GEOTHERMAL ERA-NET

The Geothermal ERA-NET aims to interact with international programs that foster cooperation in the areas of geothermal energy. In particular, some of the principal actors of the Geothermal ERA-NET (Iceland, France, Germany, and Switzerland) represent their countries in the International Energy Agency's Geothermal Implementing Agreement (IEA GIA) comprising 24 member countries and sponsors. The IEA GIA provides a platform to raise awareness and share knowledge on a wide range of activities related to the utilization of medium to high enthalpy geothermal resources. A more project oriented and focussed on Enhanced Geothermal Systems is the International Partnership on Geothermal Technology (IPGT) comprising the USA, Australia, Iceland and Switzerland. Like the IEA GIA, a few Geothermal ERA-NET actors (Iceland and Switzerland) are the government representatives in the IPGT's steering committee whose aims it is to coordinate RD&D activities in the IPGT countries.