Knowledge Sharing Workshop 2026

Part of the Geothermal Innovation Days program.

We are delighted to invite you to the Knowledge Sharing Workshop 2026, a two-day event bringing together 37 projects funded through the GEOTHERMICA and JPP SES Joint Call 2021 and the CETPartnership TRI4 Heating and Cooling Joint Calls 2022, 2023 and 2024.

The workshop will provide a platform to share project results, progress and future plans while strengthening collaboration among projects, funding organisations and policy stakeholders. Through knowledge exchange and cross-project learning, participants will identify synergies and contribute to Europe’s transition towards climate-neutral heating and cooling.

The workshop will also showcase the combined project portfolio and gather practical lessons to support CETPartnership activities and inform future joint calls..

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Agenda:

Day 1 will bring together the CETPartnership and GEOTHERMICA Initiative project portfolios for knowledge exchange, technical discussions and networking.

The programme will include plenary and parallel sessions covering geothermal drilling, smart heating and cooling, underground thermal energy storage (UTES), district heating demonstrations, industrial heat, heat pumps, solar thermal energy and integrated energy systems.

Cross-cutting discussions will address policy relevance, market uptake, project synergies, and lessons for future funding calls. The afternoon will feature a dedicated geothermal session, followed by an evening networking reception and poster session showcasing CETPartnership Joint Call 2024 projects.

Day 2 will focus on strengthening project impact, collaboration and the practical use of research results. The morning programme will feature short presentations from CETPartnership Joint Call 2024 projects, followed by a special interactive Impact and Exploitation Session led by Tanja Suni, Head of System Transition and Impact at CETPartnership.

The session will explore how project results can support market uptake, stakeholder engagement, policy development and future funding calls. Each project will have a 10-minute slot: 7 minutes for the presentation and 3 minutes for questions and discussion. The morning will conclude with key takeaways and agreed next steps.

Afternoon site visit

The workshop will conclude with a joint site visit to TU Delft. Participants will learn about Geothermie Delft, the university's geothermal research and demonstration project, and PUSH-IT — Piloting Underground Storage of Heat in Geothermal Reservoirs, alongside other relevant geothermal and energy research activities.

The programme will finish by 16:00. Further details will be provided in the final agenda.