Report on meetings with local authorities to gain endorsements for Regulatory Framework for Geothermal District Heating (geoDH) in Europe

The presented Report – Deliverable D3.6 summarizes the meetings with the representatives of local authorities to gain endorsements for “Regulatory Framework for Geothermal District Heating (geoDH) in Europe” (referred to also as “Framework”). The meetings were held in 2014 in 14 GeoDH Project countries in frame of WP3. “Analysis of current barriers to the development of geothermal DH and Elaboration of recommendations on local regulations of Geothermal DH systems” - Task 3.2. “Proposals to remove regulatory obstacles”. The “Framework” – one of the main GeoDH Deliverables includes the recommendations for establishing a regulatory framework stimulating the use of clean renewable geothermal energy for district heating systems (geoDH) for regional and local decision makers. During these meetings the up-to-date information to municipalities interested in geothermal district heating about the project and its achievements were also provided. The Report was elaborated by the PAS MEERI team, WP5 leader, on a basis of national Reports on Meetings with local authorities held in all GeoDH Project countries in 2014 and conducted by relevant GeoDH Partners. Main information on organization details, persons met and results of the meetings are given in Table 1.GeoDH - IE