This paper presents the contributions from the three invited panelists of the Panel 1-C on ‘Geo-Engineering for Energy’; organized by the ISSMGE TC308 on ‘Energy Geotechnics’ in the framework of the XV Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, hold in Buenos Aires between 15^th to 18^th November 2015. This contribution also presents a brief description of the TC308 activities, as well as the questions suggested to the invited panelists.