RGreen Invest & Arverne Drive Sustainable Geothermal Energy

Sustainabilitymag · 🇫🇷 public France · Jul 20, 2026 · 1004 words · By Chloe Williment

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RGreen Invest has invested €52.4 million in Arverne to expand geothermal energy infrastructure and lithium extraction in France. The article details Arverne's technical approach, current projects at Paris airports and in Alsace, and the broader economic and regulatory challenges facing the European geothermal sector.

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Topics 3

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What happened

RGreen Invest & Arverne Drive Sustainable Geothermal Energy A €52.4m (US$54.8m) investment by RGreen Invest could accelerate France's geothermal ambitions.

Why it matters

The sustainable investment firm has partnered with Pierre Brossollet, Founder and CEO of Arverne, channelling funds through his holding company GEOGREEN to expand the country's geothermal infrastructure.

Common ground

RGreen Invest operates as a sustainable investment firm across Europe.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Glittering Generalities: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 28 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Current global energy demand stands at just 20TW.”

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Claim 2: “The geothermal district heating network for Clichy-sous-Bois and Livry-Gargan has a value close to €90m (US$94.1m).”

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Claim 3: “The company's subsidiary, Arverne Drilling Services, traces its origins to 1958 when it served the oil, gas and mining sectors.”

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Multiple sources confirm that Arverne Drilling Services was established in 1958 and served the oil, gas, and mining sectors.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Edgemere Landfill is a former municipal landfill located in Edgemere on the Rockaway peninsula in Queens, New York City. It is located on a man-made peninsula on the Jamaica Bay shoreline, at the east…
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web search NEUTRAL — The company's subsidiary, Arverne Drilling Services, traces its origins to 1958 when it served the oil, gas and mining sectors. Pierre redirected this drilling expertise toward geothermal energy.
https://sustainabilitymag.com/news/rgreen-invest-and-arverne…

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web search NEUTRAL — Arverne Drilling Services is the group's boring and well-engineering subsidiary, and it was originally established in 1958. It had spent decades working in the oil, gas and mining sectors before Pierr…
https://energydigital.com/news/rgreen-arverne-investing-in-e…

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Claim 4: “The project was completed for site operator Groupe ADP.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm that the project was completed for Groupe ADP.

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Claim 5: “According to the International Energy Agency, the world's geothermal resources at a depth of just 8km could provide 600TW of power.”

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Claim 6: “According to industry body EGEC, geothermal district heating output across Europe grew by 4.6% between 2023 and 2024.”

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Claim 7: “A €52.4m (US$54.8m) investment by RGreen Invest could accelerate France's geothermal ambitions.”

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Multiple independent sources (Sustainability Magazine, Renewables Now, and another web result) confirm the €52.4 million investment by RGreen Invest into Arverne/GEOGREEN.

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web search NEUTRAL — RGreen Invest's €52.4m (US$59.7m) backing of Arverne could speed France's geothermal rollout, boosting clean heat, lithium production and energy security. A €52.4m (US$54.8m) investment by RGreen Inve…
https://sustainabilitymag.com/news/rgreen-invest-and-arverne…

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web search NEUTRAL — RGREEN INVEST has completed a €52.4 million investment through its INFRAGREEN V fund in GEOGREEN, the holding company of Pierre Brossollet, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Arverne, France's lea…
https://www.renewableenergymagazine.com/geothermal/rgreen-in…

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web search NEUTRAL — French investment manager RGREEN INVEST has invested EUR 52.4 million (USD 59.9m) in GEOGREEN, the holding company of Pierre Brossollet, founder and chief executive of Arverne Group (EPA:ARVEN), to su…
https://renewablesnow.com/news/rgreen-invest-bets-eur-52-4m-…

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Claim 8: “Arverne drilled two geothermal wells at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport in late 2024.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the drilling of wells at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport in late 2024.

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Claim 9: “Arverne created a joint venture in May called Francilienne de Géothermie.”

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Claim 10: “According to analysts at Rystad Energy, failure rates for exploratory wells vary massively by geology and country. Rates range from under 10% in Hungary and Germany to as much as 30% in the Netherlands.”

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Claim 11: “RGreen Invest operates as a sustainable investment firm across Europe.”

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While the claim appears in the provided text, the specific web search results provided for this claim are generic articles about sustainable investing and do not specifically describe RGreen Invest's operations across Europe. However, other evidence for claim 0 and 1 identifies them as a 'French investment manager'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Key takeaways from the latest Morgan Stanley global survey on individual investors & Sustainable Investing: *88% of investors globally express interest in sustainable investing, with interest levels i…
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jeanmarcpont_sustainable-inve…

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web search NEUTRAL — Compare 20 sustainable banks, credit unions, fintechs, and investing platforms for 2026. See how each option handles fossil-fuel exposure, impact reportin…
https://theimpactinvestor.com/sustainable-banks/

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web search NEUTRAL — interactive investor is a low cost, award winning, online investment platform enabling you to easily manage shares, funds, SIPPs, ISAs & more.
https://www.ii.co.uk/

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Claim 12: “France has set targets to quadruple geothermal production by 2035 to reach 28TWh.”

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Claim 13: “The group includes three business units. Arverne Drilling Services handles boring and well engineering, 2gré sells geothermal heat and Lithium de France extracts lithium from hot brine pumped to the surface.”

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Multiple sources describe the three business units: Arverne Drilling Services (boring/engineering), 2gré (heat sales), and Lithium de France (lithium extraction).

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web search NEUTRAL — Arverne Drilling Services handles boring and well engineering, 2gré sells geothermal heat and Lithium de France extracts lithium from hot brine pumped to the surface. This structure allows the company…
https://sustainabilitymag.com/news/rgreen-invest-and-arverne…

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web search NEUTRAL — Arverne Group (ISIN code : FR001400JWR8, mnemonic code ARVEN), announces the start of geothermal drilling operations in Schwabwiller, carried out by its subsidiary Lithium de France, in order to produ…
https://live.euronext.com/en/products/equities/company-news/…

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Claim 14: “EU member states endorsed geothermal for the first time in December 2024.”

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Claim 15: “The region sits above the Dogger aquifer.”

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Claim 16: “Lithium de France began drilling its first geothermal doublet at Schwabwiller in mid 2025 as part of a project designed to produce both heat and lithium from the same wells.”

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Claim 17: “The coalition of businesses and investors argues the technology could realistically replace up to 42% of Europe's remaining coal and gas generation given enough time and investment.”

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Claim 18: “According to the company, it manages around US$3.3bn of assets with a focus on renewable energy infrastructure and climate change mitigation.”

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The provided evidence for this claim describes RGreen Invest's mission and founding date, but none of the provided search results mention the specific asset management figure of US$3.3 billion.

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web search NEUTRAL — Founded in 2010, RGREEN INVEST is an independent French mission-driven investment management company committed to helping investors channel their capital towards financing projects dedicated to accele…
https://www.rgreeninvest.com/en/mission-investment-company/

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web search NEUTRAL — RGREEN INVEST is an independent, mission-driven and B Corp Certified investment management company founded in Paris in 2013. The company has a proven track record of investing in and financing...
https://www.linkedin.com/company/rgreen

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web search NEUTRAL — RGREEN INVEST is an independent, mission-driven and B Corp Certified investment management company founded in Paris in 2013.
https://www.rgreeninvest.com/en/

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Claim 19: “The company secured a 30-year concession with energy group Dalkia in the Paris suburbs.”

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Claim 20: “Arverne was founded in Pau in 2018.”

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Three independent sources explicitly state that Arverne was founded in Pau in 2018.

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web search NEUTRAL — Arverne operates as France's leading solutions provider for the geothermal energy sector. The investment could expand the company's capacity to deliver heat and lithium extraction projects across mult…
https://sustainabilitymag.com/news/rgreen-invest-and-arverne…

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web search NEUTRAL — Arverne was founded in the French town of Pau in 2018, though the company’s roots in geothermal drilling can be traced back much further. Arverne Drilling Services is the group's boring and well-engin…
https://energydigital.com/news/rgreen-arverne-investing-in-e…

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web search NEUTRAL — Founded in Pau in 2018, Arverne Group has structured its business activities around several subsidiaries, notably Lithium de France (geothermal heat and extraction and sale of geothermal lithium), 2gr…
https://live.euronext.com/en/products/equities/company-news/…

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Claim 21: “Terminal one now receives up to 80GWh of energy annually from the wells.”

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Claim 22: “By 2031–2033, Arverne aims to produce around 4TWh of deep geothermal energy annually in France”

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Claim 23: “The partnership with Banque des Territoires, the local investment arm of French state bank Caisse des Dépôts, targets geothermal projects across the Île-de-France region.”

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Claim 24: “A coalition of nearly 70 businesses and investors is now pressuring the European Commission to publish a dedicated geothermal strategy.”

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Claim 25: “incidents in Basel, Switzerland and Staufen, Germany led to damaged buildings”

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Claim 26: “The sustainable investment firm has partnered with Pierre Brossollet, Founder and CEO of Arverne, channelling funds through his holding company GEOGREEN to expand the country's geothermal infrastructure.”

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Three independent sources confirm the partnership with Pierre Brossollet and the channeling of funds through the holding company GEOGREEN.

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web search NEUTRAL — The sustainable investment firm has partnered with Pierre Brossollet, Founder and CEO of Arverne, channelling funds through his holding company GEOGREEN to expand the country's geothermal infrastructu…
https://sustainabilitymag.com/news/rgreen-invest-and-arverne…

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Claim 27: “Annual production of 27,000 tons of lithium carbonate in Alsace will provide enough material to supply batteries for around 800,000 electric vehicles”

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Claim 28: “Arverne operates as France's leading solutions provider for the geothermal energy sector.”

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Multiple sources (Morningstar, Energy Digital, and another web result) describe Arverne as France's leading geothermal solutions provider.

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web search NEUTRAL — RGREEN INVEST: a leading investment partner accelerating the energy transition and strengthening Europe's energy security.Arverne is France’s leading provider of geothermal solutions.
https://www.morningstar.com/news/business-wire/2026070194715…

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web search NEUTRAL — Arverne was established in Pau in 2018 as a provider of geothermal energy solutions. The company positions itself as France's leading geothermal solutions provider. Arverne Drilling Services functions…
https://procurementmag.com/news/rgreen-invests-in-geothermal…

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web search NEUTRAL — One of RGreen’s latest investments is a €52.4m (US$59m) investment in Arverne, France’s leading solutions provider for the geothermal energy sector. For this investment, RGreen has partnered with Pier…
https://energydigital.com/news/rgreen-arverne-investing-in-e…

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