GRETA project

12 partners from 6 different countries have met into the GRETA project with the aim to demonstrate the potential of Near-Surface Geothermal Energy (NSGE) in the Alpine Space and to share its knowledge to foster the integration of this technology into future energy plans in the area at different administrative levels. This approach will help to reduce total CO2-emissions in environmentally sensitive regions using renewable energy sources which are very widely available, thus establish transnationally integrated low carbon policy instruments. The main results of the project are decision support tools (geothermal potential maps, guidelines for energy planning), legal and technical guidelines for the utilization of NSGE, based on an exchange of best practices. These results will encourage the implementation of NSGE into policy instruments (e.g., energy plans) at different administrative levels and will raise the awareness of the potential of this low carbon energy source among different stakeholders.