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Teaching & training

ÍSOR takes pride in passing on its experience and knowledge. For many years our specialists have made up the greater part of the group that teaches and trains at the Geothermal Training Programme (GRÓ GTP). Training courses and workshops are offered around the world, where scientists from the host country are taught geothermal science and geothermal technology.

ÍSOR's partners

  • The Geothermal Training Programme (GRÓ GTP)
  • The Directorate for International Development Cooperation of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs
  • University of Iceland
  • Reykjavík University
  • Iceland School of Energy (ISE) (formerly REYST, the Reykjavik Energy Graduate School of Sustainable Systems). An introductory video about the programme can be viewed here.
  • Keilir

Geothermal courses

Courses that ÍSOR has taken part in, held under the auspices of the Geothermal Training Programme for geothermal professionals in Africa. These courses form part of Iceland's contribution to the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. Further information is available on the website of the Geothermal Training Programme (GRÓ GTP).

  • Short Course IX on Exploration for Geothermal Resources - 2014 in Kenya
  • Short Course VIII on Exploration for Geothermal Resources - 2013 in Kenya
  • Short Course VII on Exploration of Geothermal Resources - 2012 in Kenya
  • Short Course VI on Exploration of Geothermal Resources - 2011 in Kenya
  • Short Course V on Exploration of Geothermal Resources - 2010 in Kenya
  • Short Course IV on Exploration of Geothermal Resources - 2009 in Kenya
  • Short Course on Geothermal Project Management and Development - 2008 in Uganda
  • Short Course III on Exploration of Geothermal Resources - 2008 in Kenya
  • Short Course II on Surface Exploration of Geothermal Resources - 2007 in Kenya
  • Short Course on Exploration of Geothermal Resources - 2006 in Kenya
  • Workshop for Decision Makers on Geothermal Projects and Their Management - 2005 in Kenya

Other specialised geothermal courses run by ÍSOR and the Geothermal Training Programme for geothermal professionals in Africa

  • Advanced Training in Structural Geology in Kenya - 2014
  • Training in Borehole Geology organized for GDC in Kenya - 2012
  • Multidisciplinary on Geoscientific and Geothermal Exploration organized for KenGen in Kenya - 2012
  • Training in Borehole Geology organized for KenGen and GDC - 2011-2012
  • Short Course on Geoscientific Exploration organized for KenGen in Kenya - 2010
  • Short Course on Geoscientific Exploration organized for GDC Company in Kenya - 2010

Courses that ÍSOR has taken part in, held under the auspices of the Geothermal Training Programme for geothermal professionals in Latin America. Further information is available on the website of the Geothermal Training Programme.

  • Short Course V on Conceptual Modelling of Geothermal Systems in El Salvador - 2013
  • Geothermal Development and Geothermal Wells in El Salvador - 2012
  • Geothermal Drilling, Resource Development and Power Plants in El Salvador - 2011
  • Surface Exploration of Geothermal Resources in El Salvador - 2009
  • Resource Assessment and Environmental Management in El Salvador - 2007
  • Workshop for Decision Makers on Geothermal Projects in El Salvador - 2006

Other specialised geothermal courses run by ÍSOR and the Geothermal Training Programme for geothermal professionals in Latin America

  • A Short Course on Geothermal Exploration and Development. Organized by the UNU-GTP in El Salvador, for the Organization of American States.
  • General Course on Geothermal Exploration, Development and Administration for Public Servants. Organized by GeoThermHydro for Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería de Chile - SERNAGEOMIN.
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Related projects

COMPASS – casing & cementing of deep wells
Ongoing2022

COMPASS – casing & cementing of deep wells

ON Power

The project concerns the preparation for deep drilling and aims at solutions so that casings can withstand the strain that arises when high-temperature wells heat up. This is to be done, among other things, by examining cementing with "foam cement", a light and flexible cement that reduces the load on the casing. A method will be developed for releasing the pressure that builds up between casings (ÍSOR), corrosion protection by cladding will be specially examined, and corrosion tests will be carried out at the surface and down the well with a logging wire (ÍSOR). An integrated casing system designed to withstand supercritical conditions (including the use of expansion joints) will be tested in experiments at SINTEF in Norway, which also handles the simulation of boreholes.

RESULT – enhancing reservoirs in urban areas
Completed2020

RESULT – enhancing reservoirs in urban areas

TNO

For green cities (mission Horizon Europe), geothermal energy is expected to be used widely in urban areas for heating instead of fossil fuels. Geothermal utilisation in urban areas can be complex — even though the geothermal systems are relatively well known. The main aim is to demonstrate the possibility of a 30–100% increase in the main geothermal use for heating in urban areas in the northern part of the EU. RESULT achieves this by applying 1) optimisation methods and drill-and-learn approaches, 2) model calculations and uncertainty assessment, 3) using the best technology, 4) optimising methods for different conditions in Europe. The innovations will be 5) used in the design and drilling of doublet wells in the Netherlands.