Last week Vice-President Günther H. Oettinger met with Icelandic Minister for Industry and Commerce Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir as part of a high-level roundtable on geothermal energy in Europe.
At the roundtable it was emphasised that more support from policymakers is needed to improve the contribution of secure, stable and indigenous renewable heat to the overall European Energy mix and that many lessons can be learned from Iceland’s exemplary leadership in this field.
Iceland is a world leader in the use of geothermal district heating. Today, almost 90% of Iceland’s houses and buildings are heated by natural hot water. Europe has considerable potential for geothermal energy and further development thereof would assist many EU Member States in achieving their renewable energy targets and becoming more self-sufficient.
To access the agenda for the roundtable, please follow this link
To read the speech from Vice-President Günther H. Oettinger, please follow this link.
Source: European Commission Website
