📅 Implementation: Apr 2025 – Sep 2027 (30 months)
💶 Total Budget: €1,018,737.58 | ERDF Contribution: €814,990.05
🤝 Partners: 3 institutions
🎯 Type: Standard project | Renewable Energy | RS02.2
Summary
Water Energy promotes the green transition by exploring the untapped potential of shallow groundwater heat energy in the Romania–Hungary border area. While high-temperature geothermal resources are widely used for spas and heating, low-temperature groundwater remains overlooked despite its ability to deliver up to 70% energy savings for public buildings.
The project addresses this gap by analysing supply and demand, creating a cross-border groundwater database, and preparing a joint action plan for sustainable energy use. It also designs pilot concepts and engineering plans for selected sites, ensuring long-term impact beyond the project’s lifetime.
.Project Aim
To promote renewable energy and support the green transition by analysing and planning the sustainable use of groundwater heat energy in the cross-border alluvial plains.
Objectives
✅ Establish a cross-border groundwater database and hydrogeological models
✅ Assess heat demand and supply potential in target areas
✅ Prepare a joint action plan for groundwater energy utilization
✅ Design pilot energy concepts and engineering plans for selected sites
Key Activities & Results
🔹 Supply Analysis – Creation of a joint groundwater database; regional hydrogeological modelling; identification of sample areas; selection of pilot locations.
🔹 Demand Analysis – Preparation of a heat-energy utilisation cadastre and a cross-border action plan for using groundwater heat energy.
🔹 Pilot Technical Documentation – Hydrogeological measurements, modelling, pilot energy concept development, and engineering design plans for pilot sites in both Romania and Hungary.
🔹 Geophysical & Mapping Outputs – 2D/3D geophysical and geological maps, LIDAR and orthophoto measurements, and detailed maps of sample and pilot areas.
🔹 Stakeholder Events – Two cross-border events presenting the database, findings, and pilot concepts to energy, environment, public utility, and regional development experts, as well as to the general public.
By turning overlooked groundwater resources into a renewable energy solution, Water Energy drives innovation, sustainability, and cross-border cooperation for a greener future.
For more details, consult the project fact sheet.
Partnership
Lead Partner: Trans-Tisza Region Water Directorate (HU)
Project Partners: Körös Valley District Water Directorate (HU); Romanian Waters National Administration – Crișuri Water Basin Administration (RO)
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