IS the UK in HOT WATER? Nadia Narayan and Colleagues Assess the Nation’S Karstic Geothermal Resources
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Assess the nation’s karstic Published on behalf of the geothermal resources Geological Society of VOLCANIC DANCE UNCONVENTIONALS SUB-SURFACE STRATEGY Brendan McCormick Kilbride on Technological advances Peter Styles asserts the need for fieldwork in Papua New Guinea in this flourishing sector a UK plan on sub-surface use London by: WWW.GEOLSOC.ORG.UK/GEOSCIENTIST | OCTOBER 2018 | 1 22 BOOKS & ARTS Five new books and an exhibition review Browse the Online Bookshop for these and other titles from the Geological Society Century One Publishing Cover image: The Roman Baths, Bath, UK Alban Row, 27–31 Verulam 25 MEETING REPORT Sam Green and Martyn Millwood Hargrave and other earth science publishers Road, St Albans, Herts, report on the Unconventional Resources Technology Conference AL3 4DG T 01727 893 894 26 PEOPLE Advice for PhD students, geologist and poet Archie Visit www.geolsoc.org.uk/geogifts F 01727 893 895 Lamont, GeoBus update and more E enquiries@centuryone publishing.uk W www.centuryone 30 OBITUARY Charles Henry Emeleus 1930-2017 or call the Publishing House on +44(0)1225 445 046 publishing.uk WWW.GEOLSOC.ORG.UK/GEOSCIENTIST | OCTOBER 2018 | 3 Image NE Scotland © omas Wild Hopeman Bryan Lovell 2019 v2 4-4-2018_Layout 1 31/08/2018 16:25 Page 1 CONFERENCE in association with BRYAN LOVELL MEETING 2019 Role of geological science in the decarbonisation of power production, Marine Minerals: heat, transport and industry A New Resource for the 21st Century 21-23 January 2019 The Geological Society, Burlington House 31 October –1November 2018 The Geological Society, Burlington House, London In the UK and elsewhere, decarbonisation of power production, industry, transport and heating to meet climate change targets is a major challenge and one that intrinsically involves the subsurface and geoscience. Decarbonisation is central to Government and international Event partner: Marine Studies Group policy and this three day conference will host national experts from industry, academia, and government to look at the geological and reservoir engineering aspects of the problem. The main objective will be to identify the high level Marine minerals activities are gathering pace. More and more entities are seeking licences from the International barriers to progress and the main science questions - and Seabed Authority (ISA) for manganese nodule exploration begin a roadmap to solve the problems. and mining in the North Pacific and for hydrothermal minerals exploration and mining on mid-ocean ridges Keynote speakers confirmed Convenors worldwide. Convenors David Cronan (Imperial College London) Spencer Dale, Group chief economist, BP; Chris Stark, Chief Mike Stephenson (British Geological Survey) Robert Gatliff (BGS) The U.K. has an important role in marine minerals activities Executive, Committee on Climate Change; Nick Pidgeon, Dave Schofield (British Geological Survey) Bramley Murton (NOC) through its sponsorship of several exploration licences with Philomene Verlaan (University of Hawaii) the ISA and active marine minerals research by the NOC, Sebastian Geiger (Heriot-Watt University) Cardiff University. BGS and Universities in U.K. waters and the North Atlantic Philip Ringrose (Statoil/NTNU) Other speakers confirmed and Pacific Oceans. Central themes of the Conference will Further information include research on these increasingly important mineral Martin Blunt, Frances Wall, Jonathan Turner, Seamus Garvey, deposits and their resource potential, together with mining For further information about the Clair Gough, Sebastian Bauer, Martin Smith, Jon Gibbins, and environmental considerations. conference please contact: Jonathan Pearce, Stephen Bull, Thomas Koebel, Thomas Rhianna McLean, Conference Office, An important aspect of the conference will be panel led The Geological Society, Burlington House, Driesner, Adele