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Geothermal installed by country in Europe

Europe’s geothermal energy installed capacity:

Here’s an overview of Europe’s geothermal energy installed capacity:

Electricity generation:

Total installed capacity: As of 2021, Europe’s total installed capacity for geothermal electricity generation is around 1.1 gigawatts (GW). This represents just over 0.3% of the continent’s total electricity generation capacity.
Top countries: Italy, Iceland, and Turkey are the leading European countries in terms of geothermal electricity generation capacity, with Italy having the most at around 940 MW.
Growth prospects: While geothermal electricity generation is still a relatively small source of energy in Europe, it is expected to grow in the coming years, driven by factors such as increasing awareness of its environmental benefits and technological advancements. The European Commission has set a target of increasing the share of renewable energy in the EU’s energy mix to at least 40% by 2030, and geothermal energy is seen as one of the technologies that can help achieve this goal.

Heating and cooling:

Installed capacity: Geothermal energy is also used for heating and cooling buildings, and the installed capacity for this purpose is much higher than for electricity generation. In 2021, the EU had a total installed capacity of 2.2 GWth for geothermal district heating and cooling.
Top countries: Sweden, Germany, and Finland are the leading European countries in terms of geothermal district heating and cooling capacity.
Growth prospects: The use of geothermal energy for heating and cooling is also expected to grow in the coming years, as it is a clean and efficient way to heat and cool buildings. The European Commission has set a target of increasing the use of renewable energy in heating and cooling to 50% by 2030, and geothermal energy is seen as one of the technologies that can help achieve this goal.

Challenges:

Exploration and development costs: The high costs of exploration and development can be a barrier to the deployment of geothermal energy.
Public perception: There is some public concern about the potential environmental impacts of geothermal energy, such as the risk of induced seismicity. However, these risks are generally low and can be mitigated through careful planning and engineering.

Geothermal energy has the potential to play a significant role in Europe’s transition to a low-carbon future. However, overcoming the challenges mentioned above will be important for realizing this potential.

Table of Geothermal installed by country in Europe

Here’s a table showing the top geothermal energy (electricity and heating/cooling combined) installed capacity by country in Europe,

Country	Geothermal Capacity (MWth)	Share of EU Total (%)
Italy	6,717	29.2
Iceland	2,429	10.5
Turkey	1,653	7.2
France	910	3.9
Germany	655	2.8
Portugal	246	1.1
Greece	230	1.0
Spain	218	0.9
Switzerland	169	0.7
Austria	143	0.6

Notes:

This table includes both geothermal electricity generation and geothermal district heating/cooling capacity.
The data source is the European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC).
The EU total installed geothermal capacity in 2021 was approximately 23,000 MWth.

https://www.exaputra.com/2024/01/geothermal-installed-by-country-in.html

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Good Monday.

Wind energy made news this week from Boston courtrooms…

to the coast of Normandy …

to the stock exchange floors of Hong Kong.

Let us start in Massachusetts.

A Boston judge has once again told GE VERNOVA it cannot walk away from VINEYARD WIND.

To understand why GE VERNOVA wants out…

you have to look at the money.

VINEYARD WIND owes GE VERNOVA three hundred and sixty million dollars

on a one-point-two-billion-dollar turbine supply contract.

VINEYARD WIND is withholding that payment.

GE VERNOVA says it has the contractual right to walk when it is not paid.

In February, they sent VINEYARD WIND a termination notice.

VINEYARD WIND sued.

In April, Judge PETER KRUPP issued an injunction ordering GE to stay.

GE VERNOVA came back and asked the judge to reconsider.

Vernova pointed to statements from state officials and VINEYARD WIND’s own parent company describing the eight-hundred-and-six-megawatt project as essentially complete.

If the project is done, GE argued, there is no harm in letting us leave.

Judge KRUPP did not buy it.

Here is why this matters so much to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

VINEYARD WIND is the largest offshore wind project in New England.

It is owned jointly by Spain’s IBERDROLA

and Denmark’s COPENHAGEN INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS.

It began initial operations just this past February…

after the developer won a separate court fight to keep federal construction permits intact.

Sixty-two turbines.

A four-point-five-billion-dollar investment.

The anchor project for offshore wind in the entire region.

The judge found that GE VERNOVA’s proprietary expertise

is still needed to bring those turbines to full operational capacity.

Pull GE’s more than two hundred employees and subcontractors off the job…

and the project’s financing structure could collapse.

Massachusetts Governor MAURA HEALEY has weighed in publicly.

The state has too much riding on this project to let it unravel in court.

GE VERNOVA still has its appeal of the April injunction pending.

But for now… the turbines keep turning.

Now let us cross the Atlantic.

Off the coast of Normandy, France…

TOTALENERGIES has filed for government authorization

of a massive offshore wind farm called CENTRE MANCHE ENERGIES.

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One-point-five gigawatts of offshore wind.

Located more than forty kilometers off the Normandy coast.

Four-point-five billion euros in investment.

Up to twenty-five hundred construction jobs over three years.

Once running, the wind farm will generate

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enough to power more than one million French homes.

TOTALENERGIES was awarded this project by the French government

eight months ago.

Filing for authorization is the next milestone on the path to construction.

Meanwhile… across the Pyrenees in Spain…

The Spanish government has awarded grants for eighty wind repowering projects

totaling two-point-four gigawatts of capacity.

With Nearly four hundred and sixty million euros in subsidies.

The goal: replace older turbines with more efficient technology by twenty-thirty.

The names on the award list read like a who’s who of European wind energy.

IBERDROLA… STATKRAFT… EDP…

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RWE … and others.

IBERDROLA alone picked up four hundred megawatts of new capacity.

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The share sale raised up to eight hundred and forty-seven million dollars.

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As we know wind energy is continues to push forward.

On every front.

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