Friday, 29 April

Geothermal Energy at the State Library

Next Wednesday (4th May), Doone Wyborn (Geodynamics) and I will be at the State Library. Quoting from the State Library web site:

Join Michael Duggan in conversation with Professor Hal Gurgenci (the University of Queensland) and Geodynamics' Chief Scientist Dr Doone Wyborn, as they discuss how geothermal energy works, how it affects our daily living, its advantages over other sources of energy, and the future of geothermal energy in Australia.

When Wed 4 May, 6pm
Where slq Auditorium 1, level 2
Tickets Free, bookings required
Bookings qtix [new window] 136 246 or The Library Shop

Opening of the Centre

We had the official opening of the Queensland Geothermal Energy Centre on 20 April. The Centre was opened by the Energy Minister Stephen Robertson.

Mr Robertson said the government's $15 million investment in the QGECE represented the largest investment in geothermal energy research in Australia, "helping position Queensland as a leading technology provider in the growing international geothermal energy sector".

Here are some pictures from the Opening Day:

Peter Jacobs (on the right) explaining how the geothermal reservoir and the rest of a geothernal power plant are represented in our turbines laboratory. At the back, after me, we have Jason Czapla (a PhD student), Minister Robertson, and Paul Greenfield (the Vice Chancellor of the University of Queensland).

The rig at the back is Andrew's toy ring on trying direct thermoelectric conversion.

The big inlet on the right sucks in air for our heat exchanger bundle tests.

Kamel Hooman relating our Heat Exchanger research program to the Minister and the VC.

 

 

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