Unleash the geothermal potential

(Video in German) By 2050, geothermal energy can cover 25% of Switzerland's heating needs in a CO2-neutral way: a contribution to the energy transition and the reduction of CO2 emissions.

• The earth provides lasting heat: a dormant energy potential beneath our feet.
• A new value chain with regional jobs is created. Different professions work together.
• Be part of it and shape the future!

Connect - effective networking for

• Federal (national), cantonal (regional) and municipal (local) authorities
  Political decision-makers, energy, environment and spatial planning departments, economic departments
  
• Energy suppliers
  Industrial utilities, district heating networks, energy producers
• Planners
  Geologists, water and environmental specialists, energy experts, urban and spatial planners, architects, engineers, project managers, ...
• Component suppliers, contractors
  Boreholes, well components, geothermal probes, energy piles, measuring devices and techniques, software, simulation, ...
  
• Consumers of heat and cold
  Real estate owners, industry, crafts, data centres, agriculture, fish farming, ...
• Universities and research centres
  Professors, doctoral students, students
• Investors
  Institutions interested in long-term investments for carbon reduction

Possibilities and challenges with geothermal energy

• First hand information on projects and international trends:
• Heat and cold in urban areas, for industry, for agriculture
  
• The subsoil as a energy storage
• Electricity, lithium, CO2 capture
• Knowing, protecting and using underground resources  
• Speaker panel with experts from geology, energy, environment, economics, authorities, research and industry 
• Plenary and interactive parallel sessions

National and international partnerships

• Exchange of knowledge, experience, technologies, products, services
• Integration of partial solutions into complete systems
• Cooperation between authorities (framework conditions), industry (implementation) and universities (newest knowledge)
• Translation DE / FR / EN
• Effective Networking with
  • Participants profiles
  • Matchmaking for prearranged 1to1 meetings
  • Thematic sessions, networking sessions
  • Exhibition of products and services

Take advantage

• Publish your profile with your competences, products, services, projects: Possible as soon you have registered. Your profile is your business card for the 1to1 meetings. As earlier you publish, as more visibility you get! 
• Book in advance 1to1 meetings at the event: Booking of meetings will open beginning of September.
• Exhibit your products: Become exhibition partner
• Participate in thematic sessions: select the sessions of your interest. Participants will receive access to all sessions after the forum.

On site and online

The event is designed to happen on site, in compliance with the sanitary measures, as well as online. On site participation allows more live interactions, e.g. during breaks, and you benefit from energizing food and drinks. However, on line participants can attend all sessions and also have 1to1 meetings with other participants who are on site and online.

Programme

Programme with all speakers available here.
(click on the different sessions to see the details)

Synoptic overview:

Prices

Prices excl. VAT
Prices on site including food & drinks.

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