22 May 2008
Reports 2007
Individual reports, written by Fellow from 2007 for the Yearbook "Geothermal Training in Iceland", are now available for download from the publications page on the UNU-GTP website.
Publications
17 April 2008
30th Annual Session at UNU-GTP
The 30th annual session of the UNU-GTP opened on 16th April 2008. This year 22 UNU Fellows participate in the six month specialized courses. They come from China 5,
Costa Rica 1, Djibouti 1, El Salvador 2, Eritrea 1, Ethiopia 1, Indonesia 2, Jordan 1, Kenya 1, Mexico 1, Nicaragua 1, Rwanda 1, Tanzania 1, Uganda 1, and Yemen 2. They will be trained in: Geothermal
Utilization 7, Chemistry of Thermal Fluids 3, Environmental Studies 3, Reservoir Engineering 3, Geological Exploration 3, Borehole Geophysics 2, and Drilling Technology 1.
3 April 2008
Workshop for Decision Makers on Direct Heating Use of Geothermal Resources in Asia, Tianjin, China
United Nations University Geothermal Training Programme (UNU-GTP) in Iceland, the Tianjin Bureau of Land Resources and Real Estate Management (TBLRREM), and the
Tianjin Bureau of Geology and Minerals Exploration and Development (TBGMED) will be hosting "Workshop for Decision Makers on Direct Heating Use of Geothermal Resources in Asia", to be held at the
Renaissance Tianjin TEDA Hotel, Tianjin, China, 11-18 May, 2008.
20 December 2007
Short Course on Geothermal Development in Central America
The 2007 Short Course for Central American countries was held in Santa Tecla, El Salvador, 25 November – 2 December. The Course dealt with geothermal
development in Central America with special focus on resource assessment and environmental management. In addition to lectures and debates on the subjects, there were practical excercises (several
working groups) in reservoir resource assessments of geothermal fields from several countries and in environmental management planning for specific geothermal fields.
14 December 2007
Short Course II on Surface Exploration
The 2007 Short Course for the East African countries was held in Kenya 2-17 November at Lake Bogoria Hotel and Lake Naivasha Simba Lodge. Its aim was to give an
overview of methods used in surface exploration, to pass on knowledge of the status of surface geothermal exploration in East Africa and to further the geothermal co-operation between the East
African countries.
30 November 2007
The first fellows of the LRT programme
The Land Restoration Training, LRT, took its
first steps in 2007 by offering a training programme of seven weeks in relation to the international forum “Soil, Society and Global Change” celebrating the hundred year anniversary of
the Soil Conservation Service in Iceland. The participants were five from Egypt, Uganda, Tunisia and Mongolia.