The German Geothermal Congress 2025
18 - 20 November 2025 | Frankfurt, Germany
Conference Agenda
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Session Overview | |
Location: Open Lounge Room 3 |
Date: Tuesday, 18/Nov/2025 | |
9:00am - 10:40am |
WS3: Opportunities, goals and challenges for geothermal energy in Frankfurt am Main Location: Open Lounge 25 Jahre Erkundung und Nutzung der oberflächennahen Geothermie in Frankfurt am Main – Erfahrungen, Daten und ein Ausblick Hessisches Landesamt für Naturschutz, Umwelt und Geologie, Deutschland 9:20am - 9:40am Die 1060 m tiefe Forschungsbohrung Rebstockbad in Frankfurt am Main - Ergebnisse und ihre Bedeutung für die Nutzung der mitteltiefen Geothermie im Stadtgebiet Hessisches Landesamt für Naturschutz, Umwelt und Geologie, Deutschland 9:40am - 10:00am Thermisch aktivierte Bohrpfähle – Lösung für die Innenstädte BAUER Resources GmbH, Deutschland 10:00am - 10:20am Beispiele großer geothermischer Anlagen in Frankfurt am Main NRTEC GmbH, Deutschland |
11:10am - 12:50pm |
WS5: Construction and drilling technology in near-surface geothermal energy Location: Open Lounge Chair: Christoph Knepel Kostensenkung in der Geothermie: Was für kleine Bohrdurchmesser nötig ist separatus AG, Schweiz Bohrlochintegrierter, elektrischer Bohrroboter für die oberflächennahe Geothermie Borobotics AG, Schweiz Diskussion BauGrund Süd Gesellschaft für Geothermie mbH, Deutschland |
2:00pm - 3:40pm |
WS9: TRANSGEO – Reuse of hydrocarbon wells for geothermal energy: Results of the potential analysis in the North German Basin and the Molasse Basin Location: Open Lounge Chair: Katrin Sieron Begrüßung, Vorstellung des TRANSGEO-Projekts GFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung, Deutschland 2:20pm - 2:40pm Technische Aspekte der Nachnutzung von Bohrungen GFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung, Deutschland 2:40pm - 3:00pm TRANSGEO-Datenbank für Tiefbohrungen und Online-Tool zur Bohrungsauswahl 1: LBGR, Deutschland; 2: Geosphere, Österreich 3:00pm - 3:20pm Potential der Bohrungsnachnutzung im Norddeutschen Becken und in der Molasse - Ausgewählte Regionen und Bohrungen für verschiedene geothermische Anwendungen GeoSphere Austria, Österreich 3:20pm - 3:40pm Nachnutzung von Kohlenwasserstoffbohrungen als tiefe Erdwärmesonden kann die Wärmewende in Norddeutschland voranbringen 1: Fraunhofer Research Institution for Energy Infrastructures and Geotechnologies (IEG), Cottbus, Germany; 2: ExxonMobil Production Deutschland GmbH, Hannover, Germany; 3: RWTH Aachen University, Computational Geoscience, Geothermics and Reservoir Geophysics (CGGR), Aachen, Germany |
4:10pm - 5:50pm |
WS9b: TRANSGEO – Reuse of hydrocarbon wells for geothermal energy: Results of the potential analysis in the North German Basin and the Molasse Basin Location: Open Lounge Chair: Katrin Sieron Tiefe Erdwärmesonde Mühlleiten 2 in der österreichischen Molasse - Ein Erfahrungsbericht der RAG Austria AG RAG Austria, Österreich 4:30pm - 4:50pm Erkenntnisse aus dem Geothermieforum Niedersachsen zur geothermischen Nachnutzung von Kohlenwasserstoffbohrungen Bundesverband Erdgas, Erdöl und Geoenergie e.V., Deutschland 4:50pm - 5:50pm Podiumsdiskussion LBGR, Deutschland |
Date: Wednesday, 19/Nov/2025 | |
11:10am - 12:50pm |
Spotlight on the Partner Country: UK-Forum 1 (engl.) Location: Open Lounge Unlocking Geothermal through Cross-sector Collaborations and Global Partnerships National Geothermal Centre, United Kingdom 11:30am - 11:50am Establishing a joint centre of excellence on engineered geothermal system (EGS) in Cornwall/Durham to enhance scientific /engineering aspects to mitigate climate change & implement a new technology worldwide 1: EGS Energy Ltd, UK; 2: University of Exeter, UK; 3: Durham University, UK 11:50am - 12:10pm The Geothermal Potential of the Worcester Graben, UK HEC, United Kingdom 12:10pm - 12:30pm A UK ‘Next Generation’ Geothermal Centre of Excellence: Unlocking Deep Geothermal Potential through Technology Innovation and Open Access Demonstration 1: University of Exeter, United Kingdom; 2: Cornwall Council, United Kingdom; 3: Durham University, United Kingdom; 4: Durham County Council, United Kingdom 12:30pm - 12:50pm Geobattery: Recycling waste heat into legacy mineworkings for low-carbon cooling and heat transmission 1: University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom; 2: Townrock Energy, United Kingdom |
2:00pm - 3:40pm |
Spotlight on the Partner Country: UK-Forum 2 (engl.) Location: Open Lounge Heat recovery from low-enthalpy aquifers: Optimisation of doublet wells 1: University of Manchester, United Kingdom; 2: Durham University, United Kingdom; 3: National Geothermal Centre, United Kingdom; 4: Centre for Alternative Technology, United Kongdom 2:20pm - 2:40pm Integrated Management of Scaling and Corrosion Challenges in High-Temperature Geothermal Systems 1: Global Petronas Research and Technology Centre, United Kingdom; 2: Institute of GeoEnergy Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS; 3: Creative Chemical Solutions Ltd, 47 Halkyn Road, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3QD; 4: School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT 2:40pm - 3:00pm Net-zero: Modelling Heat Abstraction and Storage for Sustainable Energy Solutions; a Case study for MWES in Yorkshire, UK London South Bank University, United Kingdom 3:00pm - 3:20pm Seamless Integration of Deep Geothermal Heat into 3rd and 4th Generation District Heating Networks – The Durham (UK) Cogeneration Demonstrator 1: Geothermal Wells UK Ltd, United Kingdom; 2: City Science, United Kingdom; 3: Durham County Council, United Kingdom 3:20pm - 3:40pm Well Field Design for Cooling High-Performance Data Centres Using Water from legacy Coal Mines 1: University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom; 2: TownRock Energy; 3: University College Dublin |
4:10pm - 5:50pm |
Spotlight on the Partner Country: UK-Forum 3 (engl.) Location: Open Lounge Hydrogen energy and underground carbon retention by biogas-geothermal wellbore reforming reactor 1: University of Manchester, United Kingdom; 2: Metharc ApS 4:30pm - 4:50pm Geothermal cooling: As Britain turns into a hot country—Using the subsurface for heating and cooling 1: SLB Cambridge Research, United Kingdom; 2: Celsius Energy UK, United Kingdom 4:50pm - 5:10pm Leveraging Oil & Gas Expertise to Unlock UK Geothermal Potential – The Salisbury NHS Project Star Energy Group plc, United Kingdom 5:10pm - 5:30pm From Essen to Gateshead: how the reuse of mines in Germany has inspired the future of geothermal energy in the UK and beyond TownRock Energy, United Kingdom |
Date: Thursday, 20/Nov/2025 | |
9:00am - 10:40am |
Forum 10: Regionale Konzepte und Fallbeispiele der Tiefen Geothermie Location: Open Lounge Fast forward to first heat - from seismic to full functioning facility in three years Innargi Deutschland, GmbH 9:20am - 9:40am Vom Reservoir ins Wärmenetz: Erfolgsfaktoren und Herausforderungen mitteltiefer Geothermie in norddeutschen Kommunen 1: Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR), Deutschland; 2: Institut für ökologische Wirtschaftsforschung (IÖW) GmbH, gemeinnützig, Deutschland; 3: ECOLOG-Institut für sozial-ökologische Forschung und Bildung gGmbH, Deutschland 9:40am - 10:00am DemoCELL – Geothermische Standortentwicklung im Großraum Celle 1: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Deutschland; 2: Baker Hughes INTEQ GmbH Celle 10:00am - 10:20am Der Kohlenkalk als geothermisches Reservoir in NRW – Neue Erkenntnisse zum Unterkarbon aus der Forschungsbohrung Krefeld Geologischer Dienst NRW, Deutschland 10:20am - 10:40am IGWN-LFZG – Innovative geothermische Wärmenetze in der Region Oberschwaben 1: Karlsuher Institut für Technologie; 2: Biberach University of Applied Sciences; 3: Universität Freiburg |
11:10am - 12:50pm |
Forum 14: Petrothermale Systeme (EGS) Location: Open Lounge Entwicklungen in EGS in den USA Fervo Energy, United States of America 11:30am - 11:50am SMART-EGS: Skalenübergreifende THM-Modellierung zur Optimierung von EGS-Systemen 1: G.E.O.S. Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH, Deutschland; 2: Geoforschungszentrum Potsdam; 3: Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg; 4: Ruhruniversität Bochum |
2:00pm - 3:40pm |
Forum 18: Miscellaenous Topics (engl.) Location: Open Lounge Tools for the implementation of raw material extraction from geothermal fluids: the CRM-geothermal AI Lithium estimation tool and Guidelines towards Social Licence to Operate 1: Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences (GFZ); 2: Inlecom Innovation; 3: Green Horizons Environmental Consultants Ltd; 4: Levin Sources; 5: University of Miskolc 2:20pm - 2:40pm Applicability of pygfunction for modelling deep coaxial borehole heat exchangers 1: HAWK Hildesheim/Holzminden/Göttingen University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Faculty of Resource Management, Rudolf-Diesel-Straße 12, 37075, Göttingen, Germany; 2: EURAC Research, Institute for Renewable Energy, Viale Druso 1, 39100, Bolzano, Italy 2:40pm - 3:00pm Artificial Intelligence in the Geothermal Sector: Practical Pathways and Real-World Applications 1: University of Göttingen; 2: The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), Netherlands 3:00pm - 3:20pm Feasibility study on the repurposing of the doublet well at the Groß Schönebeck research platform 1: GFZ Helmholtz Center for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam; 2: Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 135, 10623 Berlin; 3: Technische Universität Darmstadt, Schnittspahnstraße 9, 64287 Darmstadt 3:20pm - 3:40pm Enhancing Social Acceptance of Next-Generation Geothermal Technologies in Germany: from Skepticism to Support Geothermie-Allianz Bayern - Technische Universität München, Deutschland |
4:10pm - 5:50pm |
Forum 22: Energy Storage and Disctrict Heating (engl.) Location: Open Lounge On the value of integrated modeling and optimization approaches for planning Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage on the example of Berlin Adlershof 1: GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Section 4.3: Geoenergy, Telegrafenberg, 14473, Potsdam, Germany.; 2: Department of Engineering Geology, Technical University of Berlin, 10587 Berlin, Germany 4:30pm - 4:50pm Microbial Response to Thermal Energy Storage in Anoxic Saline Siliciclastic Aquifers 1: GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Section Geomicrobiology, 14473 Potsdam, Germany; 2: Technische Universität Berlin, Department of Applied Geosciences, Applied Geochemistry, 10587 Berlin, Germany; 3: University of Potsdam, Institute for Geosciences, 14476 Potsdam, Germany 4:50pm - 5:10pm Geomechanical influence of reservoir permeability on supercharged hybrid gas-based energy storage 1: Ruhr Universität Bochum, Germany; 2: geomecon GmbH, Berlin, Germany 5:10pm - 5:30pm Das Fernwärmenetz in Bradford (UK) - eine Fallstudie Asper Investment Management, Vereinigtes Königreich 5:30pm - 5:50pm Corrosion in the context of an ATES (Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage) borehole in a mesozoic high-salinity aquifer in Berlin-Adlershof 1: GFZ Potsdam / FU Berlin, Deutschland; 2: Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung |