ENERGY & GEOSCIENCE INSTITUTE

ENERGY RESILIENCE: DRIVING THE ENERGY TRANSITION, PROMOTING ENERGY SECURITY

GEOTHERMAL

Using cutting edge tools, our staff have deep expertise in applied geoscience and engineering required to explore, drill and develop geothermal resources. It is now on the forefront of Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) technology with the Utah FORGE project, which aims to produce power from hot dry rock.

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PETROLEUM & MINERALS

Hydrocarbons and minerals are essential components of energy mix needed to power the world. EGI has data and skillsets to characterize these subsurface resources including basin analysis, rock mechanics, fluid flow, and reservoir modeling.

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CARBON MANAGEMENT

EGI conducts numerous projects in carbon sequestration wherein large amounts of anthropogenic CO₂ emissions are targeted for injection into deep saline aquifers or other suitable geologic formations. EGI’s research portfolio on low-carbon technologies includes work in carbon capture, utilization and storage.

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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

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Read the Fall 2024 issue of ASK EGI

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.

Discovering new deposits of critical and rare earth minerals is paramount to delivering global net-zero ambitions. However, finding new ore bodies is becoming more challenging due to increasing costs and geopolitical tensions. What is more, much of the low-hanging fruit, so to speak, has already been exploited.

Could technological advances help broaden the search and speed up the process? Dr. Bryony Richards, a senior research scientist with the Energy & Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah in the US, believes so.

Resilient Energy Geoscience & Engineering Courses

As the energy transition unfolds, geoscience and engineering students and the existing workforce will need to be trained in the science and technology of newer energy extraction and carbon management concepts.

These concepts will be developed through five modularized courses at the graduate level. Read full class descriptions.

A new type of climate-friendly energy is coming online in the U.S. Southwest

Geothermal energy has been limited to places with subtera reservoirs of hot water. A new technology being proven in Utah is expanding it to exploit dry hot rock underground. Listen to EGI scientists Dr. Joseph Moore and Dr. John McLennan speak about this climate-friendly energy. Read here or listen above.

Utah scientists fracked Beaver County — then proved the earth’s heat can provide clean energy

Scientists have spent years fracking outside Milford, jamming chemicals and water into the earth to break rock with the same technique that’s drawn controversy to the oil and gas industry.

In April, they tested whether water would flow through the hot granite they had fractured — and if enough gallons would return to the surface, heated enough by the warmth of the earth, to create steam power. Read more at sltrib.com.

Upcoming and past events

October 24-25, 2024: 2024 EGI & University of Houston Joint Technical Conference. REGISTER HERE

FORGE Announcement – Extension Agreement Signed For Four More Years. Read more

The University of Utah and Utah FORGE Choose 13 Selectees to Begin Negotiations for up to $44M in Research to Advance Enhanced Geothermal Systems Read more

2023 ANNUAL TECHNICAL CONFERENCE

CCUS: Expert Panel Discussion

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John Baza receiving EGI Service Award

Bonneville Salt Flats

Bill Keach – Bonneville Salt Flats

Rasoul Sorkhabi – Bonneville Salt Flats

Sid Jones, Francesca Salvi, Brenda Bowen and Kristie S. McLin

John McLennan receiving Researcher of the Year award from EGI Director Milind Deo

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