CGS

The USC Center for Geothermal Studies (CGS) strives to promote excellence in research and development with practical focus and multi-disciplinary education for geothermal energy. This will span different technical and operational challenges associated with geothermal energy from exploration and production to its usage and transmission in a safe and cost effective manner. The center's aim includes developing new research programs and initiatives as well as courses and workshops and help transferring new technologies to the industry. We will facilitate multi-disciplinary research in collaboration with other institutes and departments at USC where we can identify potential applications to geothermal energy. To ensure relevance and high level technical content of the program we have established a Strategic Advisory Board (SAB) and Technical Advisory Board (TAB)... We intend to use our existing ongoing R&D programs as a platform to extend to other important related topics. This will..

Primary location: Los Angeles United States