The Italian Geothermal Inventory: A Valid Tool for Energy Strategy

Abstract

In early with the development of research and the new National Energy Plan. the Italian authorities and the sector became aware of the need a national geothermal reference standard. In Parliament that a Geothermal Inventory" be set up assess the national geothermal The four involved in geothennal in Italy, CNR, ENEL.. ENEA and collaborated compiling the inventory. were made available regional authorities and to the public. inventory. updated to March 1994. will be a useful tool for planning further activity. particularly the of new areas and development of temperature All the available and useful geological, hydrogeological. geophysical. thermal and drilling data have been collected. Maps of temperature at various depth have been compiled using these data, and geothermal ranking of all Italian territory has been carried out.