THE CEGLAB (LABORATORY OF THE CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR GEOTHERMAL ENERGY IN LARDERELLO)? AN ADVANCED CENTRE OF EXPERTISE IN GEOTHERMAL ENERGY, REALISED BY COSVIG WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE TUSCANY REGION, WITH THE AIM OF CONTRIBUTING TO THE DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION AND THE TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF SUBSOIL HEAT, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO ITS DIRECT USES. FOLLOWING THE LIBERALISATION OF THE GEOTHERMAL MARKET, FAVOURABLE CONDITIONS WERE CREATED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURES FOR OPERATORS IN THE GEOTHERMAL SECTOR, DIRECT USES OF HEAT (DISTRICT HEATING, HEAT PUMPS, USES IN PRODUCTION PROCESSES, ETC.), RESEARCH BODIES AND PUBLIC BODIES. HOWEVER, THE ECONOMIC CRISIS AND SOME REGULATORY CONSTRAINTS HAVE LED TO A CONTRACTION OF THE GEOTHERMAL MARKET IN GENERAL. IN ADDITION, THE WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES OFFERED BY THE LABORATORY AND THEIR APPLICABILITY? EVEN IN SECTORS NOT DIRECTLY LINKED TO GEOTHERMAL, IN ADDITION TO THEIR