Technical Interest Groups
The Australian Geothermal Energy Group (AGEG) has ten Technical Interest Groups (TIGs) which focus on topics of high priority with the purpose of sharing information and industry-wide learning with maximum effect and efficiency.
The meetings brought together industry, research and government professionals and provided the opportunity for TIG leaders to present updates on their TIG activities and plans for future work. TIG reports presented for each group can be found in their respective TIG pages.
Discussions were held on both days on the topic of how to prioritise the TIG activities with the creation of a technical advisory committee being an outcome of the meetings. The technical advisory committee will review topics covered by the Technical Interest Groups and ensure the right TIGs are in place.
The Agenda of the meetings is available for download.
There were a number of informative presentations on both days which have been made available.
AGEG held its 5th TIGs meetings on the 20th and 21st of November 2008.
The meetings brought together industry, research and government professionals and provided the opportunity for TIG leaders to present updates on their TIG activities and plans for future work. TIG reports presented for each group can be found in their respective TIG pages.
Discussions were held on both days on the topic of how to prioritise the TIG activities with the creation of a technical advisory committee being an outcome of the meetings. The technical advisory committee will review topics covered by the Technical Interest Groups and ensure the right TIGs are in place.
The Agenda of the meetings is available for download.
There were a number of informative presentations on both days which have been made available.
| Title | Presenter and Affiliation/Organisation |
|---|---|
| Australian Geothermal Energy Group meetings, Thursday 20th & Friday 21st November 2008 | Barry Goldstein, PIRSA, AGEG Chair TIG 1 Co-Leader |
| Australian Code for Reporting Geothermal Resources and Reserves | Adrian Williams, Geodynamics, TIG 2 past Leader |
| TIG 6 Geothermal Power Generation - Report Presentation | Behdad Moghtaderi, University of Newcastle, TIG 6 Co-Leader |
| TIG 7 Direct Use - Report Presentation | Donald Payne, EnergyCore TIG 7 Co-Leader |
| World Geothermal Congress (WGC) 2015 expression of interest | Tony Hill, PIRSA TIG 8 Leader |
| TIG10 b Field Operations: Geophysical operations - tools and methods | Helen Gibson, Intrepid Geophysics On behalf of Des Fitzgerald TIG 10 b Leader |
| The Geothermal Technology Program:A Renaissance | Alan Jelacic, U.S. Department of Energy |
Information on the ten AGEG Technical Interest Groups can be found on each group's respective page via the table below.
Emails of each group leader are also supplied.
| AGEG Technical Interest Group (TIGs) | Purpose - Share Information to Learn-While-Doing with Maximum Effect and Efficiency | TIG Leaders with email addresses (See TIG Summary Sheets for TIG Members) |
|
| 1 |
Land Access Protocols (induced seismicity, emissions, native title, etc | Management of environmental concerns and potential impacts of geothermal energy and devises protocols to avoid or minimize impacts |
TIG Co-Leaders: Barry Goldstein goldstein.barry@saugov.sa.gov.au |
| 2 |
Reserves and Resources (Definitions) | Align with similar international forums | TIG Leader: Malcolm Ward, Geothermal Advisory Pty Ltd mward@geothermaladvisory.com |
| 3 |
Policy Issues *Industry Forum *Whole-of-Sector Forum |
Industry advice to Governments - NOW AUSTRALIAN GEOTHERMAL ENERGY ASSOCIATION | TIG Leader: Susan Jeanes, AGEA jeanes@senet.com.au |
| 4 |
Enhanced Geothermal Systems | Investigates technologies for enhancing geothermal reservoirs for commmercial heat extraction | TIG Co-Leaders: Doone Wyborn, Geodynamics (also IEA Annex III leader) DWyborn@geodynamics.com.au Peter Dowd, University of Adelaide peter.dowd@adelaide.edu.au |
| 5 |
Interconnection with Markets | Transmission, distribution, network, NEM issues |
TIG Co-Leaders: Terry Kallis, Petratherm |
| 6 |
Geothermal Power Generation | Develop scenarios as a basis for comparison of cycles, plant performance and availability, economics and environment impact and mitigation. The output would be a database and guidelines of best practice. |
TIG Co-Leaders: Behdad Moghtaderi, U of Newcastle |
| 7 |
Direct Use of Geothermal Energy (including geothermal heat pumps) | Direct use for heating and cooling, with emphasis on improving implementation, reducing costs and enhancing use. |
TIG Co-Leaders: |
| 8 |
Outreach (Including Website) | Create informed public through accessible information. Provide educational kits for media, K-12 and university education. | TIG Leader: Tony Hill, PIRSA Hill.Tony2@saugov.sa.gov.au |
| 9 |
Data management | Database design, contents and ongoing enhancements. | TIG Leader: Anthony Budd, Geoscience Australia Anthony.Budd@ga.gov.au |
| 10 |
Field Operations |
10a: Covers drilling, casing, logging, fracture simulation, testing etc. 10b: Covers geophysical surveys, data processing and interpretation |
TIG Co-Leaders: |
- Page URL: http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/geothermal/ageg/technical_interest_groups
- Page Last Modified: December 2, 2008