| Title | Regulatory Framework Conditions for Geothermal Direct Use Projects in France, Germany, Iceland, Sweden and Turkey |
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| Authors | Marietta SANDER |
| Year | 2015 |
| Conference | World Geothermal Congress |
| Keywords | Regulatory framework, government subsidy, incentive scheme, best practice, policy, renewable feed in tariff, Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards, loan, VAT reduction, |
| Abstract | The technical paper focuses on supportive legal and regulatory frameworks, subsidy schemes and other incentive programs for geothermal direct use, particularly renewable heating applications, heat pumps and district heating schemes in five countries (France, Germany, Iceland, Sweden, Turkey). The analysis includes a brief description of their geothermal development history, an investigation of regulatory frameworks and subsidy schemes for geothermal direct use applications and an analysis what worked best. |