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68 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsCORE knowledge is a podcast devoted to exploring the many facets and immense potential of an old, but newly revivied energy source; Geothermal. The aim is to engage the energy, policy making and the investment communities in order to spur innovation in the geothermal space and also bring awareness to the immense potential it has to be a baseload energy source for the future.
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GeothermEx | Ann Robertson-Tait on CORE Knowledge Podcast
January 12, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBFaced with a decision between water or energy, Ann Robertson-Tait chose to pursue Geothermal which is right at the Nexus of these two. Followed up this choice by heading off to New Zealand in order to learn more about the ins and outs of how Geothermal projects develop and operate. Looking back on her time with GeothermEx, Ann reflects on just how thankful she is for making the choice to pursue Geothermal. Every year she sees hundreds of different resources all around the world and gets to b...
ResFrac Corporation | Mark McClure on CORE Knowledge Podcast
January 05, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 57 MBIn today's episode of the CORE Knowledge podcast we sit down with Mark McClure, CEO of ResFrac Corporation and discuss their unique software solution that offers a combined hyrdaulic fracture and reservoir simulation. Understanding heat flow, maximizing heat recovery while not drawing down the reservoir too quickly, fracture propagation and correct spacing of wells are key to a successful geothermal project. ResFrac works to simulate all of this so that you can move forward with execution on...
JRG Energy | Patrick Hanson on CORE Knowledge Podcast
December 29, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBToday's episode hits the head on the nail on why CORE Knowledge set out on a journey to bring awareness to the heat beneath our feet in order to power the future. That is, how do we professionalize and promote Geothermal in a way that relates to all stakeholders from the local energy consumer to the utility companies. I sit down with Patrick Hanson, a marketing expert and a serial entrepreneur who is with JRG energy currently focused on making Geothermal commonplace in all sectors from local...
NOV | Assaad Mohanna on CORE Knowledge Podcast
December 22, 2021 06:00 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBNOV has been a leader in developing subsurface equipment and technologies as well as offering expertise to help solve some of the most complex problems in the oil and gas industry. On this weeks episode, I sit down with Assaad Mohanna, the Sr. Director of Low Carbon Solutions at NOV to discuss how NOV is pivoting and using that very expertise to help solve a new set of problems. This time around, it is solving for the low carbon solution. They are focused on re-evaluating the market demands ...
CausewayGT | Simon Todd on CORE Knowledge Podcast
December 15, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 66.8 MBThings are heating up in Europe currently, whether it be pressures for companies to lower their carbon footprint, gas prices rising to seemingly no end or the pressures to meet the global 1.5 degree C mark by mid century. However, the one HOT topic that deserves to be getting more attention is Geothermal! Well, as of late it is becoming more and more a part of the future equation in Europe. Recently the EU released a Renewable Energy Directive for 2030 and an important piece for the Geother...
DEEP Earth Energy Production | Kirsten Marcia on CORE Knowledge Podcast
December 08, 2021 06:00 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MB"Innovation in action." That is how Kirsten Marcia, the President and CEO of Deep Earth Energy Production describes what the team at DEEP is doing with their newly commissioned 20-32 MW Geothermal Project in the province of Saskatchewan. Leaning on the decades of Oil and Gas experience that shaped the region, they are deploying horizontal drilling technologies to access medium enthalpy geothermal brines. This project is set to catalyze change in the power, agricultural, food processing and j...
Nabors Industries | Guillermo Sierra on CORE Knowledge Podcast
December 01, 2021 06:00 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MB"Study the past if you would define the future." -Confucius This is exactly how we unlock the immense resource that is Geothermal. The Oil Field Services space has been developing cutting edge technologies for over a century that have allowed for increasing access to newer and bigger hydrocarbon resources. This problem solving mindset is exactly how we continue to innovate and catalyze the movement to cleaner and more sustainable resource production. Listen in to Guillermo and I's conversa...
GeoSilica | Fida Abu Libdeh on CORE Knowledge Podcast
November 24, 2021 06:00 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBWelcome back to another episode of the CORE Knowledge Podcast and boy is today a good one! I got to sit down with the CEO and Co-Founder of GeoSilica, Fida Abu Libdeh and discuss how a passion and drive has led to a groundbreaking technology development and game changing supplement company. Fida and the team at GeoSilica are solving a major problem with Geothermal plants by removing the silica from the brine waters and purifying it down to food grade quality resulting in a supplement that ...
Kalahari Geoenergy Ltd | Peter Vivian-Neal on CORE Knowledge Podcast
November 17, 2021 06:00 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MB"Energy Beyond Power" - Kalahari Geoenergy is set on making an impact in Zambia and beyond with their dispatchable and sustainable geothermal power with cascading energy applications. Join Peter and I as we dive into the many applications for Geothermal beyond the grid and how it can be part of erasing energy poverty and restoring local communities. A theme on this podcast is how we can lean on skills and experiences from subsurface industries like oil and gas and this episode is no differen...
Criterion Energy Partners | Danny Rehg on CORE Knowledge Podcast
November 10, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBDanny and I spend some time discussing his extensive background in oil and gas and how that led him across the globe to work many different projects and gain experience that brought him here today. Why Geothermal? Danny felt that his skills and passions along with the desire for making an impact called him to jump full fledged into working to make Geothermal commonplace. A key piece of our conversation is that we need to lean on the learnings from oil and gas in order to scale Geothermal eco...
EarthBridge Energy | Derek Adams on CORE Knowledge Podcast
November 03, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 57.5 MB"EarthBridge was born out of necessity, happy circumstances and a whole lot of determination." Derek and his team are 100% focused on solving problems, breaking barriers down and bringing Geothermal to the world. EarthBridge is looking into the vast resources of sedimentary Geothermal and into putting smaller dispatchable Organic Rankine Cycle power plants to make Geothermal more felxible. Come long and listen in as Derek and I talk about the journey he is on with EarthBridge Energy and how ...
Quaise Energy | Carlos Araque on CORE Knowledge Podcast
October 27, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBInnovation has been the name of the game in directional drilling especially with the dawn of the US Shale revolution with the likes of MWD, LWD and many other tools and technologies. What if I told you that there is a new MWD coming on the scene? Well that is exactly what Carlos and I talk about in today’s episode, the idea of “Melting while Drilling” using millimeter waves to essentially vaporize the rock enabling us to access Super Hot Rock with temperatures exceeding 250 degrees C. Quaise...
TCU University | Dr. John Holbrook on CORE Knowledge Podcast
October 20, 2021 05:00 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBJohn and I get down to the nitty gritty and go full geologist nerd on this episode, but hopefully it will serve as unique view into the “behind the scenes” of Geothermal systems. Leveraging our understanding of sedimentary basins in which we have been exploring for hydrocarbons for decades will be key in the push to make Geothermal a global baseload energy source. As John and I discuss, there is a wealth of subsurface knowledge in the world and we just need to leverage that to look for heat ...
CeraPhi Energy | Andy Wood on CORE Knowledge Podcast
October 13, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBCeraPhi is one of the companies that is working tirelessly to advance Geothermal as a sustainable energy source for the future and believes that it has the potential to decarbonize not only the electric sector, but the industrial and commercial heating sectors which account for majority of the GHG emissions. They are developing patented approaches to closed loop technologies, which will implement heat exchanger technologies downhole to increase efficiencies and power output. Andy and I discu...
Sage Geosystems | Cindy Taff on CORE Knowledge Podcast
October 06, 2021 05:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBHow does breakthrough happen? Perserverance and belief are key ingredients. The team at Sage Geosystems in on the forefront of working towards a massive breakthrough in Geothermal energy. With their combined 150+ years of experience in Oil and Gas they bring a problem solving mindset and one that doesn't settle for a no into the Geothermal industry poised to overcome the hurdles it has faced for many years. In order for Geothermal to truly become a TW energy source and be globally available ...
AltaRock Energy | Matt Uddenberg on CORE Knowledge Podcast
September 29, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 73.7 MBWe continue our journey to bringing awareness to the heat beneath our feet in order to power the future with a very fascinating conversation with Matt Uddenberg, the Vice President of Operations. AltaRock is up to some amazing work and one thing in particular that we touch on in this episode is the ability to access SHR (Super Hot Rock) in order to increase our efficiencies with power generation. Being able to access temperatures in the 4-500 degree Celsius range is key in the advancement of...
Hephae Energy Technology | Steve Krase on CORE Knowledge Podcast
September 22, 2021 05:00 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBThe first episode of The CORE Knowledge Podcast is finally here and we kick things of with a sense of urgency. Steve and I discuss how if you want something to be a reality tomorrow then you have to start working it today. The future of energy won't wait so let's tackle the challenges today. Hephae Energy technology leans on a wealth of knoweldge and experience developing downhole technologies at the highest level in order to create a breakthrough downhole assembly for the Geothermal industr...
Trailer | CORE Knowledge
September 02, 2021 18:49 - 3 minutes - 3.19 MBWelcome to CORE Knowledge Podcast with host Nick Cestari. In this episode, Nick gives a preview of what to expect in this exciting new show focused on an old, but newly revived energy source; Geothermal. CORE Knowledge LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/core-geothermal/?viewAsMember=true Nick Cestari https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-cestari-48059268/