1. IGME & GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
ENGINE Launching Conference
IGME & GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
Celestino García-Noceda Geothermal Resources Research Responsible

2. ENGINE Launching Conference
Spanish Geological and Mining Institute
Public institution (Ministry for Education and Science) with commercial interests
Areas:
Geological Mapping
Mineral resources research
Geological and natural risks
Groundwater research
Environmental geology
IGME & GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

3. ENGINE Launching Conference
IGME Administrative departments and others:
General secretariat
economics
human resources
twelve regional offices
National center of geological information
Information systems and databases
Scientific library
Publications
Laboratories
GeoMinero Museum
IGME & GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

4. ENGINE Launching Conference
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY IN SPAIN:
In general, geothermal energy is ignored
Good knowledge on geothermal resources (only specialists)
The experience on geothermal projects not well developed
IGME & GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

5. ENGINE Launching Conference
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY USES IN SPAIN:
Failure of several classic geothermal projects
Only a few and small installations for heating greenhouses and buildings
Heating plants in several SPAs buildings
A few installations using heat pumps
IGME & GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

6. ENGINE Launching Conference
Interest for IGME:
Discover and discuss:
New ways for geothermal implementation
Stimulation of geothermal wells
Geothermal risks reduction
Increasing economic results for low enthalpy
New geothermal technologies
IGME & GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

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