The Energy & Geoscience Institute (EGI) at the University of Utah has been engaged in geothermal research for over 50 years. The basic research includes resource assessment and engineering analyses of conventional hydrothermal and unconventional enhanced geothermal systems (EGS). EGI manages FORGE – Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy, a signature US Department of Energy EGS project.
EGI is creating an Industrial Geothermal Consortium to facilitate the next generation of geothermal technologies. The kick-off meeting was held on April 29th. For those attending in person, the group later left for a field trip to Milford with a trip to the Utah FORGE site planned for the next day.
Apart from deep geothermal resource exploitation, the consortium will also explore energy storage, ground-source heat pump applications, and thermal energy network applications.
The event was led by distinguished geothermal research and industry leaders partnering with EGI on the development of EGI’s Geothermal Consortium.
EGI Director, Dr. Milind Deo, opened the meeting with an overview of the consortium’s vision and goals, followed by a series of high-powered technical sessions, including:
Deep, High-Temperature Resources
- Dr. Joe Moore, FORGE Principal Investigator
- Greg Leveille, CEO of Tidal Wave Technologies and former CTO of ConocoPhillips
- Dr. Kristine Pankow, induced seismicity lead at the University of Utah
Energy Storage Innovations
- Dr. Thomas Kohl, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
Low-Temperature Resources
- Dr. John McLennan, FORGE Co-PI
These sessions represented a unique opportunity to engage directly with renowned experts and discuss opportunities to advance your company’s objectives through EGI’s Geothermal Consortium.