Geothermal energy is the energy stored in form of heat below the Earth's surface.
It is a primary and renewable energy source, continuous, available everywhere and practically inexhaustible, thus it is an environmentally benign solution for the energy challenge of the third millennium. Besides electric power generation, geothermal energy is used today for district heating, as well as for heating and cooling of individual buildings and for a variety of other direct uses, such as agriculture, balneo-therapy, de-icing, industrial application.
The Workshop would like to be a stimulating environment for ideas, project, experiences, for the development of the geothermal energy sector. Its goal is to provide the scientific, technical, environmental, economic and regulatory framework for the development and sustainable use of the low temperature geothermal resources.
The Countries of the Adriatic Euro-region (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy, Montenegro and Slovenia) are facing a persistent structural weakness resulting from insufficient energy resources and an increased dependence on energy import; on the other hand, they all need to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions.
Energy efficiency, sustainable use and development of Renewable Energy Sources (RES), eventually integrated with other local energy resources, are the master tools to address these challenges, as they are clearly recommended by the new directive 2012/27/UE. This Directive calls for a series of national initiatives and measures covering the entire energy chain, focusing particularly on the heat demand for civil and industrial uses. Within the 27 countries of the EU, the heat demand represents almost half of the total energy consumption.
Different major areas of intervention will be dealt with in the workshop, illustrated with case histories, and discussed in dedicated sessions.
Agenda Overview
Here below the WORKSHOP summary with topics and sessions programmed.
| Sunday 24/08 |
Monday 25/08 Day 1 |
Tuesday 26/08 Day 2 |
Wednesday 27/08 Day 3 |
Thursday 28/08 |
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| Morning 9:00 - 12:00 (approx.) |
Transfer from Trieste to Veli Lošinj for all partecipants (by bus) |
Welcome ----- TOPIC A: Status and perspectives of geothermal technologies |
TOPIC B: Resources Assessment and Geothermal Applications |
TOPIC C: Integration of energy sources in the Peri-Adriatic Area |
Transfer back from Veli Lošinj to Trieste for all partecipants (by bus) |
| Afternoon 16:00 - 19:00 (approx.) |
TOPIC B: Resources Assessment and Geothermal Applications |
EXCURSION ---- After dinner selected presentations |
TOPIC D: New ideas and Proposals for cooperation and synergy in the Peri-Adriatic areas ---- TOPIC E: Round table, Future perspectives and closing remarks |
In the web page of the ECSAC 2014 Workshop you will find (at the bottom page) the detailed Preliminary Program (linked).
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Welcome and Key Note Addresses
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Introduction Lecture
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A: Status and perspectives of geothermal technologies
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B: Resources Assessment and Geothermal Applications (afternoon)
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B: Resources Assessment and Geothermal Applications (morning)
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EXCURSION and SOCIAL DINNER
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C: Integration of energy sources in the Peri-Adriatic Area
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D: New ideas and Proposals for cooperation and synergy in the Peri-Adriatic areas
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E: Round table, Future perspectives and closing remarks
