It was my honor to attend the European Geothermal Congress (#EGC2022) in Berlin, Germany, in October. I had the opportunity to connect with geothermal experts and industry professionals who have been leading the charge for years and those who are part of the energy transition. What I encountered was a…
Fran Kennedy-Ellis, senior acquisitions editor, Elsevier – Geothermal Energy, Thermal Engineering, and Oil & Gas in Transition. Prior to joining Elsevier, Kennedy-Ellis’ publishing experience includes serving the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), University of Texas’s Petroleum Extension Service (PETEX), International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) and Texas Tech University Press.
Dr. Silviu Livescu, professor, University of Texas at Austin, SPE technical director for data science and engineering analytics, and incoming editor-in-chief, Elsevier Geoenergy Science and Engineering.
Jay Egg’s 35 years in the geothermal industry have brought him the labels of Visionary and Game-changer in the adoption and deployment of thermal energy exchange. As a global geothermal expert, Egg focuses on feasibility and design for thermal energy networks and supporting activities involving geothermal exchange implementation, aquifer related feasibility and special permitting such as utility-scale geothermal exchange systems. Egg is a Certified Geothermal Designer, mechanical professional, co-recipient of the 2020 Constellation Prize for Policy Change, and passionate thermal energy advocate who started his career in nuclear power with the U.S. Navy.
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