Date: 15th - 19th Jan 2024
Start Time: 14:00 GMT
Location: Virtual
Instructors: Mark Ireland

Business impact: Direct use geothermal has the potential to make a significant contribution to the decarbonisation of heating and cooling. For geothermal to become a more widely used sustainable resource will require an acute awareness of the uncertainties and risks associated with the exploration and exploitation of them. Participants will gain an appreciation of the entire lifecycle of developing direct use geothermal resources.

The course will cover the utilisation of geothermal heat, the principles of the exploration of geothermal resources, and the fundamentals of developing this resource. Through paired classroom exercises, participants will deepen their appreciation of the impact of reservoir heterogeneity and complexity on development scenarios, the development options, decisions for direct use heat resources, and evaluate the key project risks and uncertainties.

Participants will learn to:

1. Summarise the principles of the decarbonisation of heating and the options available.
2. Establish the importance of characterising the reservoir from which heat is being extracted.
3. Appreciate subsurface hydrological regimes and their role in geothermal energy resources.
4. Understand the processes of well planning in development of a resource.
5. Know how well tests are carried out and the basics of interpreting well test data.
6. Compare different geothermal development options.
7. Detail the principal risks associated with geothermal projects.

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