Enhanced Geothermal Innovative Network for Europe

Abstract

The European Commission support for geothermal energy research has been constant since the end of the eighties and has significantly increased within its 6th R&D Framework Program. The ENGINE Coordination Action (ENhanced Geothermal Innovative Network for Europe) is aimed at co-ordinating present R&D initiatives for Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS), ranging from the resource investigation and assessment stage through to exploitation monitoring. Thirty five partners are involved in ENGINE, representing 15 European Countries plus Mexico, El Salvador and Philippines. By mid-term, the project has organised 2 conferences and 3 specialised workshops. Materials available on the web site http://engine.brgm.fr already show the work that has been completed revealing a strong motivation of the scientific community for updating the framework of activities, preparing a Best Practice Handbook and defining new ambitious research projects.