relation: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3879/
title: Geothermal energy as part of the energy transition in the Netherlands
creator: Eegdeman, Lieke H.
description: Geothermal energy as a sustainable heat source has the potential to make a significant contribution to the energy transition in the Netherlands. It can meet heating, cooling and electricity demands for the future. In the body of literature regarding energy transition towards renewables, geothermal energy does not receive much attention. In practice, geothermal energy use is increasing, but not yet widely used in the Netherlands. To accelerate the shift towards the use of geothermal energy in its full potential, it is necessary to create a conducive governance context. In this qualitative study, the geographical area of RES region Rotterdam-Den Haag is scrutinized as case. It is the region in the Netherlands where most geothermal energy projects are currently planned. By means of semi-structured interviews and a document analysis it is researched how the contemporary governance setting regarding geothermal developments is influenced by policy instruments, with the aim to learn from the insights. One insight is that established within the paradigm of the heat transition, geothermal projects are highly subject to multi-level interactions. However, the decisive decision-making lies with the national government and geothermal development is therefore not -yet- that decentralized. Based on this study several recommendations are put forward. One of these recommendations is that a mix of 1) legislative/regulatory instruments, 2) economic/fiscal instruments, 3) agreement-based instruments, 4) information/communication based instruments and 5) knowledge and innovation instruments, should be applied to build knowledge and capacity with regard to geothermal energy planning on multiple levels within the actor network. And lastly, a lesson is that coordination between these levels is required if geothermal energy is to be increasingly applied to the built environment.
date: 2022
type: Thesis
type: NonPeerReviewed
format: text
language: en
identifier: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3879/1/S2869799_MasterThesis_Lieke_Eegdeman.pdf
identifier:   Eegdeman, Lieke H.  (2022) Geothermal energy as part of the energy transition in the Netherlands.  Master thesis.