CAPACITY BUILDING IN GEOTHERMAL: SHORT COURSES, DIPLOMAS AND GRADUATE PROGRAM

Mexican Centre for Innovation on Geothermal Energy

Dr. Rosa María Prol-Ledesma Instituto de Geofísica, UNAM

1. Training in several áreas of Geothermal exploration and exploitation at technical level .

2. Educate high profile experts at graduate level on Geothermal.

3. Development of a program at CeMIE-Geo for joint international courses on Geothermal .

Objectives

Goals

• GOAL 1 – Short courses- – Basic knowledge

• GOAL 2 – Specialized courses (1-2 weeks):

– Exploration techniques – Reservoir Engineering: modeling, drilling, etc. – Management

Goals

• GOAL 3 –Diploma courses-up to 6 months- on: – Geothermal Exploration – Reservoir Engineering – Project Management

• GOAL 4 – National Graduate Program on Geothermal (multi-institutional).

Goals

• GOAL 5 – Collaboration agreements with international institutions and organizations: – Geothermal Institute, Auckland University,

New Zealand. – CEGA, Chile – University of Reykjavik, Iceland – United Nations University, Iceland

Presently available under-graduate programs on Renewable Energy in Mexico:

• B.Sc. In Renewable Energy (IER-UNAM) • B.Sc. In Geological and Geophysical Engineering (Fac.

Ing.-UNAM) • B.Sc. In Earth Sciences (Fac. Science-UNAM)

• B.Sc. In Earth Sciences (ENES-Morelia-UNAM) • B.Sc. In Geological and Geophysical Engineering

(National Polytechnical Institute).

Context

Relevant graduate programs on Earth Sciences in Mexico:

• M.Sc. and PhD. In Earth Sciences (UNAM) • M.Sc. and PhD. In Engineering (Fac. Ing.-UNAM)

• M.Sc. and PhD In Earth Sciences (CICESE) • M.Sc. and PhD In Earth Sciences (Universidad

Michoacana) • Short and Diploma Courses on Energy topics (Instituto

de Investigaciones Eléctricas).

Context

Geosciences Diploma on Geothermal Energy

• Geothermal Geology • Geothermal Geochemistry • Geothermal Geophysics • Research project on Geothermal Resource

Evaluation

Engineering Diploma on Geothermal Energy

• Basic Concepts on Geothermal • Thermal processes for geothermal

exploitation and utilization • Geothermal Reservoir Engineering • Drilling and well tests • Sustainability of Geothermal Exploitation

Management Diploma on Geothermal Energy

• Basic Concepts on Geothermal • Economic Engineering • Feasibility of geothermal exploitation and

utilization (direct use) • Regulation of geothermal energy exploitation • Business model

1. Students that have completed their BSc with a thesis on Geothermal – 15.

2. Students that have completed their MSc with a thesis on Geothermal – 4.

3. Students that have attended diploma courses abroad – 1. 4. Students that are enrolled in PhD programs on

Geothermal abroad – 1. 5. Courses on Geothermal lectured at undergraduate and

graduate level– 58.

Accomplishment

Accomplishment – students • BSc – 15

– 4 Universidad Michoacana San Nicolás de Hidalgo – 5 Instituto Geofísica – 5 Instituto de Ingeniería – 1 Geociencias

• MSc – 4 – 1 Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación

Superior de Ensenada. B.C. – 1 Instituto Geofísica – 2 Instituto de Ingeniería

Accomplishment – Courses

• Undergraduate – 5 – 2 Basic topics on geothermal – 3 Specialized Courses on geothermal

• Graduate – 53 – 41 Basic topics on geothermal – 12 Specialized Courses on geothermal

Accomplishment – Courses

Basic 40%

Specialized 60%

I. Geofísica; 19; 36%

UMSNH

I. Ingeniería

; 2; 4%

C. Geociencias; 5; 9%

CICESE; 8; 15%

SisVolc

Undergraduate Graduate

Specialized 1;2%

Specialized 1;2%

Specialized 4;8%

Specialized 1;2%

Specialized 4; 4%

1. Active exchange of students and lecturers.

2. Development of Diploma Courses on line.

3. Elaboration of text books for the Geothermal courses at

graduate level

Future actions

Academic institutions involved in the Capacity Building Program of CeMIE-Geo

1. Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE) 2. Centro de Geociencias de la UNAM (CGEO) 3. Instituto de Energías Renovables UNAM 4. Instituto de Geología de la UNAM 5. Instituto de Geofísica de la UNAM 6. Instituto de Ingeniería de la UNAM 7. Instituto de Investigaciones Eléctricas (IIE) 8. Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo (UMSNH) 9. Centro de Sismología y Volcanología de Occidente UG (SisVoc)

THANK YOU!

GRAZIE MILLE!

GRACIAS!