Announcement of Luca Xodo as 2024-2026 ETIP Geothermal Chairman (supply: ETIP Geothermal)
Luca Xodo from Steam Srl. has been elected because the Chairman of the European Expertise & Innovation Platform on Geothermal (ETIP Geothermal) for 2024-2026.
The European Expertise & Innovation Platform on Geothermal (ETIP-Geothermal) has introduced the election of Luca Xodo as the brand new Chairman for the time period 2024-2026.
Because the Lead Mission Advisor and World Gross sales and Partnerships Director of STEAM S.r.l., Luca Xodo brings a wealth of expertise and experience within the geothermal trade to this pivotal function.
Luca Xodo holds a grasp’s in Power Engineering (Politecnico di Milano, Italy) and one in Enterprise Administration within the Power Business (Scuola Mattei, Eni Company College). His geothermal profession started with a decade in an ORC binary crops producer, the place he grew to become an skilled in energy plant applied sciences, contributing to over 1 GW of geothermal energy initiatives at completely different phases of growth. At Steam, he has continued to increase his skillset, offering geothermal consulting companies for useful resource evaluation, feasibility research, drilling engineering, engineering of brownfield and greenfield geothermal energy and thermal use (direct use and warmth pump) crops, and mineral extraction initiatives.
The brand new Steering Committee additionally elected the 4 new vice chairwoman/chairmen. Vice chairs of ETIP-Geothermal for 2024-2026 are:
- Christofer Friberg, MontLibre Group, Founder & CEO
- Alicja Wiktoria Stok?osa, GEORG Geothermal Analysis Cluster, Supervisor
- Jan-Diederik Van Wees, TNO and Utrecht College, Principal Scientist
- Javier Urchueguia, College of Valencia, Professor
“Becoming a member of ETIP’s committee as its new Chairman has solely strengthened my resolve to make ‘geothermal’ a family identify. For the reason that starting of my profession, I’ve watched our leaders form our trade, and at the moment I’m grateful for this chance to affix their ranks and serve with my expertise and data. My deep because of our members for his or her belief in me. ETIP is and can more and more be the house for all geothermal stakeholders in Europe. I look ahead to working alongside all our colleagues within the ETIP community to safe geothermal place as a pillar of Europe’s clear power future,” mentioned Luca Xodo, the brand new ETIP Geothermal Chariman.
Underneath the European Fee’s Strategic Power Expertise Plan (SET-Plan), ETIP-Geothermal is dedicated to fostering the widespread adoption of geothermal expertise throughout Europe. Aligned with its Strategic Analysis and Innovation Agenda for Geothermal Applied sciences (SRIA), the platform goals to offer improved next-generation geothermal programs and applied sciences that may contribute to the EU milestone of a climate-neutral financial system by 2050.
Earlier than the tip of 2023, ETIP Geothermal printed the “Strategic Analysis and Innovation Agenda for Geothermal Applied sciences” report that goals to form the strategic plan for analysis and innovation (R&I) within the geothermal sector and description analysis priorities within the coming a long time.
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