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Europe<\/a> has a long tradition in geothermal energy, with Iceland, France, and Hungary historically dominating the industry. In recent years, however, a range of other countries have entered the sector.<\/p>\n

Their motivations are clear: geothermal energy is 100% renewable, endless, and reliable<\/a>. And the attraction has only intensified amid the drive to reduce dependence on Russian natural gas<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Currently, Germany is leading the transition. At the end of 2022, the country\u2019s government published a plan<\/a> targeting a tenfold increase in geothermal output: 10TWh by 2030.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019re sitting on a gold mine,\u201d Christian Peltl, director of geothermal energy at SWR, the operator of a geothermal plant in Munich, told AFP<\/a>. \u201cThere was really a boom in orders since the beginning of the [energy] crisis,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the French government recently announced an action plan<\/a> for the development of surface and deep geothermal energy. The goal is to produce enough geothermal heat in 15 to 20 years to save annually 100TWh of gas and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. In 2021, geothermal energy accounted for only 1% of the country\u2019s final heat consumption, which translates to approximately 6TWh.<\/p>\n

Similarly, the Italian government is discussing how to support<\/a> the expansion of geothermal energy, while Hungary aims to upscale production<\/a> of geothermal energy and subsequently replace about 1-1.5 billion cubic metres of natural gas per year. And Europe\u2019s largest geothermal heating plant<\/a>, in the city of Aarhus in Denmark, is expected to be completed by 2030, with the capacity to cover 30% of the district\u2019s energy needs.<\/p>\n

According to EU data<\/a>, replacing fossil fuels with geothermal energy could decarbonise up to 25% of the bloc\u2019s population energy needs, while also reducing bills. Geothermal plants could also supply up to 10% of Europe\u2019s power demand. And it seems that the renewable resource is finally getting the necessary traction to boost the continent\u2019s energy independence and help meet its climate<\/a> targets.<\/p>\n

Germany\u2019s target of 10 TWh of geothermal output from medium-depth and deep resources is an ambitious one. To realise the goal, the country aims to add at least 100 additional geothermal projects by 2030. These would connect to the heating grid and supply energy to residential buildings and industrial companies.<\/p>\n

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