Dr. Nemesio Pérez gave a talk on the geothermal potential of the island of Tenerife
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| (Courtesy RAC Club) |
Scientific field-trip organisers GeoTenerife (www.geotenerife.com) hosted a conference on sustainable energy on the island of Tenerife at the RAC Club at Pall Mall on Friday 2 May 2014.
The conference was well-attended by UK-based companies specializing in various areas of renewable energy, along with representatives from charities and educational institutes.
Dr. Nemesio Pérez, the director for the environment at ITER (Tenerife Renewable Energy Institute), and Coordinator of the INVOLCAN (Canary Island Volcano Institute), gave a fascinating talk on the geothermal potential of the island, and how they can make use of the Mt. Teide volcano, the third largest in the world.
He told the audience: “If we could only tap less than 1% of the potential energy held in the earth’s crust, we could supply all our energy needs for 13,500 years.”
He explained that although geothermal testing had been done in Tenerife before, with disappointing results, new understanding and techniques meant that he had identified that the areas tested were not in the right place. He outlined his reasoning for identifying what he now thinks are the key places to test, and underscored that Tenerife’s geothermal “really is very good.”
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The conference was well-attended by UK-based companies specializing in various areas of renewable energy, along with representatives from charities and educational institutes.
Dr. Nemesio Pérez, the director for the environment at ITER (Tenerife Renewable Energy Institute), and Coordinator of the INVOLCAN (Canary Island Volcano Institute), gave a fascinating talk on the geothermal potential of the island, and how they can make use of the Mt. Teide volcano, the third largest in the world.
He told the audience: “If we could only tap less than 1% of the potential energy held in the earth’s crust, we could supply all our energy needs for 13,500 years.”
He explained that although geothermal testing had been done in Tenerife before, with disappointing results, new understanding and techniques meant that he had identified that the areas tested were not in the right place. He outlined his reasoning for identifying what he now thinks are the key places to test, and underscored that Tenerife’s geothermal “really is very good.”
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