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Geothermal Systems

Post Energy Geosciences Division Energy Resources Program Domain Geochemistry Department Geothermal Systems In The Press

Berkeley Lab Continues to FORGE its Way with $29 Million Investment in Enhanced Geothermal Systems Efforts

September 2, 2016

As part of the Obama Administration’s continued commitment to the President’s Climate Action Plan, the Department of Energy announced, on August 31st, $29 million in funding under the Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) program for projects awarded to teams at Sandia National Laboratories (Sandia) and the University of Utah. The funding will…

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Dobson Named As New Geothermal Systems Program Lead in the Energy Geosciences Division

March 16, 2016

On January 1, 2016, Pat Dobson assumed the position of Program Lead for Geothermal Systems in the Energy Geosciences Division (which was previously held by Mack Kennedy since 2001). In this role, Pat will be responsible for strategic development, identification and coordination of funding opportunities related to geothermal energy, and for serving as a point…

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Majer Wins Geothermal Energy Award

June 11, 2015

ESD’s Ernie Majer recently won a Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) award for excellence in induced seismicity and enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) research.

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Berkeley Lab FORGEs Ahead on Geothermal

April 29, 2015

Mack Kennedy will be the lead point of contact for the Berkeley Lab aspect of the multiphase FORGE effort, which could unlock access to a domestic, geographically diverse, and carbon-free source of clean energy.

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TOUGH Symposium 2015—9/28-9/30

March 18, 2015

ESD is once again pleased to host the TOUGH Symposium—this year specifically “TOUGH Symposium 2015”—taking place this fall, September 28-30, at Berkeley Lab

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Complex Soil Systems: An Energetic Exchange

September 11, 2014

Eoin Brodie and Boris Faybishenko recently co-chaired the first Complex Soil Systems Conference in downtown Berkeley. This flagship conference, strove to develop “A Path to Improved Understanding of Complex Soil Systems.”

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Geothermal Team Applies New Approach

May 21, 2014

Three papers (Spycher et al., Peiffer et al., and Wanner et al.) by the same team of ESD geochemists are to appear in the July 2014 issue of Geothermics.

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Numerical Model Assesses Nevada Geothermal Area

May 21, 2014

Christoph Wanner recently led a team of ESD scientists in developing a new reactive transport model of the Dixie Valley, Nevada, geothermal region, aiming to assess fluid flow pathways and fluid rock interaction processes at the site.

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Optimized Geothermometry for Geothermal Exploration

May 21, 2014

ESD’s Loic Peiffer recently led a team of ESD scientists in exploring a new geothermometry approach as a tool for inferring geothermal reservoir temperatures (the key in evaluating how productive a geothermal source could be).

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Integrated Solute Geothermometry

May 21, 2014

Team of ESD geochemists revisits the mineral saturation index geothermometry method with the objective of simplifying its application and improving predictions of geothermal reservoir temperatures using numerical optimization.

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