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IEA-GIA
Contracting Parties, Annex Operating Agents, Task Leaders
and
Participants
29 November 2008
I. Contracting
Parties to the Geothermal Implementing
Agreement
Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM) (France), Department of Energy (DOE) (USA), ENEL Produzione (Italy), European Union (EU), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH (Germany), GNS Science (GNS) (New Zealand), Institute for Diversification and Saving Energy (IDAE) (Spain), Institute for Energy Technology (IFE) (Norway), Instituto de Investigaciones Electricas (IIE) (Mexico), Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) (Republic of Korea), New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) (Japan), Orkustofnun (Iceland), Primary Industries and Resources of South Australia (PIRSA) (Australia), Swiss Federal Office of Energy (Switzerland)
II. Sponsors in the Geothermal Implementing Agreement
Canadian Geothermal Energy Association (CanGEA) (Canada)
Geodynamics Limited (Australia)
Geothermal Group- Spanish Renewable Energy Association (GG-APPA)
Green Rock Energy Limited (Australia)
ORMAT Technologies, Inc. (USA)
III. Annex I: Environmental Impacts of Geothermal Development
| Operating Agent: |
GNS Science
(GNS) |
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| Annex Leader: |
Chris Bromley
GNS Science
Wairakei Research Centre
Private Bag 2000
Taupo
NEW ZEALAND
Ph: ++64-7-374-8211
Fax: ++64-7-374-8199
E-mail: c.bromley@gns.cri.nz |
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| Participants: |
DOE (USA), ENEL Produzione (Italy), European Commission, GNS Science (New Zealand), Instituto de Investigaciones Electricas (IIE) (Mexico), Kyushu University (Japan), PIRSA (Australia), Orkustofnun (Iceland), Swiss Federal Office of Energy (Switzerland) |
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| Non-Member Participant: |
None |
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| Tasks: |
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- Impacts on Natural Features
Leader: Chris Bromley, GNS (New Zealand)
- Discharge and Reinjection Problems
Leader: Trevor Hunt, GNS (New Zealand)
- Methods of Impact Mitigation and Environmental
Manual
Leader: Chris Bromley, GNS (New Zealand)
- Seismic Risk From Fluid Injection Into Enhanced
Geothermal Systems
Leaders: Ernie
Majer, Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory (acting for
Allan Jelacic, DOE, USA) and
Roy Baria, MIL-TECH UK (UK)
- Sustainable Utilization Strategies
Leader:
Gudni Axelsson, Iceland GeoSurvey (Iceland)
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IV. Annex III: Enhanced Geothermal Systems
| Operating Agent: |
Geodynamics Limited, Australia |
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| Annex Leader: |
Roy Baria
MIL-TECH UK Ltd 62 Rosewood Way
West End
Woking
Surrey GU24 9PF
ENGLAND
Email: roybaria@onetel.com
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| Participants: |
AIST (Japan), BRGM (France), CanGEA (Canada), DOE (USA), EC, ENEL Produzione (Italy), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH (Germany), Geodynamics Limited (Australia), GG-APPA, Green Rock Energy Limited (Australia), Institute for Diversification and Saving Energy (IDAE) (Spain), ORMAT Technologies, Inc. (USA), PIRSA (Australia), Swiss Federal Office of Energy (Switzerland)
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| Non-Member Participant: |
None |
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| Tasks: |
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- Enhanced Geothermal Systems Economic Models
Leader: To be appointed
- Application of Conventional Geothermal Technology
to Enhanced Geothermal Systems Technology
Leader: Joel Renner, Idaho National Laboratory
- Data Acquisition and Processing
Leader: Thomas Mégel, Geowatt AG
- Reservoir Evaluation
Leader: Doone Wyborn, Geodynamics (Australia)
- Field Studies of EGS Reservoir Performance (Draft)
Leaders: Peter
Rose, EGI University of Utah (USA) and Alber Genter, EGI, EC (Belgium)
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V. Annex VII: Advanced Geothermal Drilling Techniques
| Operating Agent: |
Sandia National Laboratories, USA |
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| Annex Leader: |
Steve Bauer (acting for Allan Jelacic, DOE, USA)
Sandia National Laboratories
Geothermal Research Department 6211
P.O. Box 5800, MS 1033
Albuquerque, NM 87185-1033
Ph: +001-505-844-9116
Fax: +001-505-844-3952
E-mail: sjbauer@sandia.gov
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| Participants: |
CanGEA (Canada), Century Drilling (NZ), Comision Federal de Electridad (CFE) (Mexico), DOE (USA), EC,Orkustofnun (Iceland) |
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| Non-Member Participant: |
None |
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| Tasks: |
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- Compile Geothermal Well Drilling and Performance
Information
Leader:
Steve Bauer, Sandia National Laboratories (USA)
- Geothermal Drilling Best Practices Handbook
Leader:
Steve Bauer, Sandia National Laboratories (USA)
- Advanced Drilling Collaboration
Leader: Stephen Bauer, Sandia National Laboratories
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VI. Annex VIII: Direct Use of Geothermal Energy
| Operating Agent: |
Federation of Icelandic Energy and Waterworks |
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| Annex Leader: |
Einar Gunnlaugsson
Reykjavik Energy
1, 110 Reykjavik
ICELAND
Ph: +354-516-6000
Fax: +354-516-6709
E-mail: einar.gunnlaugsson@or.is
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| Participants: |
Iceland, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland and USA |
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| Non-Member Participant: |
none |
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| Tasks: |
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- Resource Characterization
Leader: Hirofumi Muraoka, AIST (Japan)
- Cost and Performance Database
Leader: Yoonho Song, KIGAM (Republic of Korea)
- Barrier and Opportunity Identification
Leader: Yoonho Song, KIGAM (Republic of Korea)
- Equipment Performance Validation
Leader: To be appointed
- Design Configurations and Engineering Standards
Leader: To be appointed
- Publication and Geographical Representation on the Web
Leader: Einar Gunnlaugsson, Reykjavik Energy (Iceland)
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