GRETA

Description

• Programme: Interreg V B – Alpine Space Programme 2014-2020
• Period: 12/2015-12/2018
• Funding amount: €2.3 million, of which €464,000 for Bavaria
• Coordinator: Dr. Kai Zosseder, Chair of Hydrogeology, Technical University of Munich
• Website: www.alpine-space.eu/projects/greta

Better generation and use of renewable energies is therefore required. The goal of the Interreg project GRETA (Near-surface Geothermal Resources in the Territory of the Alpine Space) is to improve the sustainable use of near-surface geothermal energy in the Alpine region.

GRETA has three objectives:

• To pool knowledge about approval and implementation practices for the use of near-surface geothermal energy between the countries of the Alpine region
• To survey the potential of the entire area
• To increase know-how among technical planners and regional authorities

To achieve these goals, geothermal potential maps are being produced. These serve as a decision basis for integrating near-surface geothermal energy into economic and environmental policy measures and can be used for the spatial planning of geothermal facilities by public and private stakeholders. The consortium is also developing guidelines for promoting the harmonisation of operational criteria and approval procedures. In addition, strategies will be designed to incorporate near-surface geothermal energy more extensively into policy measures.