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OverviewCoordination (Geonardo) Phase 1: End-user requirement specification (Aquaplus and Geonardo) Phase 2: Inventory and overview of potential boreholes (ELTE and Aquaplus and ISQ) Phase 3: Policy and ownership barriers (Innoterm and ISQ) Phase 4: Technical feasibility of mini power plant implementation (ENEX and Innoterm) Phase 5: Financial and economic feasibility (ISQ and Innoterm and ENEX) Phase 6: Environmental aspects (Bluewaters and Geonardo and ISQ) Phase 7: Dissemination and exploitation (Geonardo) In Phase 1 we revealel the potential end-users, and presented the project to them. We have collected and evaluated the end-user requirements. At the end of the project we are going to arrange a special meeting for end-users to show the results of the research. In Phase 2 the whole potential thermal water producing boreholes were analysed based on physical parameters. A classified digital inventory was made. In the Phase 3 we have investigated the problems of geothermal energy using related to the ownership and policy. In Phase 4 we characterised the technical parameters of the mini power implementation around the potential boreholes. This new classification was attached to the digital inventory. In Phase 6 the environmental aspects were analysed. There are different effects of the geothermal power use on the environment in different place. In Phase 5 we determined the punctual values of the implementation and operation of the mini power in each above mentioned category of the boreholes. We made a more detailed counting about the most feasible group of boreholes. In Phase 7 the final goal was awareness raising and the dissemination of the results among the end-users. Results The results provide a direct predecessor of geothermal renewable energy investments in Hungary and throughout Europe (EU-15 [28]), where applicable. The accessing CEE countries have a considerable potential of geothermal resources although the traditional investment-heavy procedures are difficult to apply in these countries. The idea of small-scale geothermal power plants can be a new opportunity for these markets and worldwide, as well. This is strong tool for achieving local sustainability and decentralisation and also can be applied at remote territories. It would create new investment opportunities for EU businesses, which are presently losing their good position on the worldwide geothermal markets against the US and Japanese competitors. The developments create new opportunities also for other sectors, such as balneology, eco-tourism, which are environmentally friendly, service-intensive ways of creating profit and have an especially positive aspects, when applied in countries, where polluting and inefficient, energy-intensive heavy industry must be maintained for social (employment) reasons. List of deliverables:
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