Virginie Harcouët-Menou

At the end of 2021, the Walloon government launched three public tenders for feasibility studies on geothermal energy projects using the water in the basins of abandoned coal mines of Charleroi, Mons, and Liège. The proposals from VITO, in partnership with the Walloon universities UMons and ULiège, were selected as the best. These studies have now been completed, with the site centered on the CHC MontLégia and the LégiaPark in the Liège basin emerging as the most suitable for a pilot project to harness geothermal energy from mine water.

Mol, 18 July 2022: the promising results of a first feasibility study by VITO and Walloon research partners paved the way for mine water as a heat source in Wallonia. Subsequently, the Walloon government launched three public tenders for feasibility studies for geothermal projects in the districts of Charleroi, Mons and Liège. photo ©SPW – F.DOR