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Geography, Geology and the Environment

Workshop on Geothermal Energy

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Posted on 25 November 2011

Professor Peter Styles was an invited speaker at a Workshop On Geothermal Energy (Icelandic - British Co-operation) hosted by the Icelandic Ambassador, Mr Benedikt Jonsson, and the UK Ambassador to Iceland, Mr Ian Whitting, at The Embassy of Iceland in London.An introductory overview of the geothermal energy sector in Iceland was given by Mr Guðni Jóhannesson, Director General of the National Energy Authority, Iceland. Professor Styles and Professor Paul Younger, University of Newcastle, gave talks on the Geothermal potential of the UK and the implications for universities in the Midlands, the North-West and the North-East.

This was followed by presentations from Icelandic companies on geothermal energy, drilling, binary plants and direct use of engineering

The Icelandic President, Mr Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, attended the talks and hosted a lunch at which he spoke about the importance of Geothermal Energy to Iceland and his vision for transferring the technology especially to developing countries in collaboration with the UK.

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