The UNU-GTP 40th anniversary
UNU Geothermal Training Programme 40th Anniversary Workshop,
IGC2018, Harpan, RIMA Hall, 8:45-12:35, April 26, 2018
| 08:45 – 10:30 | S1 – UNU Geothermal Training Programme – past, present and future
Chairman: Jónas Ketilsson, Senior Manager at Orkustofnun, Icelandic National Energy Authority |
| 08:45 – 08:55 |
Thórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir, Minister of Tourism, Industry and InnovationOpening speech. |
| 08:55 – 09:20 |
Lúdvík S. Georgsson, Director UNU-GTPFourty years of geothermal training in Iceland – history, status and future direction. |
| 09:20 – 09:30 |
Ingimar G. Haraldsson, Deputy Director UNU-GTPThe UN Sustainable Development Goals Short Courses in E-Africa and Latin America. |
| 09:30 – 09:42 |
Dr. Meseret Teklemariam Zemedkun, UNEP, AfricaGeothermal outlook in Africa and contribution of UNU-GTP in capacity building. |
| 09:42 – 09:54 |
Dr. Pang Zhonghe, GRC-IGG, CAS, China:Geothermal development in China and the role of UNU-GTP. |
| 09:54 – 10:06 |
Dr. Beata Kepinska, MEERI – PAS, PolandGeothermal energy development in Europe and Poland. Contribution of UNU GTP graduates. |
| 10:06 – 10:18 |
Dr. Peketsa Mangi, KenGen, KenyaGeothermal development in Kenya: update and the role of UNU-GTP capacity building. |
| 10:18 – 10:30 |
Rosa N. Escobar, LaGeo, El SalvadorGeothermal development in El Salvador and the importance of the contribution of fellows of the UNU-GTP programme. |
| 10:30 – 11:00 |
Coffee break |
| 11:00 – 12:35 | S2 – Research projects of current PhD and MSc UNU Fellows
Chairman: Málfríður Ómarsdóttir, Environmental Scientist, UNU-GTP |
| 11:00 – 11:15 |
Charles Muturia Lichoro, KenyaMapping geothermal and structural features of the Northern Kenya Rift with MT and gravity measurements. |
| 11:15 – 11:30 |
Geoffrey Kiptoo Mibei, KenyaPaka volcano in the Northern Kenya Rift: Volcanic evolution, petrology and insights into its geothermal system. |
| 11:30 – 11:45 |
Zheng Tingting, Shandong, ChinaThe chemical characteristics of geothermal fluids on Jiaodong Peninsula, Shandong, China. |
| 11:45 – 11:55 |
Irma Khoirunissa, IndonesiaPerformance of AERMOD modelling of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) concentration from geothermal power plants in Ulubelu, Indonesia, and Hellisheidi-Nesjavellir, Iceland. |
| 11:55 – 12:05 |
Melissa de Freitas, St. Vincent and the GrenadinesNumerical simulation of the Svartsengi geothermal field, SW-Iceland. |
| 12:05 – 12:15 |
Kennedy M. Kamunya, KenyaAssessment of boiling effects on δD and δ18O composition of geothermal reservoir fluids and their suitability on use as tracers of origin of geothermal fluids. |
| 12:15 – 12:25 |
Moneer Fathel Alnethary, YemenPetrology of the hornfels contact zone around the Hrossatungur gabbro, W-Iceland. |
| 12:25 – 12:35 |
Hamoud Souleiman Cheik, DjiboutiFeasibility study for implementation of a solar-geothermal hybrid plant based on an organic Rankine Cycle in Lake Abhe geothermal area, with a particular hot arid climate, Djibouti. |
| 12:35 – 12:45 |
Samuel I. Nganga, KenyaWellbore stability analysis in geothermal well drilling. |
| 12:45 – 13:30 |
Lunch buffet |