Schedule

Schedule of EGPD 2026

Tue, April 7

09:00 - 12:00                            Hot Rocks, Cool tools - Free-of-charge geothermal modeling workshop by RFD tNavigator

14:00 - 18:00                            Registration

13:00 - 17:00                            Free-of-charge geothermal modeling workshop by DHI FEFLOW

18:00 - 20:00                            Ice breaker party - Town hall of Leoben

Wed, April 8

8:30 - 9:00                                  Registration and opening

9:00 - 9:20                                  Welcome speech

9:20 - 9:50                               Oral presentation 1,2, and 3

9:50 - 10:20                            Key note speech 1 (IGA)

10:20 - 10:50                          Key note speech 2 (TU Delft/EERA)

10:50 - 11:20                            Coffee break 

11:20 - 11:50                            Pitch series 1 

11:50 - 12:50                            Poster section 1

12:50 - 13:50                            Lunch

13:50 - 14:20                            Keynote speech 3 (SWM)

14:20 - 14:50                            Oral presentations 4,5 and 6

14:50 - 15:20                            Pitch series 2

15:20 - 15:50                            Coffee break

15:50 - 16:50                            Poster session 2

16:50 - 16:05                            Science in Social Media

16:05 - 17:20                            Closure and recap

19:00 - 22:00                            Conference dinner 

Thu, April 9

9:00 - 9:30                                 Oral presentation 7,8 and 9

9:30 - 10:00                              Pitch series 3

10:00 - 10:30                           Key Note speech 4 (OMV)

10:30 - 11:00                           Coffee break

11:00 - 12:00                           Poster section 3

12:00 - 13:00                           Lunch

13:00 - 13:50                           Keynote speech 5 (Panel Discussion Wien Energie, EVN, OGG, GTO, geosphere)

13:50 - 14:00                           Oral presentations 10

14:00 - 14:30                           Pitch series 4

14:30 - 15:30                           Poster session 4

15:30 - 16:30                           Coffee break

16:30 - 17:30                           Awards and closing ceremony

Fri, April 10

8:00 - 15:00                             Site visit to Vienna

 

 

Registration Form: "Hot Rocks, Cool Tools - a tNavigator Geothermal Workshop" <----- Click Here

European Geothermal PhD Days 2026
Date: 07.04.2026
Time: 09:00-12:00
Modeling and Simulation Platform: tNavigator

Outline:
Introduction to tNavigator and its modules, focusing on Model Designer and Well Designer
Building simple box mode, adding wells, setting up a simulation run
Building well models
Introducing thermal properties and temperature option to the model
Analyse the results
Q&A

 

Registration Form: "Modelling Geothermal Systems using FEFLOW"  <----- Click Here

European Geothermal PhD Days 2026
Date: 07.04.2026
Time: 13:00-17:00
Software: FEFLOW

Outline
Introduction to FEFLOW and its graphical user interface
Physical processes related to the heat transport
Modelling geothermal systems: boundary conditions and parameters
Implementation of geothermal systems (BHEs, doublets, ATES, etc.)
Advective– and convective-dominant transport
Best practice on modelling
Feasibility analysis of the geothermal system
The role of groundwater flow on the geothermal systems
Understanding the competition of neighboring geothermal installations