16 October 2007
Graduation of Class 2007
The closing ceremony of the 29th annual session of the UNU-GTP was held on October 12th 2007.
Twenty one UNU Fellows from fourteen countries completed the traditional six month specialized geothermal courses this year. They come from Albania 1, China 1, Costa Rica 1, El Salvador 3, Eritrea 1,
Ethiopia 2, Indonesia 2, Iran 3, Jordan 1, Kenya 2, Nicaragua 1, Russia 1, Tanzania 1, and Uganda 1.
8 October 2007
Project presentations
Presentations were given by the twenty one UNU Fellows in Orkugarður on October 3rd 2007. Each presentation was of 10 minutes duration and covered methodology,
results and conclusions of the individual research project.
4 September 2007
Publication of presentations
In the previous week, the annual UNU Visiting Lecturer, Antonio Rodriguez, General Manager of LaGeo S.A. de C.V., San Salvador, El Salvador, gave a series of excellent
lectures on Geothermal in Central America. The PowerPoint presentations are available for download in pdf-format under Publications
Five papers written for his lectures will be published by the UNU-GTP later this year. This report will also be available online.
21 August 2007
Annual visiting lecturer at the UNU-GTP
This year, the annual UNU Visiting Lecturer is Antonio Rodriguez, General Manager of LaGeo S.A. de C.V., San Salvador, El Salvador. LaGeo is responsible for the
development and exploitation of geothermoelectric projects in the country, and commercialization of energy produced. LaGeo currently contributes 27% of the electricity in El Salvador through
geothermal sources, making it the second largest energy producer in the country. Twenty five geoscientists and engineers from El Salvador have graduated from the UNU-GTP. Most of them are employees
of LaGeo.
20 August 2007
MSc thesis by Joshua Ochieng' Were
Joshua Ochieng‘ Were, Environmental Scientist from the Kenya Electrical Generating Company, graduated in absentia in June, 2007 from the University of Iceland.
He was awarded an MSc, in Environmental Science and Natural resource Management, with distinction.
12 July 2007
Official visit from China
An official delegation from Shaanxi Province in China, headed by Executive Vice Governor Mr. Zhao Zhengyong accompanied by the Mayor of Xianyang Mr. Qian Junchang
and other officials, visited the UNU-GTP on Tuesday the 10th of July, 2007.