Mieres campus yesterday welcomed the conclusion of the technical conference on geothermal energy as alternative renewable energy. Experts call for use the geotermiaEl event, which was attended by a large audience, was held at the hall and was attended by numerous experts. The presentation began with a presentation from the Director General of Mines and Energy, Isaac Pola.
The ceremony continued with speeches by Carmen Maria Roa, the IDEA, the general director of tellurium, Iñigo Arrizalabaga, the architect Arturo Gutierrez de Teran, the general director of energy and new developments Hunosa, Claudio Alvarez and Elliane Demollin, a member of European project “Minewater.
During the day the experts reviewed the history of geothermal energy and spoke of the ambitious projects that are underway in Europe. By order of development, the U.S. is the largest producer of geothermal energy, followed by Asia, and Europe include Italy and France. However, projects in Spain “evolving favorably.” As stipulated in the European Union in 2020 the country will get a twenty percent renewable energy. Carmen María Roa said today that “Spain consumes ten percent, so there is still a huge way to go.” Geothermal energy was defined by the EU as “a renewable energy, born of the heat from the earth.”
Hunosa as general secretary said SOMA-FIA-UGT, José Ángel Fernández Villa, geothermal energy could be found in “every opportunity to develop clean energy.” In fact, Barredo campus heating water comes from the mines, as well as the heat source to be installed in the new building, as announced by the rector, Vicente Gotor, yesterday during the presentation of the new chair of Hunosa.
