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IEA-GIA
Contracting Parties, Annex Operating Agents, Task Leaders
and
Participants
18 January 2008
I. Contracting
Parties to the Geothermal Implementing
Agreement
Australia National University
(Australia), Department of Energy (DOE) (USA), ENEL Green Power
SpA (Italy), European Commission (EC), Forschungszentrum Jülich
GmbH (Germany), GNS Science (GNS) (New Zealand), 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), Swiss Federal
Office of Energy (Switzerland)
II. Sponsors in the Geothermal Implementing Agreement
Geodynamics Limited (Australia)
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
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), EC, ENEL Green Power SpA (Italy), GNS (New Zealand),
Instituto de Investigaciones Electricas (IIE) (Mexico), Kyushu
University (Japan), Orkustofnun (Iceland) |
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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 (Draft)
Leaders: Ernie
Majer, Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory (acting for
Allan Jelacic, DOE, USA) and
Roy Baria, MIL-TECH UK (UK)
- Sustainable Utilization Strategies
Leader: To be appointed
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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), Australian National University (Australia),
DOE (USA), EC, ENEL Green Power SpA (Italy), Forschungszentrum
Jülich GmbH (Germany), Swiss Federal Office of Energy
(Switzerland) |
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| Non-Member Participant: |
None |
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| Tasks: |
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- Hot Dry Rock Model (completed in 2002)
- Application of Conventional Geothermal Technology
to Enhanced Geothermal Systems Technology
Leader: Joel Renner, Idaho National Engineering
and Environmental Laboratory (acting for Allan Jelacic,
DOE, USA)
- Data Acquisition and Processing
Leader: Thomas Mégel, Geowatt AG (acting for Swiss
Federal Office of Energy, Switzerland)
- Reservoir Evaluation (completed in 2007)
- Field Studies of EGS Reservoir Performance (Draft)
Leaders: Peter
Rose, EGI University (USA) and Alber Genter, EEIG Heat Mining (for EC)
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V. Annex VII: Advanced Geothermal Drilling Techniques
| Operating Agent: |
Sandia National Laboratories, USA |
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| Annex Leader: |
Stephen 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: |
Century Drilling (NZ), Comision Federal de Electridad (CFE)
(Mexico), DOE (USA), EC, NEDO (Japan), 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:
Jaime Vaca, CFE (Mexico)
- Geothermal Drilling Best Practices Handbook
Leader:
High Temperature Drilling- Jaime Vaca, CFE (Mexico)
- Advanced Drilling Collaboration
Leader: Stephen Bauer, Sandia National Laboratories (acting
for Allan Jelacic, DOE, USA)
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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: John Lund, Geo-Heat Center (USA)
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