Geothermal boost for Amsterdam: OMV and Cocreators selected to lead regional heat projects The Aardwarmte Regio Amsterdam consortium — made up of Vattenfall, the Municipality of Amsterdam and Energie Beheer Nederland (EBN) — has selected OMV, in collaboration with Cocreators, as the operator to advance geothermal projects for collective heat networks across the Amsterdam region. The decision, reached after a European tender process, brings an experienced international energy company and a project-management specialist together with local partners to test feasibility, design potential geothermy doublets and, where viable, develop and implement geothermal heat production for district heating systems. Why this matters Decarbonising heating is one of the most urgent and technically complex elements of the energy transition in dense European cities. In the Netherlands, where gas has historically supplied much of the built environment, scaling low-carbon alternatives for space heating and ho...
Top 10 Geothermal Companies Driving Global Clean Energy By : Robert Buluma Introduction: Geothermal’s Quiet Renaissance For decades, geothermal energy has played a secondary role in the global renewable energy narrative—overshadowed by the rapid expansion of solar and wind. But that story is changing. Global geothermal power generation capacity stands at approximately 16.5 GW, with the United States leading at 3.9 GW (roughly 24% of global capacity). Yet this represents less than 10% of the estimated global geothermal potential of roughly 162 GW. The gap between current deployment and technical potential underscores the enormous runway ahead. What is driving this quiet renaissance? Three forces are converging. First, the surging electricity demand from data centers and AI infrastructure has created an urgent need for round-the-clock, carbon-free baseload power—something only geothermal, nuclear, or fossil fuels with carbon capture can provide. Second, technological breakthroughs i...