Recently, our Lead Technologist, Dr Hye Chowdhury, participated in the European Geothermal Congress (EGC) in Switzerland, where he delivered a speech as a panel member too. We had the opportunity to have a one-to-one interview with him about the experience of the congress. We prepared this blog based on our conversation.
The European Geothermal Congress (EGC) 2025 was held from 6th to 10th October 2025 in Zürich, Switzerland. The congress organised by EGEC Geothermal in cooperation with Geothermie-Schweiz, aims to integrate geothermal energy into the European energy mix, playing a crucial role in the decarbonisation of the EU and enhancing energy independence. Over 1100 key actors of the industry from 45 countries gathered at the event to showcase and discuss the latest innovations and current trends in geothermal energy across the world. The event served as a platform for the participants to network and collaborate, build brand awareness, access experts and thought leaders to exchange knowledge, and develop their careers as well.
With extensive experience working on several geothermal projects from H2020 and Horizon Europe funding schemes (the COMPASS project is one of those, which is currently at the implementation stage), Technovative Solutions Ltd joined the congress with the leadership of Dr Hye Chowdhury, Lead Technologist at TVS. He delivered a speech at a panel discussion titled “Research in drilling technologies” on the second day of the event, where the fellow panel members were Andreas Reinicke, Lead Scientist, Well Technology, TNO; Vedran Zikovic, Systems Engineer, TNO; Laurent Gerbaud, Researcher in Drilling and Geomechanics, Mines Paris - PSL; Pawel Michal Slupski, Research Fellow, University of Padova; and Chrystel Dezayes, Researcher, BRGM. The panel was moderated by Chris Cheng, Eavor GmbH.
Dr Hye Chowdhury talked on the topic titled “The environmental footprint results of geothermal power for adopting advanced drilling technologies in Icelandic and German perspectives”. He discussed the key findings derived from the projects he is currently working on, which are being implemented in Iceland and Germany. In the projects, huge carbon footprint reductions of the advanced drilling technology components have been demonstrated as compared with the state-of-the-art drilling technology components. Dr Chowdhury showed that these findings of the advanced drilling technology components would promote geothermal energy as a clean energy leader and encourage sustainable drilling policies.
Dr Hye Chowdhury has also made effective networking activities throughout the event and communicated with geothermal stakeholders from diverse backgrounds, including the researchers and investors, aware them about our expertise in LCA analysis of geothermal systems. Thus, the participation in the EGC 2025 would expand the opportunities for TVS to contribute to the worldwide geothermal activities collaboratively.
