ASK EGI: Julie Sieving

U-CREW Co-Director Julie Sieving Recognized with 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Utah Chapter of the Association of Energy Engineers. Julie Sieving, P.E., ExecMBA, C.E.M., Co-Director of U-CREW at the University of Utah, has received the 2025 Lifetime...

ASK EGI: Dr. Nate Moodie

Dr. Nate Moodie, Research Assistant Professor at The University of Utah, recently had the opportunity to present his work on the Pc-to-RP method at this year’s BIOT conference held at the University of Utah, titled “An Integrated Approach to Derive Relative...

ASK EGI: Dr. Kristie McLin

Dr. Joseph Moore, who has steered the project from its inception to becoming the world’s only full-scale field laboratory to advance technologies and de-risk tools needed for enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) will take on an emeritus role. “I’m delighted to be back...

ASK EGI: Dr. Milind Deo

Greetings from the Energy & Geoscience Institute, and best wishes for a successful 2026! EGI continues to evolve and innovate in the energy space. Our longstanding strengths in oil and gas and geothermal research are complemented by expanding efforts in energy and...

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approves first MRV plan in Utah for Lisbon Valley Gas Processing Plant

The Energy and Geoscience Institute (EGI) at the University of Utah, in partnership with CoolSky Energy Solutions LLC, has received approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) Plan under the Clean Air Act, demonstrating responsible carbon management and qualifying the plant for the 45Q tax credit. The plan supports Class II underground injection control (UIC) wells associated with the Lisbon Valley Gas Plant near Moab, Utah. This marks the first approved MRV plan in the state of Utah.