4 June 2010
Short Course V on Exploration for Geothermal Resources to be held in Kenya
United Nations University Geothermal Training Programme (UNU-GTP) in Iceland and Geothermal Development Company (GDC), and Kenya Electricity Generating Company, Ltd. (KenGen) will be hosting
“Short Course V on Exploration for Geothermal Resources”, to be held at Lake Bogoria and Lake Naivasha, Kenya, 29 October – 19 November, 2010. Invitations for nominations will
be sent out in late June. For preliminary programme see here.
6 May 2010
32nd annual session of UNU-GTP
The 32nd annual session of the UNU-GTP opened on May 6, 2010. This year a record number of 28 UNU Fellows participate in the six month specialized courses.
They come from China 3, Comoros 1, Costa Rica 1, Djibouti 1, Dominica 1, El Salvador 2, Eritrea 1, Ethiopia 1, Indonesia 3, Kenya 8, Mongolia 1, Nevis 1, Nicarauga 2. Rwanda 1, and Yemen 1. They
will be trained in: Chemistry of Thermal Fluids 5, Reservoir Engineering 5, Borehole Geology 4, Environmental Science 4, Geothermal Utilization 4, Geophysical Exploration 3, and
Drilling Technology 3, and Reservoir engineering 3.
19 April 2010
MSc defence by three UNU-GTP Fellows
During the second week of April, three UNU-GTP MSc Fellows defended their MSc thesis at the University of Iceland.
30 March 2010
MSc defence by Manuel Rivera
UNU-GTP MSc Fellow Manuel Rivera from El Salvador defended his thesis entitled "Coupled geothermal reservoir-wellbore simulation with a case study for the
Námafjall field, N-Iceland" on Friday March 26. The defence was held at Orkugardur were the office of UNU-GTP is located. Supervisors on the project were Dr. Gudni Axelsson and Dr.
Halldór Pálsson. Dr. Andri Arnaldsson was the external examinor.
2 March 2010
MSc defence by Erlindo Angcoy
UNU-GTP MSc Fellow Erlindo Angcoy, from the Philippines, defended his thesis entitled “Geochemical modelling of the high-temperature Mahanagdong geothermal
field, Philippines” Tuesday, February 23, 2010. The defence was held at the University of Iceland, Askja, room 132. Supervisor on the project was Stefán Arnórsson and Andri
Stefánsson was also in the MS committee. Thráinn Fridriksson was the external examinator.
9 February 2010
MSc theses 2009 available for download
MSc theses by UNU-GTP/UI graduates of 2009, Tesha, Roy Bandoro Swandaru, Mulugeta Asaye Adale and Roberto Renderos, are now available for download.