The future of our sustainable energy supply above ground rests in part on the value and knowledge of our Dutch underground. Energie Beheer Nederland's (EBN) knowledge of the subsurface is being used to explore how we as the Netherlands can make the most thoughtful and sustainable use of heat reservoirs. Geothermal heat is already successfully used in about 20 greenhouse horticulture projects in the Netherlands. Expansion of this application to the built environment and light industry is currently being investigated. EBN is focused on deepening knowledge about geothermal heat and accelerating processes wherever possible.

Take, for example, the Masterplan Geothermal Heat in the Netherlands. EBN is developing this together with partners and is now looking at what concrete steps need to be taken in the Netherlands in the near future. EBN is also implementing the SCAN programme in which they are mapping areas with little subsoil data (but high heat demand). Also, as an investor and knowledge institute, EBN explores the possibilities for Ultra Deep Geothermal and the portfolio development of Deep Geothermal.
EBN carries out all these activities on behalf of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate. During this lecture, you will get an insight into the latest developments and biggest challenges for the Netherlands in the field of geothermal energy and how EBN plays a role in this.

About the speaker:

Eveline Rosendaal is Programme Manager Geo Energy at Energie Beheer Nederland (EBN). This programme investigates how geothermal energy as a sustainable energy source can contribute to the energy transition in a safe and economically responsible way and how EBN can contribute to this. Through the Green Deal Ultra Deep Geothermal (UDG), the Green Deal Brabant and the SCAN project (Seismic Campaign Geothermal Netherlands), EBN brings in its knowledge of the subsurface and doing business in the subsurface to strengthen these projects. Eveline joined EBN in 2012. She previously worked at Petro-Canada and Dana as a petroleum geologist, seismic interpreter and reservoir geophysicist. She graduated as a geologist from Utrecht University in 1998.