Mexico, New Zealand:

Kiwi Scientists Complete Mexican Geothermal Energy Feasibility Field Work (Scoop)

An eight week trip to Mexico was a once in a lifetime experience for Auckland scientists Peter Wameyo and Michael Cheng. They both work for International Earth Sciences (IESE), an Auckland based company which specializes in geothermal and micro-seismic analysis. Peter says while there are already a number of geothermal projects in the country the new schemes they have been working on are a direct result of a change in Mexico's energy policies.

Peter and Michael both went to Mexico to look at the feasibility of two new geothermal energy projects in Morelia in Michoacan State and the other in Queretaro.“We're now analyzing the data we collected and then we'll get back to them with the results,” Peter says. “We will then come up with a model of the results.”

“We will then do a feasibility study looking at whether the fields are suitable for geothermal energy projects and which areas should be developed.”

And he says by the end of the year they will know whether the projects are going to get the green light.

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