Bjarni Richter of ÍSOR has been introduced as the brand new director of the GRÓ Geothermal Coaching Programme in Iceland, taking on from Gudni Axelsson.
Bjarni Richter has been introduced as the brand new director of the Geothermal Coaching Programme of the GRÓ – The Centre for Capability Improvement, Sustainability and Societal Change. Bjarni formally takes over the place from Gudni Axelsson, who will proceed to work for the GTP as a employees member, trainer, and supervisor, in addition to being extra concerned in some reservoir tasks at Iceland GeoSurvey (ÍSOR).
Bjarni is a geothermal skilled and guide with broad sensible expertise in geothermal surface- and subsurface exploration in addition to having good information on technical facets of drilling, effectively design and drilling applications. He has expertise in conceptual geothermal modelling, useful resource evaluation of each excessive and low temperature assets, additionally sensible expertise in planning and finishing up area surveys and drilling campaigns in addition to general information on geothermal growth.
Bjarni has been working at ÍSOR since its institution in 2003, first as a geologist, borehole geologist on geothermal exploration. Few years later, he turned part of the administration staff of ÍSOR, and has additionally been appearing as Chief Undertaking Supervisor. Bjarni has been answerable for lots of the worldwide tasks at ÍSOR as Undertaking Supervisor in addition to being Head of Advertising and Enterprise Improvement at ÍSOR over the previous few years.
He has labored on quite a few geothermal tasks all over the world, in Europe, North, Central and South Americas, Asia and Africa. His experience and background will certainly be put to good use in his new place because the director of the long-running GRÓ Geothermal Coaching Programme. Aside from geothermal analysis, Bjarni likes to go {golfing} in summertime and snowboarding throughout winter. He additionally likes travelling together with his household, biking, science fiction literature and Palaeontology.
The GRÓ Geothermal Coaching Programme is a postgraduate coaching programme that goals to help creating nations in capability strengthening inside geothermal exploration and growth. The programme operates below the umbrella of the United Nations Instructional, Scientific and Cultural Group (UNESCO) following a restructuring again in 2019. A complete of 790 fellows from 67 nations have graduated from the six-month intensive geothermal coaching programme.
Supply: GRO GTP