New legal framework
The EU introduced, among others: - a guarantee fund covering the risk of failed drilling, - simplified administrative procedures, - standards regarding environmental monitoring.
Increase in number of projects
According to EGEC data, in 2025: - the number of new geothermal wells increased by 27%, - 11 countries began modernizing their district heating networks, - the first European industrial geothermal clusters were formed.
Benefiting the most
The greatest support goes to:
- Germany,
- France,
- Poland,
- The Netherlands,
- Italy.
Effects for energy transformation
New regulations aim to lead to: - CO₂ emission reduction in the heating sector,
- increasing regional energy independence,
- stimulating the local technological economy.
Summary
Europe is betting on geothermal not just declaratively — in 2025 regulations and investments indicate that it is one of the main pillars of the green transformation.