[Save] April 13 seminar-Universal heat mining-geothermal energy for everyone

[Karen Gibson]

"Universal Heat Mining - Geothermal Energy for Everyone"

Jefferson W. Tester
H.P. Meissner Professor of Chemical Engineering, MIT

April 13, 2004 (PLEASE NOTE THIS IS TUESDAY)
12:00-1:30 p.m.
E40-496

Faced with the issue of providing secure and sustainable energy that 
is essential to maintaining our social and economic well being for 
the foreseeable future, many argue that the U.S. should be pursuing 
its options more aggressively.  Renewable energy systems from solar, 
wind, biomass, geothermal, and hydro sources offer the potential for 
achieving a more sustainable path.  Unfortunately, for a number of 
reasons, the transition to a renewable energy future has been 
painfully slow.  This seminar will examine both the context and 
requirements for accelerating such a change by considering one 
particular option: mining  geothermal heat from the earth.  Field 
testing in the US, Japan, and Europe will be briefly reviewed to 
establish current technology limitations.  New technology 
opportunities to lower both development risks and costs by employing 
advanced drilling and heat mining methods will be discussed.   The 
importance of  proactive policies will also be discussed in terms of 
their role in achieving high rates of deployment.

Part of the Environment and Sustainability Seminar Series sponsored 
by the MIT Laboratory for Energy and the Environment 
<http://lfee.mit.edu>

Light refreshments will be provided.
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Karen  L. Gibson
Program Assistant
MIT Laboratory For Energy and the Environment
77 Massachusetts Avenue, E40-469
(1 Amherst St., E40-469 - for DHL and FedEx)
Cambridge, MA 02139  USA
Tel:  1 (617) 258-6368; Fax:  1 (617) 258-6590
http://lfee.mit.edu
http://globalsustainability.org
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