Melbourne Energy Institute

Workshop

 

Direct Geothermal Energy for Victoria

"Using energy in the ground under your feet"

 

**Update: Presentations from the workshop are now available for download. Click here.

 

 

 

Wednesday 28 September 2011, 1.30pm for 2-5pm

Elisabeth Murdoch Theatre Carlton Campus
University of Melbourne

See map here

 

Opening address:

The Hon Mark Dreyfus QC, MP, Federal Cabinet Secretary and Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency

 

 

 

Attention is focussed on looking for variable, alternative, renewable energy technologies but locally we seem to have overlooked a key technology. Direct use geothermal energy has over 3 million examples worldwide, is growing rapidly elsewhere, is well established technically, has reasonable costs that are reducing with time, and is well–suited to Victorian conditions.

 

Aim: This workshop will provide an introduction of all aspects of the implementation of direct geothermal energy for heating and cooling of buildings and other possible industrial applications. Topics covered will include the technology, assessment of costs and the regulatory environment.
A comprehensive industry display will be included.

Who should attend: The workshop is an introductory workshop aimed at interested professionals including architects, building inspectors, building contractors, civil and environmental engineers, planners, environmental policy makers (local and state government), developers, building lawyers and indeed anyone associated with the building or sustainable development.

 

The workshop is free, but please register here

For queries please contact Professor Ian Johnston at ianwj@unimelb.edu.au

 

 

 

Sketch of the use of geothermal energy to heat and cool domestic and other buildings.

 

Read more on Direct Geothermal Energy in The Conversation and in The Melbourne Engineer.