Ground Source Seminar
Thursday 27 September 2012
Cardiff University
The GSHPA's Third Technical Seminar on 27 September proved to be a fascinating confluence of current thinking in the world of geothermal engineering and sustainable use of thermal energy storage in the ground. The seminar was kindly hosted by the SEREN project which is led by Cardiff University's Geoenvironmental Research Centre.
You can see copies of the presentations if you click on the titles below in blue.
Academic Sessions |
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| SEREN Project: Ground source heat, coal gasification, carbon sequestration, Geoinformatics |
Dr Rob Francis, Cardiff University |
| Horizontal loops - monitoring systems | Dr Manju Mishra, Cardiff University |
| Horizontal loops - theory, tools, design | Benjamin Hepburn, Cardiff University |
| SEREN Ground Source Heat Projects - Industrial Perspective | Dr Aled Davies, WDS Environmental Ltd |
Research Developments |
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| Heat Pump Field Trials - monitoring and feedback | Chris Wickins, DECC |
| Closed loops, city scale, case histories | Professor Kenichi Soga, Cambridge University |
| Pipe specifications and testing | Steve Gordon, Exova |
Launch of GSHPA Thermal Pile Standard |
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| Contracts, responsibilities, design issues | Duncan Nicholson, Ove Arup & Partners |
| Thermal Pile Research - conductivity, diffusivity | Fleur Loveridge, Southampton University |
| Developments in thermal pile design | Professor Kenichi Soga, Cambridge University |
| Thermal pile installation | Peter Smith, Cementation Skanska |
Industry Sessions |
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| Training for ground source energy in UK and Europe | Nic Wincott, NeoEnergy (Sweden) Ltd |
| MIS 3005 and RHI developments | David Matthews, GSHPA |
| Future research needs | Robin Curtis, Mimer Energy |
| Geothermal Association of Ireland | John Burgess, Chairman GAI |
The seminar was kindly hosted by the SEREN project which is led by Cardiff University's Geoenvironmental Research Centre.