SAPHEA

SAPHEA aims to promote geothermal energy in multivalent DHC networks by creating a durable Digital Market Uptake hub for GeoDHC. The Hub gathers a toolbox and a gamebook, plus various reports and guidelines to support stakeholders in early-stage investment decisions and strategic planning. SAPHEA combines and expands existing knowledge, datasets and tools like Hotmaps and Geophires, to provide targeted training for drafting low-carbon development scenarios that leverage geothermal energy.

SAPHEA engages a network of public and private market actors and researchers, including local authorities, community services, and energy suppliers, to ensure sustained results beyond the project’s lifetime. Developing a single access point for the market uptake of geothermal energy use in multivalent heating and cooling networks across Europe.

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Geothermal District Heating and Cooling Days 2024: A Landmark Event for Innovation and Collaboration in Paris – Presentations Available!

September 13, 2024

The 2024 edition of the Geothermal District Heating and Cooling Days was a resounding success, attracting over 149 attendees from across Europe and beyond. Held in Paris from 9 to 11 September, the event brought together leading experts to explore the latest advancements and innovations in geothermal district heating and cooling.

Status report on the socio-environmental conditions for the implementation of GeoDHC networks in Europe

This report explores the deployment of geothermal district heating and cooling (GeoDHC) networks in Europe, focusing on their benefits and alignment with global energy goals. It highlights the importance of public perception and stakeholder engagement, providing strategies for effective involvement. A Societal Readiness evaluation scheme and self-assessment tool are introduced to guide project developers. The report also assesses the sustainability and broader implications of GeoDHC networks, offering a comprehensive guide for their successful integration and acceptance.

Call for sponsors

Geothermal Heating and Cooling Days 2024, to be held in Paris this September, is now open for sponsorship opportunities.

Call for Contributions

Get connected to experts and promoters of geothermal energy use in heating and cooling networks across Europe and inform yourself about the latest development!

Geothermal Heating and Cooling Days 2024

The Geothermal District Heating and Cooling Days are taking place from 9 to 11 September in Paris, France. The event is organised by EGEC, in collaboration with the host organisation AFPG and with support of SAPHEA & COST actions.

Status report on business models relevant for geoHC networks

This SAPHEA report explores the tradition all models used by project developers and operators and these new business models, that have supplanted traditional approaches in use for four decades. Key market drivers and funding policies, essential in shaping these new business paradigms, are also explored.

Scenario Catalogue: Integration of Geothermal Energy into District Heating and Cooling Networks

November 21, 2023

The following catalogue of scenarios was developed in the project SAPHEA by the project team in th e framework of WP 2 to identify existing basic and complex scenarios for the integration of shallow and deep geothermal energy into heating and cooling networks (HC networks) of different scales . These

Data Management Plan

This document is the first revision of the Data Management Plaan. It provides comprehensive guidelines and templates for documenting and permanently storing output datasets and explicit knowledge distributed via the SAPHEA Market Hub.

Status report on key market drivers related to the implementation of GEOHC network

This status report on key market drivers relates to the implementation of geoHC network is to map market drivers and to present the key ones.

White book of the spatial dataset related toolbox

The SAPHEA whitepaper briefly describes the planned functionalities and contents of the decision support toolbox. It also refers to the user requirements and contains a preliminary general data management plan. It also serves as a guidance for the further development of the SAPHEA decision support tool.

Status quo report on regulatory and policy framework in the context of geoHC networks in Europe

September 7, 2023

This status quo report on regulatory and policy framework in the context of geoHC networks in Europe aims at better understanding the regulatory factors influencing project development. It has also the objective to list barriers.

Saphea's Mission

December 4, 2023

The EU Commission stated repeatedly that heating and cooling (‘HC’) plays a crucial role in the transition towards a carbon-neutral economy by 2050 (1)

Geo Heating & Cooling

December 5, 2023

GeoHC networks - Geothermal energy supplied heating (and cooling) networks

1st SAPHEA Newsletter is out!

SAPHEAs goal is to address the prevailing barriers of renewable heat by developing and supporting themarket uptake measures for enabling geoHC networks to significantly contribute to the European HC sector.

Geothermal District Heating and Cooling Days 2023

Geothermal District Heating and Cooling Days 2023 19 - 21 September // Aarhus (Denmark)

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EGEC, the European Geothermal Energy Council, is a non-profit international organisation founded in 1998 to promote the European geothermal industry and enable its development both in Europe and worldwide, by shaping policy, improving business condition, and driving more research and development.