15 July 2010
UNU-GTP publicity in Iceland Review
A seven page article on the UNU Geothermal Training Programme with pictures taken by Pall Stefansson is to be found in the latest issue of the Magazine Iceland Review.
The magazine can be purchased in bookshops in Reykjavík but is also available on loan from libraries (including the library at Orkugardur).
14 July 2010
Local news on UNU Fellows in reservoir engineering
Last week there was an article in the local newspaper in Hafnarfjordur on practical training carried out by the UNU Fellows in reservoir engineering. The local water supply permitted the UNU
Fellows to use a production well and pumps at Kaldarsel for various exercises. The teacher responsible for the group was Pall Jonsson from ISOR.
4 June 2010
Short Course V on Exploration for Geothermal Resources to be held in Kenya
United Nations University Geothermal Training Programme (UNU-GTP) in Iceland and Geothermal Development Company (GDC), and Kenya Electricity Generating Company, Ltd. (KenGen) will be hosting
“Short Course V on Exploration for Geothermal Resources”, to be held at Lake Bogoria and Lake Naivasha, Kenya, 29 October – 19 November, 2010. Invitations for nominations will
be sent out in late June. For preliminary programme see here.
6 May 2010
32nd annual session of UNU-GTP
The 32nd annual session of the UNU-GTP opened on May 6, 2010. This year a record number of 28 UNU Fellows participate in the six month specialized courses.
They come from China 3, Comoros 1, Costa Rica 1, Djibouti 1, Dominica 1, El Salvador 2, Eritrea 1, Ethiopia 1, Indonesia 3, Kenya 8, Mongolia 1, Nevis 1, Nicarauga 2. Rwanda 1, and Yemen 1. They
will be trained in: Chemistry of Thermal Fluids 5, Reservoir Engineering 5, Borehole Geology 4, Environmental Science 4, Geothermal Utilization 4, Geophysical Exploration 3, and
Drilling Technology 3, and Reservoir engineering 3.
19 April 2010
MSc defence by three UNU-GTP Fellows
During the second week of April, three UNU-GTP MSc Fellows defended their MSc thesis at the University of Iceland.
30 March 2010
MSc defence by Manuel Rivera
UNU-GTP MSc Fellow Manuel Rivera from El Salvador defended his thesis entitled "Coupled geothermal reservoir-wellbore simulation with a case study for the
Námafjall field, N-Iceland" on Friday March 26. The defence was held at Orkugardur were the office of UNU-GTP is located. Supervisors on the project were Dr. Gudni Axelsson and Dr.
Halldór Pálsson. Dr. Andri Arnaldsson was the external examinor.