Funding for the South Australian Centre for Geothermal Energy Research - June 2011

On June 29th, Hon Mike Rann MP, Premier of South Australia, announces in Parliament that the government will be contributing a further $2 million to the centre. $1 million of the funds will be made available from the Renewable Energy Fund (Renewables SA). A further $1 million will come from the Departments of Primary Industry and Resources and Trade and Economic Development. This financial support will be applied specifically to developing tools for imaging geothermal reservoirs, improving simulation of fluid flows in the reservoirs and mapping fracture systems.