FRONT-RUNNER ON ENERGY RESILIENCE
Science, technology, and innovation, central to energy resilience, drive the Energy & Geoscience Institute (EGI) at the University of Utah. EGI excels in diverse areas including geothermal energy, carbon sequestration, and energy fluids and minerals, contributing to decarbonization and energy security. The institute’s collaboration with global industrial, academic, and government partners, through research and consortia, accelerates the development of tomorrow‘s energy solutions and workforce. Partnering with EGI means investing in a resilient energy future, leveraging cutting-edge research and technological advancements.
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EGIconnect
The EGI library catalog presented through the EGIconnect platform is undergoing updates that help define the study area and scope of reports, articles, dissertations, theses and maps more clearly. This update process enables the new EGIconnect search tool to quickly return available EGI library items within or near a client’s area of interest. EGIconnect also has a new EGI library summary tool that generates a list and optional report of all available EGI library items within a client defined area of interest. Lastly, as a reminder, the map layers presented through EGIconnect can always be consumed by client-side GIS applications and ArcGIS online accounts.
iCORDS™
EGI’s Integrated Continent-Ocean Research Data System – is a global database and analytic platform that offers data bank and research tool for worldwide energy exploration and geoscience.
Utah FORGE
Frontier Observatory For Research In Geothermal Energy – is a dedicated underground field laboratory sponsored by the Department of Energy for developing, testing, and accelerating breakthroughs in Enhanced Geothermal Systems technologies to advance the uptake of geothermal resources around the world.
CURRENT EVENTS & NEWS
Mapping minerals remotely: How hyperspectral imaging can support exploration
Satellites are already used in mineral exploration, but advances in technology are creating new opportunities for more sophisticated remote prospecting. Researchers in Utah are combining satellites, hyperspectral imaging and AI to discover mineral deposits.
Optimizing hydraulic fracturing in the Paradox formation: A geomechanical study of the Cane Creek play
Society of Petroleum Engineers Distinguished Lecturer Program
Never Waste a Crisis: Aliso Canyon Blowout and Recovery: Al Walker
On October 23, 2015, the largest methane leak from a natural gas storage facility in US history was discovered by Southern California Gas Company (SoCal Gas) at the SS-25 well in its Aliso Canyon Storage Facility near Los Angeles. The blowout continued for 111 days and the well was permanently plugged and abandoned after emitting approximately 5 BCf of natural gas and extracting the failed casing to approximately 890 feet subsurface. The failure was the topic of lengthy reports by US DOE and DOT and Root Cause Analyses by Blade Energy and California state agencies. Read more
Registration is currently open for the AGU-SEG Geothermal Workshop taking place at the University of Utah on 16-19 June 2025
UPCOMING EVENTS
May 1, 2025: EGI Webinar with Rasoul Sorkhabi, Ph.D. Register
June 16-19, 2025: AGU-SEG Geothermal Workshop. Dr. Joseph Moore will be a keynote speaker. Learn more
Aug. 24-29, 2025: SEG | AAPG International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy Read more
Resilient Energy Geoscience & Engineering Courses
CORPORATE ASSOCIATES PROGRAM
EGI offers Corporate Associate members a competitive advantage in a highly competitive industry with our diverse staff of expert geoscientists, engineering researchers and innovative technical staff.
EGI’s Corporate Associate members gain access to over $850,000,000 of regional and thematic research for only a fraction of their investment.
Expert Geoscientists
Engineering Researchers
Innovative Technical Staff
$850 MILLION+ GENERATED RESEARCH
10,000 REPORTS GENERATED
200 CURRENT AND PAST PARTNERS