Indonesia is a truly mystical place with more islands than one can count, a rich culture, beautiful sites and home to some of the most tectonically and volcanically active places. Hence the reason it is a Geothermal wonderland, but with plenty of complexities. Even in a region with rich Geothermal potential there are still hurdles, economic, political, technical etc. I sit down with Maxwell Wilmarth, Geoscience manager for Jacobs and talk about the many facets of bringing Geothermal to life in Indonesia.
Resource extraction is one of the most complex ecosystems in the whole world. Even in an area with rich Geothermal potential it is not always a walk in the park to bring it to life and have electrons on the grid. Political, economic, cultural, financial, technical hurdles all can create roadblocks. There are many nuances in any energy system, but it can be done. I sit down with Max Wilmarth, Geoscience Manager with Jacobs to talk about some of the amazing projects Indonesia has developed, some of the nuances and just some of his experience on the ground with the people.
Jacobs
Max Wilmarth
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mwilmarth/
Max's book recommendation
Field work (Author unknown)
JRG Energy
GRC
https://grc2022.mygeoenergynow.org/
CORE Knowledge
https://www.linkedin.com/company/core-geothermal/
Nick Cestari