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Sep 23, 2008DOE Partners with Australia and Iceland for Geothermal Technologies
Representatives from the United States, Australia, and Iceland have signed the charter of agreement to promote geothermal activities, according to newsblaze.com. The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs Katharine Fredriksen, Australia’s Ambassador to Iceland Sharyn Minahan, and Iceland’s Minister of Industry Energy and Tourism Ossur Skarphedinsson met in Reykjavik, Iceland, where they signed the agreement and participated in a two-day geothermal workshop.
This move will promote energy security and address climate change. The countries will work together to identify resources, share knowledge, and advance enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) technology.
“Enhanced geothermal systems have the potential to be the world’s only ever-present form of baseload renewable energy,” Fredriksen told press. “This international collaborative will bind the U.S., Australia and Iceland to work together to accelerate the development of geothermal energy, bringing this clean, domestic and natural energy to the market in the near-term to confront the serious challenges of climate change and energy security.”
The agreement establishes a steering committee to which each country party appoints two members. The U.S. representatives on the steering committee are DOE Geothermal Program Director Ed Wall and GEA Executive Director Karl Gawell.
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