"Every country across the world is now looking at geothermal ... and looking for international expertise to grow their market ... We really need to start thinking about what we can do to drive the market here."  Sanjeev Kumar

5th November 2025

Opportunities in Geothermal Energy: What to expect for the island of Ireland

Engineers, geoscience and energy professionals were treated to a lively discussion on the geothermal energy sector's contribution to European and global decarbonisation, at Engineers Ireland, Dublin on 5th November, an event co-organised and sponsored by the GEMINI project and the Geothermal Association of Ireland. 

Sanjeev Kumar, Director of Policy at the European Geothermal Energy Council, and a keen supporter for the development of geothermal energy on the island, gave a short presentation in which he highlighted just a few of the European locations (pictured below) where geothermal energy is used for heating. He and Kevin O'Sullivan, Environment and Science Editor with the Irish Times, then discussed a range of geothermal topics including district heating and cooling, EU policy and raising the profile of geothermal energy to support its progress. There was also a question and answer session with the audience. 

In addition, the event featured the latest information from the Geothermal Association of Ireland outlined by its chair, Rory Dunphy, and a presentation on the demonstration projects, activities and planned outputs of the GEMINI project, delivered by Dr Aoife Braiden, RML.