, or through renewable district heating and cooling systems.

One big challenge at the moment and for future years is decarbonising heating and cooling grids for new builds and in particular for existing buildings. geoENERGIE Konzept presents projects in different stages of development of their wide portfolio. Hereby lies the focus on district heating and cooling grids for new as well as existing buildings, hybrid systems with other renewable sources and underground thermal energy storage.