Hi Andy and Fernando,
One of our key research partners for the Illinois Geothermal Coalition is Andy Stumpf (copied here). He has asked if there are soil borings info for the Chicago campus. Can you connect him with the right person?
Attached is a newsletter from the Illinois Geothermal Coalition regarding the review of geothermal energy in the Midwest.
The link to the article can be found here:
https://news.illinois.edu/view/6367/626315322
A pdf of the article can be accessed below.
The following message was sent to individuals who attended the "Geothermal Illinois: Community - & District-Level Systems" presentation led by Brian Urlaub, Associate Vice President & Director of Geothermal Operations, Salas O'Brien:
Dear Participants,
Attached is a banner fund request associated with UIF Fund 337632.
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To: Lin, Yu-Feng <yflin at illinois.edu>
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A tri-fold brochure for the Illinois Geothermal Collaboration Project is attached below.
On August 12, 2021, the Illinois Geothermal Coalition hosted it's third webinar in the Geothermal Illinois Series.
Thank you to those who participated in the Geothermal Illinois webinar on 7/29! Many thanks to our presenters, Dr. Tugce Baser, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; John Freitag, Executive Director, Geothermal Alliance of Illinois; and Dr. Yu-Feng Forrest Lin, Director of Illinois Water Resources Center; Principal Research Hydrogeologist, Prairie Research Institute.
The News-Gazette printed this story about the geothermal at the Campus Instructional Facility: https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/university-illinois/renewable-en...
"URBANA — The University of Illinois’ glossy new building at Springfield Avenue and Wright Street represents the next step in its sustainability goals.
Last week, an IGSHPA Town Hall event was held to discuss district geothermal.
Morgan White with Facilities and Services, Sustainability, spoke with Stevie Jay and Diane Ducey on May 10, 2021 on ESPN radio 93.5. They discussed the new Campus Instructional Facility geothermal system, other clean energy projects on campus, and the local Geothermal Urbana-Champaign program.
Facilities & Services and the Prairie Research Institute are going to share CIF geothermal information with an ASHRAE research study, looking into long-term temperatures for ground heat exchangers and comparing measurements with models commonly used in the industry.
On May 10, 2021, Morgan White joined Stevie Jay Broadcasting to talk about renewable energy in the Champaign-Urbana community. In this 7 minute podcast, Morgan spoke about solar and geothermal energy initiatives by F&S and beyond!
Listen to the podcast in the attached files!
In its March 2021 edition, the F&S Insider addressed two of UIUC's innovative sources of energy: Solar Farm 2.0 and Geothermal Energy. The story highlights the origin, installation, and wide array of benefits stemming from the projects.
To read this story in-depth, please see the attached file below.
GeoVision Analysis Supporting Task Force Report: Thermal Applications—Geothermal Heat Pumps.
