The current energy crisis makes the pressure to act, especially in the heating sector, clear. Shallow geothermal energy can be an essential part of solving our energy problem. The technology, which has had a niche existence for a long time, is now on everyone's lips. The lecture gives an overview of current developments in a highly dynamic market environment, political measures that have already been taken and necessary steps that still need to be taken to support the ramp-up of the technology.