Tag: Engagement
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PUSH-IT and European experts call for early, community-centric engagement in geothermal projects.
Policymakers and the geothermal sector should do more to include local communities in energy decision-making. This is what an interdisciplinary group of researchers recommend in a newly published chapter. They argue that inclusive, early and continuous societal engagement should be prioritised to maximise the benefits of geothermal technologies.
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Empowering local engagement: how can we step in the shoes of our neighbours?
In September, during the PUSH-IT General Assembly in Darmstadt, project members participated in a workshop on local stakeholder engagement and communication. The workshop encouraged participants to step into the shoes of a local citizen. The goal was to help project members refine their approach to communicating with the stakeholders impacted by their work.
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PUSH-IT members gathers in Darmstadt to discuss the project’s progress
Last week, the PUSH-IT project team met for two days at TU Darmstadt, Germany, to review what’s been accomplished so far and plan the next steps for the project. With the project now almost halfway through its four-year timeline, it was the perfect moment to reflect on progress and explore ways to keep pushing the project forward.
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Key lessons for local engagement in geothermal projects
In July, we had the pleasure of hosting Amel Barich in our PUSH-IT webinars series on Societal Engagement to talk about the Horizon2020 Crowdthermal Project. Drawing on five sites varying in scale, purpose, and stage of development, the key lessons learned for gaining a Social Licence to Operate (SLO) for geothermal energy were…
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Read the latest news, updates and stories about the developments in the PUSH-IT project on underground thermal energy storage.
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Highlights from the Mine Water Geothermal Energy Symposium
PUSH-IT representatives attended the IEA Geothermal 2024 Mine Water Geothermal Energy Symposium, which brought together international participants to share case studies of mine water heating projects as well as developments in mine thermal energy storage (MTES).
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The future of sustainable heat – workshop for high schools
PUSH-IT geologist Claire Bossenec gave a workshop on geothermal energy, heat storage and sustainable energy projects for high-school pupils. The pupils learned how these technologies could shape our future cities and communities, and which type of jobs and expertise are needed for this to happen. We also delved into…
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TU Delft students visiting the Litoměřice follower site
Five master students from TU Delft had the opportunity to work on a multidisciplinary geothermal project at the Litoměřice follower site, hosted by Charles University in Prague.
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School kids learn on-site how underground heat storage works
Technische Universität Darmstadt, Helmholtz-Potsdam GFZ and Fraunhofer IEG proudly presented their research at the German Geothermal Congress (DGK) last month.