EGRISE 2.0: the knowledge at the fingertips to power Research and Innovation in Geothermal Energy

The geothermal sector generates a vast amount of knowledge—from research project data to scientific publications, technical reports, patents, and open datasets—produced by scientists, operators, consultants, public authorities, and funding agencies. However, this wealth of information is often scattered across multiple repositories and platforms, which hampers effective access, integration, and utilization. EGRISE 2.0, developed within the EU-funded Geotherm-FORA project, addresses this challenge as the largest thematic repository for geothermal research and innovation in Europe. The platform aggregates information from EU-funded projects, open access publications, scientific journals, and public datasets hosted on repositories such as Zenodo and Pangaea. Each research product is indexed with detailed metadata, enabling users to search, filter, and explore thousands of documents—currently over 11,000—by criteria such as publication type, funder, country, year, language, or resource access.

By consolidating this vast body of knowledge and facilitating its exploration, EGRISE 2.0 allows stakeholders to precisely map the state of R&D in the geothermal industry. Researchers can spot emerging trends, identify gaps, and recognize key contributors, while funding agencies and policymakers can evaluate technological maturity and set priorities for future research and investment. Additionally, the platform facilitates the preparation of innovative project proposals by offering instant access to scientific publications, datasets, and project deliverables.

A set of integrated charts further enhances the platform’s value, offering insights such as publication trends, openness over time, and data FAIRness.

EGRISE is an open tool available at https://egrise.openaire.eu/. It is powered by OpenAIRE CONNECT, a service to build customizable search portals on top of the OpenAIRE Graph, one of the largest open scientific knowledge graph.

In this way, EGRISE 2.0 not only consolidates knowledge but actively empowers innovation, collaboration, and strategic decision-making leveraging on open research information, establishing itself as an indispensable tool for the European geothermal community.