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The Director of the Institute of Geoenergy (IG/FORTH), Professor Ioannis Gentekakis, spoke on the TV Creta programme Update about the latest developments in the Eastern Mediterranean, following the signing of the ministerial decision approving Chevron’s expression of interest for hydrocarbon exploration in the two offshore areas south of Crete, as well as about the role of the Institute of Geoenergy.

We are excited to announce the launch of #TWINN2SET’s 2^nd Summer School on Energy Transition, which will take place in Chania this upcoming July.

Following the signing of the contract concerning the construction of the Research and Innovation Center for the Sustainable Energy Transition, with a total area of 3,296.28 m², work began immediately on the construction of the buildings in Chania, which will house the Institute of Geoenergy and the Science & Technology Park.

The 1^st Summer School of the TWINN2SET project will be held from 1 to 5 July 2024. The summer school is dedicated to Energy Transition and includes a series of lectures, workshops and lab tours.

Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH) organized open events to present and mark the launch of the construction and expansion of its new building facilities in Heraklion, Rethymno, Chania and Ioannina

The Deputy Regional Governor of Crete for Liaison with Research and Academic Institutions, Mr George Matalliotakis, visited the Institute of Geoenergy of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH).

Interview with Dr Spyridon Bellas, principal researcher at the Institute of Geoenergy of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH), on Radio Thessaloniki on 3 April 2024.

Another InnoDays (Innovation Days of the Region of Crete) has been successfully completed! It was our great pleasure to represent the Institute of GeoEnergy at booth B1 of the Foundation for Research and Technology.

The need for faster development of the hydrogen network in transportation was highlighted by Manos Stamatakis, researcher at the Institute of Geoenergy – FORTH, during his presentation at the Hydrogen & Green Gases Forum.

The Institute of Geoenergy of the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH) invites you to a seminar on: “Exploration of natural resources using geophysical methods”, on Wednesday, April 26, 12:00–14:00, in the conference room of the Institute of Geoenergy (Building M1, School of Mineral Resources Engineering), with speaker Professor Pantelis Soupios (King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals – KFUPM, Saudi Arabia).