13 December 2017
Director Ludvik Georgsson awarded the Victor de Sola award in El Salvador
In early December the Director of UNU-GTP, Ludvik S. Georgsson was given the honorary Victor de Sola award by the national energy company LaGeo in El Salvador. The award is given annually in honorary recognition to a person selected by a competent committee from a list of people who have made extraordinary and lasting contributions to the development of geothermal energy in El Salvador.
11 December 2017
SDG Short Course II on Geothermal Exploration and Development held in Kenya
SDG Short Course II on Geothermal Exploration and Development was held in Kenya during 9-29 November.
21 November 2017
A new geothermal power plant opens in the Azores Islands
This power plant was built as a part of the Renewable Energy Programme Area under the European Economic Area Financial Mechanism supported by Orkustofnun. The Programme included the installation of a 3 MW geothermal power plant to increase the share of renewables in the Azores and three support initiatives to advanced and specialised training in geothermal energy. The Programme started in 2013 and will be completed in December 2017.
10 November 2017
UNU-GTP and Hebei Geo University sign an institutional agreement
On November 2nd, the representatives of UNU-GTP and Hebei Geo University (HGU) signed an institutional agreement on cooperation in Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei Province, China.
8 November 2017
UNU-GTP hosts the ARENA Programme this week
The UNU-GTP is hosting and co-organising the ARENA Programme November 5-11.
16 October 2017
Graduation of Fellows 2017
The 39th session of the UNU-GTP closed on Friday 13th of October, with 23 UNU Fellows in the six month specialized courses.