Steel pipe manufacturer Tenaris hosted a workshop in Dalmine dedicated to the future of geothermal energy. The event brought together customers, technology partners, and industry experts from ten countries across four continents. The agenda centered on regulation, innovation, and supply chain reliability at a time of rapid sector growth.
Key takeaways:
- The Tenaris workshop took place on October 7, 2026, in Dalmine, Italy.
- Participants represented industry stakeholders from 10 countries across Europe, Asia, North America, and South America.
- Speakers included EGEC President Miklós Antics, as well as representatives from Green Therma and Turboden.
- Core topics: organic Rankine cycle (ORC) technology, district heating decarbonization, and permitting acceleration.
What Industry Leaders Discussed
According to thinkgeoenergy.com, Tenaris brought together its technical sales, R&D, and product engineering teams alongside customers and value chain partners. Paolo Novelli, Tenaris Regional Director of Technical Sales, highlighted the company’s expertise in oil country tubular goods (OCTG) manufacturing and its readiness to support geothermal projects around the world.
EGEC President Miklós Antics underscored the role of geothermal energy in Europe’s decarbonization and energy security strategies. “In the coming years, geothermal energy will become a cornerstone of the energy transition,” he said, stressing the need for faster permitting processes, reliable supply chains, and sustained investment.
ORC and District Heating Decarbonization
Green Therma COO Nikolaj Holmer Nissen focused on geothermal energy’s potential to decarbonize district heating systems across Europe. He stressed the importance of strong partnerships for scaling solutions and praised the collaboration with Tenaris, which combines deep knowledge of pipes and casing strings with serial delivery capacity.
Turboden Sales Manager Désirée Codenotti presented the role of organic Rankine cycle (ORC) technology in geothermal power generation. She noted that the event enabled companies from different segments of the geothermal value chain to connect and identify areas for further cooperation.
A Signal for Central and Eastern European Markets
When a major steel manufacturer convenes customers and technology providers around a geothermal-specific agenda, it signals sector maturity: the industrial supply chain is being built not for isolated pilot wells but for serial-scale projects. For countries still planning large-scale geothermal heat and power deployments, this points to a more clearly defined supply base — from casing pipes to ORC modules.
We explored how geothermal teams are adopting engineering practices from the oil and gas sector in our article “Geothermal Energy Accelerates on Oil and Gas Technologies”; a broader view of the global sector is available in the overview “Global Use of Geothermal and Wind Energy”.
If these challenges can be addressed systematically at the European level, access to proven technologies and deep-well casing will increasingly become routine for new markets rather than an obstacle.
Sources: thinkgeoenergy.com
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