Geothermal: The Energy to Change the World

Official Newspapers of
the World Geothermal Congress
25 -30 April 2010

WGC2010

Daily News

Issue 5 / April 29, 2010

Bali International Convention Centre, Nusa Dua, Bali-Indonesia

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NEWS on IDDP

IDDP Drilled into
Magma

ALEX
PRESSMANThe IDDP (Iceland Deep
Drilling Project) was originally planned during the
WGC - 2000 and so celebrates its 10 year anniversary here at WGC-2010. Accordingly
there are some 15 IDDP related presentations running at this conference (1457,
2118, 2121, 2129, 3901, 2902, 3903, 3904,
3905, 3906, 3907, 3908, 3909, 3911, 3912),
which will be presented Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and on Friday (when a special
IDDP session will be held).
The first full scale 4-5 km IDDP drillhole
was to be drilled in 2009 – within the Krafla
geothermal field NE-Iceland, while an earlier attempt in a well of opportunity at the
Reykjanes geothermal field SW-Iceland in2006 had to be abandoned for technicalreasons. However, the first real deep, fullscale IDDP well at Krafla in 2009, did notmeet our expectation as we unexpectedly
drilled into >900°C magma – at only 2100
m depth. The magma was drilled into 3
times, but the drillstring got stuck the first
2 times without us detecting the presenceindex

Convener: Co-Convener:

Panel Discussion
on International
Collaboration
A high-powered panel met on
Wednesday morning to discuss
the topic. The panel members
were Chris Bromley from New
Zealand representing IEA, Paul
Quinlivan from SKM, Gudni Johannesson who is
the Director of the Icelandic National Energy Authority and Professor Rahmat Witoelar, Executive
Chair of the Indonesian National Council on Climate Change. Each presenter gave a short pre-sentation, which then provoked a lively discussion from the floor. Key facts and issues were:
Current and future research and international collaboration under IGPT and IEA-GIA were
described.
Professor Witoelar gave an interesting comparison of the Kyoto Protocol and COP13 from
Copenhagen, emphasising that some of the big
advantages of the Copenhagen accord are thatboth developed and developing countries will

Panelists at the global geothermal
development panel discussion

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WGC2010 : NEWS on IDDP
IDDP DRILLED INTOMAGMA..........
of molten rock. In the third attempt the drill
bit got stuck again but the crew managed
to pull out and maintain circulation. After awhile red-brown circulating water and thenlight and dark-brown pumice and obsidian(rhyolitic glass) was returned to the surface.
This interesting but difficult drilling will
be described in some of the papers (e.g.
2129, 3902). Since August 2009 the IDDP
well has been heating up after several
months of cooling. Finally, by the end of
March 2010 the first flow test began andis still on-going. The initial results will be
described in presentation 3906 Friday.
This drillhole may offer the possibility
to create the hottest EGS system in theworld - if technical and funding problems
are solved.
A number of IDDP related scientists
and engineers are present at this conference – keen on discussing the details of the
project. At WGC-2000 the IDDP program
invited the international geothermal community to participate and collaborate withus on the IDDP project. The offer is stillvalid and repeated here at WGC-2010 (3901
poster). We hope in the near future to drill
two more full-scale IDDP drillholes to 5 km.
Drilling of the next one could possibly berealized in 2011. The chief contact persons
here at WGC-2010 are the PI’s: Gudmundur
Omar Fridleifsson and Wilfred A. Elders, theengineers Sverrir Thorhallsson, Bjarni Palsson, Sveinbjörn Hólmgeirsson and Kristinn
Ingason, the geochemist Halldór Ármannsson, among others.

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WGC2010 : Panel Discussion on International Collaboration...
take responsibility for curbing GHG emissions,that agriculture and forestry are now included,
and that COP13 is moving towards an economic transformation programme rather than anenvironmental treaty.
IEA estimate the future potential of geothermal energy is to provide 1.7% of global
energy demand by 2050, including a 45%
increase by 2030. This could be achieving
using known hydrothermal resources only
(though in practice other resource types will
also be used).
Much of the discussion centred aroundCDM. Paul Quinlivan pointed out that the
global market for CDM is estimated to be
U$18B to 2012, but that geothermal is only
0.4% of that. Although this is a significant
achievement, with 9 projects registered and

3 in process (all in Indonesia), there is much
more that could be done. The complexity ofthe process and the lack of resources for thecertifying agency were seen as difficulties, as
was the uncertainties of what will happen after 2012. Professor Witoelar and a representative from World Bank reassured the audiencethat the CER market will continue until at least
2020 and that there are moves to streamline
the process.
The recent announcement by the Indonesian Government to allow geothermal development in conservation areas also raised someconcerns, but the sustainability criteria for CDM
were seen as way of moderating this along withgovernment moves to prevent forest fires anddo re-forestation.

columnStatistics of the WGC2010 Technical Program
By Roland N. Horne1039 papers were submitted. 650 will have been presented orally and there were 280 posters(which include reserve papers). This is 50% bigger than in Turkey in 2005, where there were about
700 papers total. WGC2000 had 670 papers and WGC1995 had 535. Furthermore, there are 262
session chairpersons and 150 technical reviewers at WGC2010.

WGC2010 DAILY NEWS
Editorial Team
Nurdin Al Fahmi, Nila Sofianti, Stannia Agatha,
Harfiyah Widiawati, Rosalind Lawless,Ni Komang Erviani, Supardi, Setia Rahma,
Zul T. Eduardo, Frina Bonita
Technical Adviser
Ifnaldi Sikumbang (INAGA)
Project Coordinator
Ika Nazaruddin
WGC 2010 Media Sub-Committee
Tri Harwanto (Chair)Grace Wiroreno
Jim Lawless (IGA)
Eduardo R. Iglesias (IGA)
To view current and past issues of the WGC 2010
Daily News online, please visit

www.wgc2010.org

The views expressed in the articles, featuresand listings are not necessarily those of the
WGC2010 Organizing Committee or the editors.

Technical Program team of WGC2010 co-Chair Prof Roland Horne and Dr. Nenny Saptadji
from left to right : Cipto Adi, Zuher Syihab, Anief, Budy, Mutia, Roland Horne, Rizqia, Nenny Saptadji,
Sutopo, Ali Ashat, T.A Fauzi Soelaiman
AGENDA | April 29, 201008.30am – 10.10am

Technical Session

Room A-J

10.40am – 12.20pm

Technical Session

Room A-J

12.20pm – 01.20pm

Lunch Break

01.20pm – 03.00pm

Technical Session

Room A-J

03.30pm – 05.10pm

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WGC2010 SILENT AUCTION OF PAINTING CONTINUES…..
Take part at the Silent Auction of WGC2010 Paintings Exhibition Competition! Bid price starts
from US$200 depending on their categories. The successful bidders will be announced at the
Closing Ceremony on Friday, 30 April 2010.

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United Nations
University at the
WGC2010

Dr. Ingvar Birgir
Fridleifsson
Director UNU-GTP

Among the 2500 participants of
the WGC 2010, there are well overa hundred former UNU Fellows,
graduates of the United Nations
University Geothermal Training
Programme in Iceland (UNU-GTP). A total of 139
UNU Fellows from 31 countries are authors or
co-authors of 199 papers published in the WGC2010 Proceedings. The papers are divided between 25 technical sessions.
The UNU-GTP awards travel fellowships
for the WGC 2010 to 83 former UNU Fellows(amounting to USD 1500 and USD 2000, depending on the per capita income of the respective countries). The Board of Studies of the UNUGTP is of course very proud of these excellent
professionals who have been our students andmany of whom are now amongst the leading
specialists in geothermal development in theirrespective countries/continents.
Seventy seven former UNU Fellows from 25
countries attended the WGC 2005 in Turkey in2005. Most of them received travel fellowships
funded by the UNU-GTP in Iceland and the UNU
Centre in Japan. Sixty one UNU Fellows attended the WGC 2000 in Japan (out of 227 graduatesat that time), and 35 the WGC 1995 in Italy (outof 161 graduates).
The UNU-GTP policy to support the participation of former UNU Fellows who are firstauthors of refereed and accepted papers in theWorld Geothermal Congress every five years(since 1995), has made it possible for a large
number of professionals from all continents
to share their research results and experience
with the international geothermal community.
Their enthusiasm and hard work gives them theopportunity to keep up with new technical developments as well as the pleasure of meeting
friends and colleagues from various parts of theworld, reminisce about the past, and plan for
the future. These are the pillars of the networkof UNU-GTP Fellows worldwide.

Wgc2010The
ENGINE Coordination Action(ENhanced Geothermal Innovative Network for Europe) http://engine.brgm.fr—Philippe Calcagno (p.calcagno@brgm.fr)
Thursday April 29, 3:30 - 5:10pm, Room A, Session Number: 16A
The development of geothermal energy is one of the
key areas in the European
Strategic Energy Technology
Plan, which targets to have
20% of the European Unions’ energy supply
coming from renewable sources by 2020.

Joint Programme on Geothermal Energyof the European Energy Research Alliance(JPGE-EERA) and the Geothermal Engineering Integrating Mitigation of Induced Seismicity in Reservoirs (GEISER) project under
the European Commission’s 7th Framework
Program.

The main research areas defined by ENGINE.

From 2005 to 2008, a group called the
ENGINE Coordination Action, co-funded by
the European Commission, was set up to
support R&D initiatives for Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS).
Thirty five partners were involved in thisinitiative, representing 15 European andthree non-European countries.
Over three conferences and seven specialised workshops, scientists in the group proposed a strategy to guide decision makers
and the industry in the development of EGS
in Europe. A handbook defining the bestpractices and a road map proposing strategic research areas for mid-term demonstration projects was produced (see figure).
The network and task force formed during ENGINE are now actively developing
EGS in Europe, besides working with theinternational community and exchanging
information on geothermal energy.
The ENGINE Coordination Action has
led to spin-off action groups such as the

To learn more about ENGINE:
1. ENGINE Talk presented by Albert Genteron Thursday at the World Geothermal
Congress 2010 (details below). Get achance to meet Albert Genter who is EN
GINE’s representative at the WGC2010.
2. WGC2010 proceedings. ENGINE paper
number: 3117.
3. ENGINE Website: http://engine.brgm.fr.

The ENGINE Coordination Action(ENhanced Geothermal Innovative
Network for Europe)
Philippe Calcagno, Albert Genter, Ernst
Huenges, Martin Kaltschmitt, Costas Karytsas, Thomas Kohl, Patrick Ledru, Adele
Manzella, Sverrir Thorhallsson, Jan Diederik
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Geothermal Energy inAustralian Universities
Reflecting the upsurge in geothermal energy investment in the industry in the last ten years, Australian
universities are developing a researchand education interest in geothermalenergy.
The Queensland Geothermal Energy Centre of
Excellence of the University of Queensland offers
scholarships for post-graduate research in geothermal energy power conversion and exploration. The Centre accepts post-graduate scholarship applications from geology and engineering
graduates. Information about the Centre research can be found on www.uq.edu.au\geothermal.
The Western Australian Geothermal Energy Centre, a partnership between the University of Western
Australia and CSIRO, has a focus on direct heat use
technologies (e.g. geothermally powered air conditioning and desalination) for use in population centres where there is shallow groundwater of moderate temperature. The Centre pursues research with afocus on Perth Basin geology and the generic issues
facing direct use of geothermal energy. For details,
see www.geothermal.org.au.
The University of Adelaide with support fromthe South Australian State Government establisheda Geothermal Energy Research Centre last year witha focus on reservoir geology and reservoir modelling.
In addition to these three universities that haveestablished Centres on different aspects of geothermal energy, various Australian universities offer
post-graduate research opportunities on geothermal energy topics.
While different Australian universities specialisein different areas, they collaborate with each otherto provide research services and post-graduate
scholarship opportunities across the geothermalenergy sector. Interested students are advised tosearch through the web sites for the individual universities for further information.

New Kid on the Block
Already Making Waves
An interview with Jim Lawless,
Chairman­ of the Western PacificRegional­Branch of the International
Geothermal Association.
Q: So what is the WPRB ?
A: It is a regional grouping of affiliated organisations which are a part to IGA
Q: Why have yet another organisation ? Isn’t
IGA enough ?
A: No, not in our opinion. IGA has to cover thewhole world, all types of projects including
direct and electrical use and all types of resource, so can sometimes be very broadly
focussed. The IGA By-Laws allow for theformation of Regional Branches to addressthat issues, but the only one that had everbeen set up was the European one.
There was already a long history oftechnical cooperation between New Zealand, Indonesia and the Philippines, andperhaps to a slightly lesser extent Japan,
on high enthalpy electricity generation
projects. So those were the countries that
I initially discussed forming the Regional
Branch with.
Now that actually changed fairly quickly, in that China asked to also join the groupeven before it was formally established,which we were pleased to accept and thathas extended the range of interests tolower temperature generation and direct
use projects. Our Chinese colleagues havealready made a large contributions to thesuccessful operation running of the WPRB.
More recently we have included Australia, so that has added another dimension
again.
There is also pragmatically the issueof credibility when soliciting funding. If
an organisation based in only one country
asks an organisation such as the ADB for
funding to hold a technical seminar, forexample, I believe that they are less likely
to get a positive response than if they areapproached by an organisation representing multiple countries, with over 500 members.
Q. So only people from those 6 countries canjoin ?

Symphony of Renewables:
A Revolution
WGC 2010 In the wakeof the global financial,economic,climatechange and energy crises, renewable energy isat the forefront of the world’s imagination
now perhaps more than it has ever been
before. Energy production and use is becoming more low-carbon, more efficient,more renewable and ultimately moresustainable. The phenomenal growth
in renewable energy development
since the turn of the century is radicallychanging the global energy landscape.
In order to seize these unprecedented
opportunities, it is critical that renewables, like a symphony, work together
in order to better realise their enormous
potentials and transition the world to amore renewable future. This session will

A. Not at all. Those are the countries in theregion with affiliated organisations, butpeople from other countries can still join
on an individual basis as long as they are
IGA members, and several people havedone so from countries as diverse as Korea,
Mongolia and Papua New Guinea.
Q. So the WPRB was only set up at the end of
2007. What have you achieved so far ?
A. So far we have manly concentrated ontechnical seminars. Seminars have been
held in Indonesia, New Zealand, China andAustralia. In each case local experts havemade a contribution, with invited guest
lecturers from New Zealand, the Philippines, Australia and Germany. In each case
we have tied the timing of the seminar toan existing conference held by the host organisation, and have designated that conference the Regional Conference for theyear which I believe has helped in terms ofgenerating international interest. So it’s awin-win situation. The Proceedings fromall of the seminars are available for a modest cost from the SKM booth in the exhibithall.
I want to emphasise that the WPRB
is very much a partnership of equal. Every country has something to contribute,whether it be in technology or case studies. We can all learn from each others.
Q. So what about the future ?
A. There so much that we could do if we had
more time and money ! Ultimately I would
like to see us with our own website to foster regional cooperation, more technicalinterchanges, and ideally a scholarshipprogramme.
Q. Who do we see about membership ?
A. Come to the IGA booth in the exhibition
hall, or see me or one of the other members of the governing Forum:
Graeme Beardsmore
Australia
Larry Bayrante		
Philippines
Tian Tingshan		
China
Kevin Brown		
New Zealand
Alimin Ginting		Indonesia
Toshihiro Uchida		
Japan

be presented in a panel format by representatives of Indonesia’s renewables
sector and the International Renewable
Energy Alliance (REN Alliance, www.renalliance.org): Ms Mahalath Halperin, Vice
President, International Solar Energy Society, Mr Andrew Lang, Director: Board of
Directors, World Bioenergy Association,
Dr Ladislaus Rybach, President, International Geothermal Association, Dr Erwin
Sadirsan, Indonesian Renewable Energy
Society (METI, www.meti.or.id), Mr Lau
Saili, Senior Policy Analyst, International
Hydropower Association.

Each panellist will introduce themselves and their respective organisations,giving an overview of latest developments. The session will then move intoa panel-audience discussion, focussing
on the synergies between the various
renewables.

The session will run on

Friday, 30 April 2010,08:30-10:10, Session 17.B,
Friday 30 April, Room Ginterview 5

Lecturers and Studentsof Geothermal Graduate
Study Program of ITB
attend WGC 2010
Some of the lectures and students andthe Geothermal Graduate Study Program of ITB that attend WGC 2010
In order to get new information andupdate of geothermal technology, approximately 80% of lecturers and 75% of students from the
Geothermal Graduate Study Program of Institut Teknologi
Bandung (ITB), Bandung, Indonesia are attending the WGC
2010. The study program opened in 2008 to accommodate
the need of man-power in the rapidly expanding geothermal field in Indonesia estimated as 120-200 man-powers
per year. In addition to attending the Congress, the lecturers and students also belong to the Technical Committee
and act as co-chairperson in many sessions. The Congressis also attended by the Dean of the Faculty of Mining andPetroleum Engineering-ITB, Prof. Dr. Ir. Sudarto Notosiswoyo, M.Eng. and the Dean of Faculty of Earth Sciences andTechnology-ITB, Ir. Lambok M. Hutasoit, Ph.D. The Co-Chairof the Technical Committee of the Congress, Dr. Nenny S.
Saptadji is also the Chairman of the Geothermal Graduate
Study Program. Further information on the Geothermal
Graduate Study Program can be found in http://www.fttm.
itb.ac.id/en/index.php?content=prodi&id=8.

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Indonesia is uniquely
positioned to expand...
Mr. Barry Andrews,

President and GM of Chevron Geothermal Indonesia
Chevrongenerates
more than 630 megawattsof clean, reliable and affordable geothermal energy forIndonesia. Chevron Geothermal manages two geothermal projects
in Indonesia—Darajat and Salak, both on theisland of Java. The Darajat project supplies
geothermal steam, which generates 259
MWe. Chevron holds a 95 percent operatinginterest in Darajat. Chevron has a 100 percent operating interest in the Salak project,
one of the largest geothermal operationsin the world, with a total operating capacity of 377 megawatts. The combined output
now produces sufficient renewable energy
to supply approximately 4 million homes inIndonesia.
As a long-term partner of the energy
sector in Indonesia, we offer expertise inreservoir management, the application ofleading technologies, project management,
operational excellence, and a focus on safety.
In return we seek a stable legal and regulatory regime, open markets that are created bylong-term contracts or competitive markets,and long-term prices that offer certainty of
payment. Chevron has long-term plans togrow its geothermal business in Indonesia
and we are continuing to explore opportunities in key geothermal areas. We are committed to assisting Indonesia realize its geothermal potential.
Chevron is proud to support the World
Geothermal Congress and we look forward
to the geothermal sector globally taking thelead to ensure our industry can help meetthe on-going energy demand growth by utilizing an environmentally sustainable energy
resource.

“Significant Investment
Momentum Can Be
Generated…”
Dr. Bret Mattes,

Managing Director and CEO of the Star Energy
Group of Companies

Establishment of IndonesianGeothermal Center of
Excellence (IGCE)
Dr. Nenny S. Saptadji presented the plan for the Indonesian Geothermal Center of Excellence (IGCE)
During her presentation in WGC 2010, Dr. Nenny S.
Saptadji announced that the Indonesia Geothermal Center of Excellence (IGCE) establishment has been proposed
to BAPPENAS (Agency of the National Development andPlanning), Indonesia last March 2010 to be included in theBlue Book of BAPPENAS. Within the next three years, IGCE
programs will include Education and Trainings, Research,
Data Management, Geothermal Disaster Mitigation, Data
System Development and Direct Use. The IGCE is expected
to bring together experts from Indonesia and other countries. Several countries, geothermal companies (e.g.: PT.
Pertamina Geothermal Energy, and Star Energy) and educational institutions (e.g.: Institut Teknologi Bandung andStanford University) have expressed their interests in supporting the IGCE.

Star Energy Geothermal operates the 227 MW
Wayang Windu facility inWest Java (which will growto 360MW by 2013), and the
newly issued Jailolo geothermal license inHalmahera (North Maluku) which is the subject of a commercial feasibility study at the
moment. Projects like Wayang Windu havehelped to raise awareness of the potential ofgeothermal and shown that while initial capital costs are high, maintenance costs are so
low that geothermal is significantly cheaper
than coal-fired power on a life cycle basis.
The Indonesia Geothermal industry has
the potential to grow rapidly here. The President has told the world that Indonesia is aiming to have about 5GW of geothermal in production by 2014-15. At the moment there aremany barriers to achieving this goal, somepolitical, some commercial, some bureaucratic. But the Government is aware of theissues and is striving to create a commercial
and regulatory climate that will encourage
investors. If it succeeds, we believe significant
investment momentum can be generated– enough for the Country to be producing
10GW of sustainable, renewable, reliable
geothermal electricity by 2020.
The WGC is the “Olympics” of geothermal. Star Energy is proud to be the DiamondSponsor of the WGC. I think it is timely that
this WGC is being held in Indonesia–blessed
as it is by the best geological and geographic
settings for geothermal in the world, Indonesia is entering an era in which it will become
the world leader in geothermal–the incubator for developing new technologies andexpertise.

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SNAPSHOTS!
WGC2010 participants having
a wonderful evening at theIndonesian Cultural Night at
Garuda Wisnu Kencana

Correction from the Editor: On WGC2010 Daily of 28 April 2010, photocaption on the left side should have been written Toshiba Corp.’s steam
turbine. We apollogize for the inconvenience caused.

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SNAPSHOTS!
Poster Session (top), Free wine at Allied Industrial Engineering —Parsons Brinckerhoff (middle), Herman Darnel Ibrahim interviewed
by BBC (bottom).

How will the geothermal business
opportunity grow worldwide?
Dr Erin L. Wallin, GNS Science

It is definitely growing all over the world. I know
Indonesia has a large components and opportunity to make it grow, the same thing happens
in New Zealand. And I believe it is happening inother countries.

Lucien Y. Bronicki, Ormat

The worldwide (geothermal) industry is growing
and we are proud to be part of the development. Ormat
has made more than 1,000 MW power plants worldwide. Currently we are producing 100 to 150 MW ayear. The capacity will increase to about 200 MW a year
by next year. That indicates how the market is growing.

Askar Kartiwa, Antareja Resources

Geothermal is a very promising energy source
because it is locally used and having sustainable
price. It is not affected by international benchmarking like oil and gas. With the flexibility,
blanket guarantee and political will being synchronized with investment, Indonesia can be theworld’s largest geothermal user and laboratory, as expected by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

Alex Smillie, Star Energy
Within five years from now the geothermal(industry) in Indonesia, like the United States,
will grow by 100 percent. The rest of the world
will be very much the same. Other countries
will be doing so. Think of it as a newly de­velo­­p­ed­industry.
Supramu Santosa, Supreme Energy
The commitment made by the Indonesianpresident should be taken into action by stateadministrations, PLN and investors. It takesthese three pillars to develop geothermal.
Basically, this congress is a good starting point.
A move sponsored by API and the Energy andMineral Resources Ministry should be consistently be carried out.
And now, our focus is to succeed the 4,000 MW project, it’s a challenge for us. If we’re able to cope with the challenge, we will see agood development of geothermal in the future.
Michael Sumarijanto, Bimasena
This is a defining moment for the developmentof geothermal in Indonesia and around theworld.
The government, the private sectors andthe stakeholders should join efforts to capitalize on this potential. The president has also said
that we have a road map on geothermal development. I think thisis a very excellent political will that we should support.

WGC Practical Sustainability Initiative to Benefit Local Schools

WGC2010 Organizing Committee and Congress Organizer PACTO CONVEX have arranged to distribute unwanted materials to local schools through the services of a local branch of an international humanitarian organisation www.onenessheart.org. For this,please put any unwanted conference materials such as writing pads, pens etc into your conference satchel and hand the satchel
into the Registration Desk before you leave the congress.