Tallinn, June 10–11, 2025 — Estonia is preparing to host a landmark event in its national green energy transition. The Geological Survey of Estonia (EGT), in collaboration with European geological surveys and research institutions, will organize the Geothermal and District Heating Conference to advance the knowledge, policy frameworks, and real-world application of geothermal energy.

I’m Richard Pihel, a second-year geology student at the University of Tartu, and this spring I was given a unique opportunity to join the EGT-TWINN project as a trainee. As part of the program, I was offered the chance to participate in a sedimentology training course in Scotland—an offer too good to pass up, and I immediately accepted.

The EGT-TWINN team would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who participated in the Conference on Exploration and Exploitation of Critical Raw Materials held on October 7-8, 2024. Your presence, contributions, and engagement were key to the event's success.

Attending the Conference on the Urban Geochemical Baseline Survey in Estonia was an eye-opener. The discussions, especially those led by experts from Finland and the UK, clearly demonstrated how much ground we have to cover in Estonia regarding urban soil sampling and mapping.

We are excited to announce that the program and abstracts book for the "Conference on Exploration and Exploitation of Critical Raw Materials: Focus on Northern Europe" is now available for download. You can access the documents in the "Documents" section of our project website.