Energies
(Nov 2022)
The CROWDTHERMAL Project: Creating Public Acceptance of Geothermal Energy and Opportunities for Community Financing
Isabel Fernández Fuentes,
Amel Barich,
Christina Baisch,
Balazs Bodo,
Ottó Elíasson,
Gioia Falcone,
Georgie Friederichs,
Margarita de Gregorio,
Jan Hildebrand,
Anastasia Ioannou,
Tamas Medgyes,
Tamas Miklovicz,
Paloma Pérez,
Marcio Tameirao Pinto
Affiliations
Isabel Fernández Fuentes
European Federation of Geologists (EFG), 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Amel Barich
Geothermal Research Cluster (GEORG), 101 Reykjavík, Iceland
Christina Baisch
Vulcan Energy Subsurface Solutions GmbH (VES), 76227 Karlsruhe, Germany
Balazs Bodo
La Palma Research Centre (LPRC), 38760 Los Llanos de Aridane, Spain
Ottó Elíasson
EIMUR, Hafnarstræti 91, 603 Akureyri, Iceland
Gioia Falcone
James Watt School of Engineering, Systems, Power and Energy Division, University of Glasgow (UoG), Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK
Georgie Friederichs
CrowdFundingHub BV (CFH), 1064 NW Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Margarita de Gregorio
Spanish Geothermal Technology and Innovation Platform (GEOPLAT), 28009 Madrid, Spain
Jan Hildebrand
Institute for Future Energy and Material Flow Systems (IZES), 66115 Saarbrücken, Germany
Anastasia Ioannou
James Watt School of Engineering, Systems, Power and Energy Division, University of Glasgow (UoG), Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK
Tamas Medgyes
District Heating Company of Szeged (SZDH), 6724 Szeged, Hungary
Tamas Miklovicz
European Federation of Geologists (EFG), 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Paloma Pérez
Spanish Geothermal Technology and Innovation Platform (GEOPLAT), 28009 Madrid, Spain
Marcio Tameirao Pinto
La Palma Research Centre (LPRC), 38760 Los Llanos de Aridane, Spain
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/en15218310
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15,
no. 21
Abstract
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One of the major challenges regarding energy transition is to create active support towards renewable energy installations on a local level. The CROWDTHERMAL project presents practical approaches for involving local stakeholders in different measures in order to develop acceptable solutions. Based on technical evidence and data from concrete case studies, the project shows ways how community funding can increase social acceptance towards geothermal energy installations. The presented solutions are based on alternative financial schemes studies and risk mitigation analysis in geothermal projects.
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