Registration is now open for a webinar organized by the European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC) on the highly anticipated European Geothermal Strategy and Action Plan. The webinar will be held on 5 December 2025 at 14:00 to 15:30 CET. Click here to register for the webinar.
The European Commission will publish the strategy and action plan in Q1 2026 alongside the Electrification Action Plan and the Heating and Cooling Strategy, which will aim to accelerate investment in affordable energy, electrification, and renewable heating and cooling, in order to improve Europe’s energy security and competitiveness.
This LIVE online event will focus on the vital role geothermal energy must play in relation to boosting Europe’s energy security, improving affordability, enhancing competitiveness and meeting the EU’s climate targets, and how the European Union can support the deployment of geothermal solutions.
The webinar programme is as follows:
- Welcome and introduction – Philippe Dumas (Secretary General, EGEC)
- EGEC’s priorities for a European Geothermal Strategy and Action Plan – Sanjeev Kumar (Policy Director, EGEC)
- Mechthild Wörsdörfer, Deputy Director General, DG Energy, European Commission (invited)
- Heymi Bahar, Senior Analyst – Renewable Energy Markets and Policy, International Energy Agency
- Davor Stier MEP, Member of the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
- Nicolas Casares MEP, Member of the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (invited)
- Questions & responses
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Source: EGEC via LinkedIn
