5 April 2011
Popularity of UNU-GTP publications
Statistics at the National Energy Authority - Orkustofnun (NEA) show that UNU-GTP reports account for 15 out of the 30 most visited sub pages (URLs) at NEA during the first days of April. The
most visited UNU-GTP report during this period (visited 426 times in 5 days) is an article on pipeline design written by José Luis Henríquez Miranda and Luis Alonso Aguirre López
for the Millennium Short Course held in El Salvador in the January 2011.
25 March 2011
Earth Hour 2011: It's time to go beyond the hour
At 8:30 PM on Saturday 26th March 2011, lights will switch off around the globe for Earth Hour and people will commit
to actions that go beyond the hour.
With Earth Hour almost upon us, our thoughts are with the people of Japan during this incredibly challenging and sad time for their country.
9 March 2011
Seminar by UNU-GTP MSc Fellows
Alejandro Rodriques from Costa Rica, Endy Kevin Padilla from El
Salvador, Andy Nugroho from Indonesia and Andemariam
Teklesenbet from Eritrea, all UNU-GTP MSc candidates who will defend their thesis at the University of Iceland this spring, presented their thesis project work in Vidgelmir in Orkugarður
this morning.
The presentations were well prepared and received questions and comments from an interested audience.
We wish the Fellows the best of luck with the final preparations.
4 March 2011
Seminar by UNU-GTP MSc Fellows who will defend their thesis in the spring 2011
A Seminar, with presentations of UNU-GTP MSc candidates who will defend their thesis at the University of Iceland this spring, will be held in Vidgelmir, Orkugarður, Wednesday, 9 March,
09:00-12:00.
The presentations will start at 9:00. Each presentation will take a maximum of 30 minutes, and up to 15 minutes will be allowed for discussions after each presentation.
The Seminar is open to all.
Further information on presenters, supervisors and titles of project are available is available here.
4 February 2011
Publication of SC-11 papers
Papers presented at "Short Course V on Exploration for Geothermal Resources" organized by UNU-GTP, KenGen and GDC at Lake Bogoria and Naivasha, Kenya, 29. October - 19 November, 2010, are now
available on CD-ROM and for download at the UNU-GTP website.
2 February 2011
Publication of SC-12 papers
Papers presented at "Short Course on Geothermal Drilling, Resource Development and Power Plants" organized by UNU-GTP and LaGeo in Santa Tecla, El Salvador, January 16-22, 2011, are now available on
CD-ROM and for download at the UNU-GTP website.