CURRICULUM VITAE Gylfi Páll Hersir Senior Geophysicist Proposed : Name of Firm: Name of Staff: Geophysicist ÍSOR, Iceland GeoSurvey Gylfi Páll Hersir Date of Birth: November 7 th 1951 Years with firm: Nationality: 20 years Icelandic Key qualifications: Has organised and participated in many resistivity surveys (Schlumberger, head-on profiling, TEM and MT) in various geothermal areas in Iceland and in other countries. Has been involved in geothermal research; surveying and interpretation of geophysical data from most of Iceland and from various countries around the world, like Croatia, Chile, Nicaragua, Mexico, Turkey, Ethiopia, Kenya, Djibouti, Malawi, Tanzania and the Philippines. In 2011 Gylfi works half time at Iceland GeoSurvey and half time as an adjunct at the University of Iceland, Earth Science Faculty. He has worked at the United Nations University (UNU) Geothermal Training Programme in Reykjavik, as a lecturer and supervisor in surface geophysics. He is a member of the study board of Iceland School of Energy within the University of Reykjavík and of the UNU-GTP. He wrote a book at the UNU: Geophysical exploration for geothermal resources. Principles and application. Lecturer and supervisor at the UNU-GTP, University of Iceland and University of Reykjavík. Studies include surface geophysical exploration; magnetics, gravity, but first and foremost resistivity surveys, primarily MT. Worked on joint inversion of Schlumberger and headon profiling and its interpretation with results from gravity and geology. Presently working on joint inversion of TEM and MT data, review of exploration data and conceptual modelling. He is ICEIDA s and NDF s main consultant in geothermal exploration projects in East Africa and the leader of SP2 and ISOR s project manager within IMAGE, a four years EU sponsored project, Exploration and Assessment of geothermal reservoirs (2013-2017). He is also the SP2 leader and ISOR s project manager within GEMex (Cooperation in Europe Geothermal energy research-mexico for development of Enhanced Geothermal Systems Geothermal Systems and Superhot), a three years EU sponsored project. He has given classes on geophysical exploration in various countries. Education: 1975-1980 1971-1975 Aarhus University in Denmark, mag. scient in geophysics University of Iceland, B.S. in physics Membership in Professional Associations: Iceland Geological Society Iceland Glaciological Society The Geothermal Association of Iceland. The Union of Icelandic Natural Scientists (Félag íslenskra náttúrufræðinga). Further Training Courses: Geology courses at the University of Iceland. MT lecture course and WinGLink training course, held by Alan G. Jones in Dublin, Ireland (DIAS) in 2008. Countries of Work Experience : Malawi, Mexico, Djibouti, Iceland, Nicaragua, Chile, El Salvador, Turkey, Croatia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Philippines Languages: Speaking reading writing Icelandic Native language Native language Native language English Danish Spanish German Fluent Fluent Basic Basic
Employment Record From 2008 From 2009 From 2005 From 2006 From 1988 From 1982 From 1973 From 1974 To Present ÍSOR, Iceland GeoSurvey. Geophysicist, geophysical exploration for geothermal resources, mainly MT/TEM resistivity soundings. Lecturer and supervisor at the University of Reykjavík, University of Iceland and at the United Nations University Geothermal training Programme (UNU- GTP) in Reykjavík in geophysical exploration. Reviewer and consultant for geothermal projects in e.g. Nicaragua, El Salvador, Chile, Mexico, Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Djibouti, Malawi, Croatia, Philippines and Turkey. On the academic council of Iceland School of Energy since 2011 and a member of the study board of the UNU-GTP (Geophysical Exploration) since 2013. ISOR s project manager of the EU sponsored project: Integrated Methods for Advanced Geothermal Exploration (IMAGE) and project manager of sub-project SP2, dedicated to Magmatic. He is also ISOR s project manager of the EU sponsored project: Cooperation in Europe Geothermal energy research-mexico for development of Enhanced Geothermal Systems Geothermal Systems and Superhot (GEMex) and project manager of sub-project SP2, Reservoir characterization. Consultant for The Icelandic International Development Agency (ICEIDA) in East Africa. To Present University of Iceland, Earth Science Faculty. Part of the time as an assistant professor in geophysics. Lecturer in Geophysical Exploration and Inversion Theory. Supervisor for several Master and PhD students in geophysics. To 2008 The Radiation Therapy Department at the State Hospital in Reykjavík. Physicist. To 2008 University of Iceland and the University of Reykjavík. Lecturer in General Physics and Radiation Physics in Radiation Therapy for Cancer Treatment. To 1988 University of Iceland. Lecturer in Geophysical Prospecting. To 1990 National Energy Authority, Geothermal Division. Geophysicist, worked on geophysical exploration for geothermal resources. Part of the time as a lecturer and supervisor in geophysical exploration at the United Nations University Geothermal training Programme (UNU-GTP) in Reykjavík. Wrote a book on the subject (Hersir, G.P., and Björnsson, A., 1991: Geophysical exploration for geothermal resources. Principles and applications. UNU-GTP, Iceland, report 15, 94 pp.). To 1980 National Energy Authority, Geothermal Division. Various geophysical summer jobs mainly data acquisition in geothermal prospecting. To 1975 Gymnasium in Iceland. Teaching physics. Work undertaken that best illustrates capability to handle tasks assigned: Name of Assignment or Project: Geothermal Capacity Building Project in Nicaragua Year: 2009-2013
in Iceland and Nicaragua Client: The Icelandic International Development Agency (ICEIDA) and the ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) in Nicaragua Main project features: ICEIDA started a five year geothermal capacity building project in Nicaragua in the beginning of 2008. ISOR has been the main consultant of ICEIDA during the preparations and implementation of the project. The overall goal of the project is to increase the utilization of indigenous geothermal resources in Nicaragua and reduce the dependency of the country on imported fossil fuels for energy production. The project aims at doing this by institutional support to MEM and the Ministry of Environment (MARENA) in order increase the capacity of the public sector to handle administrative aspects of further geothermal development and thereby removing bottlenecks from the process. The project will also increase the capacity of Nicaraguan geothermal professionals in the public sector, universities, and the private sector via long and short term training. s held: Chief geophysicist Activities performed: Reviewed three reports on surface exploration (for MEM) for three different geothermal areas in Nicaragua: Managua-Chiltepe, El Hoyo-Monte Galán and Casita. Presented the evaluation at several meetings in Nicaragua. Organized and taught at a short course for one week on geophysical methods in geothermal exploration in Managua. Was a part of team that organized a visit of Mario Conzalez, director of MEM to Iceland. Was a part of the team that evaluated a pre-feasibility study of the Cosiguina volcano geothermal area in Nicaragua. Project: Consultancy Services for Geothermal Resource Optimization Study of the Greater Olkaria Geothermal Fields Year: 2011-2012 Client: KenGen, Kenya Electricity Generating Company Ltd. Main project features: Comprehensive assessment and feasibility study for the Greater Olkaria Geothermal System in Kenya in cooperation with Vatnaskil, Verkís and Mannvit. s held: Geophysicist Activities performed: Compilation of available geophysical data from various sources and reviewing them. Name of Assignment or Project: International Partnership for Geothermal Technology (IPGT). Year: 2009-present. Client: National Energy Authority Main Project Feature: Representatives from Australia, Iceland and the United States signed the Charter Agreement for the International Partnership for Geothermal Technology (IPGT) on August 28, 2008 in Iceland. Switzerland signed the IPGT Charter in 2010 and New Zealand in 2011. The purpose of the IPGT is to accelerate the development of geothermal technology through international cooperation. EGS is in an early stage of development and groups throughout the world are working to develop effective methodologies and practices. Held: Co-convener for Iceland in the Exploration Technologies working group since 2009. Activities performed: The IPGT Exploration Working Group has prepared a draft white paper in order to outline the current state of the art and technology needs related to exploration for enhanced and other geothermal systems. Name of Assignment or Project: Resistivity soundings (MT and TEM) in Krýsuvík 1D and 3D inversion of the data. Year: 2008-present Location: Krýsuvík Geothermal field and ISOR offices Client: HS Orka (formerly Hitaveita Sudurnesja) Main project features: Resistivity surveying (MT and TEM) in the Greater Krýsuvík high tempeture geothermal field, SW-Iceland. Data acquisition, processing, joint 1D inversion of TEM and MT data and 3D inversion of the MT resistivity data. Modeling and comparison with other geoscientific results. s held: Chief geophysicist and project manager since 2010 Activities performed: Data acquisition, processing, joint 1D inversion and 3D inversion of the resistivity data. Name of Assignment or Project: UNU-GTP and LaGeo short course on surface exploration for geothermal resources. Year: 2009 and again in 2015 Location: San Salvador (Santa Tecla) and Ahuachapan, El Salvador Client: UNU-GTP Main project features: The Short Course on Surface Exploration for Geothermal Resources for young professionals in Central America and the Caribbean. The course was organized by UNU-GTP and LaGeo. It was a two
weeks course with one week of field work in the geothermal field Ahuachapan and a second week of lectures and exercises at the headquarters of LaGeo in Santa Tecla. The fieldwork began with geophysical fieldwork at Ahuachapan. The students came from El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras, Dominica, Nevis and several countries in South-America. Session instructors were professionals from LaGeo in El Salvador, Costa Rican ICE and ISOR from Iceland. s held: Lecturer and supervisor in surface geophysics. Activities performed: Give lectures and field training in cooperation with collegues from LaGeo on geophysics in geothermal exploration. Name of Assignment or Project: UNU-GTP and CeMIEGeo in Mexico short course on Geothermal Exploration. Year: 2014 Location: Los Azufres, Mexico Client: UNU-GTP Main project features: The Short Course on Surface Exploration for Geothermal Resources for young professionals. The course was organized by UNU-GTP and CeMIEGeo in Mexico. s held: Lecturer and supervisor in surface geophysics. Activities performed: Give lectures and field training in cooperation with collegues from CeMIEGeo on geophysics in geothermal exploration. Name of Assignment or Project: A three weeks course on: Resistivity surveying (TDEM and MT); data acquisition, processing and inversion application in geothermal exploration. Year: 2014 Client: Sernageomin Main project features: The Short Course on Resistivity surveying (TDEM and MT); data acquisition, processing and inversion application in geothermal exploration. s held: Project manager and lecturer. Activities performed: Organizing the course, give lectures, teaching processing and inversion of the acquired data and field training. Name of Assignment or Project: Geothermal training at KenGen, Kenya Year: 2010-2011 and again in 2012 Location: Kenya Client: KenGen and UNU-GTP Main project features: KenGen had recently employed a new group of staff members to work in the geosciences field. To ensure that the new staff quickly became familiar with exploration techniques and their application in the geothermal sector, KenGen acquired a training course from UNU-GTP on geoscientific exploration for geothermal resources. s held: Lecturer in geophysics, field geophysicist Activities performed: Held a geothermal training course for professionals at KenGen including geophysics in geothermal exploration, training in the field and processing, inverting and interpretation of the data. Name of Assignment or Project: MT survey in Slatina, Croatia Year: 2011 Location: Slatina in Croatia and ISOR offices Client: Efla, Iceland Main project features: MT resistivity survey in Slatina, Croatia; data acquisition, processing, inversion and interpretation of the result. The goal was to use the information from the subsurface resistivity structure to locate possible up-flow of geothermal fluid to help site drillholes and to reduce risk of drilling. s held: Field geophysicist and data inversion and interpretation Activities performed: Field geophysicist during the acquisition of the data. Part of the team that did the processing, inversion and interpretation of the data and writing the final report. Name of Assignment or Project: Electromagnetic (TEM/MT) surveys at the Olca and Irruputuncu geothermal prospects in Chile. Year: 2010-2011 Client: Compañía Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, Chile
Main project features: Combined TEM and MT resistivity surveys. s held: Geophysicist Activities performed: Processing and joint 1D inversion of TEM and MT data from the Olca and Irruputuncu geothermal prospects. Name of Assignment or Project: Electromagnetic investigations of the resistivity structures around and beneath the Eyjafjallajökull volcano, southern Iceland Year: 2010-present Location: Iceland Client: ISOR in cooperation with DIAS on Ireland Main project features: Due to the recent eruptive events in 2010, scientific and social intest is overwhelming in gaining as much information as possible about the volcanic structures and processes to enhance the understanding of the partially glacier-covered Eyjafjallajökull and Katla volcanic system. Electrical and electromagnetic methods were applied to these two volcanoes to attempt imaging the resistivity structure beneath and around them, since they are far more sensitive to fluid distribution (in this case partial melt) than any other geophysical method. s held: Project manager and geophysicist Activities performed: In cooperation with Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) on Ireland, lead by Alan G. Jones and Marion Miensopust, broadband MT data and TEM data from 26 sites were collected; processed and inverted. Name of Assignment or Project: Consultant for Rarik-Turkinson on several geothermal project in Turkey Year: 2011-present in Iceland and Turkey Client: Rarik-Turkison Main project features: Exploring several geothermal areas in Turkey and estimate their potential. s held: Chief geophysicist Activities performed: Evaluated and reviewed several reports on geothermal exploration in geothermal areas in Turkey as well as measurement MT and TEM sounding data and interpretation. Name of Assignment or Project: Review of the San Vicente geothermal explortion project in El Salvador. Year: 2009 Location: El Salvador and ISOR offices Client: LaGeo in El Salvador Main project features: Reviewing all existing data and propose what to do next. s held: Geophysicist and geothermal expert. Activities performed: Review all existing data from the San Vicente geothermal area and come up with a proposal for future work in the area. Name of Assignment or Project: Consultant for Icelandic International Development Agency (ICEIDA) and the Nordic Development Fund (NDF) on geothermal exploration and capacity building projects in East Africa. Year: 2013-present in Iceland and several East-African countries Client: ICEIDA and NDF Main project features: Proposing geothermal areas for exploration, writing ceoi and ToR, working in a committee for selecting the consultant and reviewing their work. The countries involved are e.g. Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Djibouti, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) s held: The main consultant for ICEIDA and NDF Activities performed: Proposing geothermal areas for exploration, writing ceoi and ToR, working in a committee for selecting the consultant and reviewing their work Name of Assignment or Project: Integrated Methods for Advanced Geothermal Exploration (IMAGE) Year: 2013-present Client: European Union Main project features: November 2013, the four year project IMAGE (Integrated Methods for Advanced Geothermal Exploration) has been launched, harnessing research power of key research institutes in Europe and industrial players to develop novel exploration techniques for geothermal power. The objective is to develop new methods to scrutinize and appraise geothermal systems in such a way that exploration wells can be sited with
greater accuracy than before, thereby maximizing the success rate and reducing the cost of drilling associated with geothermal projects. In addition, such precision wells would reduce any potential environmental impact. New research methods will be tested in well-known geothermal systems, both in continental sedimentary systems in Europe and in high-temperature systems related to volcanism where one might expect supercritical fluids, as in magmatic areas, such as in Iceland and Italy. s held: Coordinator of sub-project SP2, dedicated to Magmatic, ISOR s project manager Activities performed: Managing and coordinating the work, and participating in the scientific work Name of Assignment or Project: Cooperation in Europe Geothermal energy research-mexico for development of Enhanced Geothermal Systems Geothermal Systems and Superhot (GEMex) Year: 2016-present Client: European Union Main project features: GEMex is a three years project which focusses on the exploration, characterization and assessment of two geothermal systems in the trans-mexican volcanic belt. It is a cooperation between a European consortium of 24 partners and a corresponding consortium of 9 Mexican partners and is funded by the European Union and the Mexican Ministry of Energy. Two sites with unconventional geothermal characteristics have been selected for the studies, Acoculco, a Hot Enhanced Geothermal System, and Los Humeros, a Superhot Geothermal System. s held: Coordinator of sub-project SP2 - Reservoir characterization and ISOR s project manager Activities performed: Managing and coordinating the work, and participating in the scientific work Name of Assignment or Project: Resistivity survey in Montelago on Mindoro Island, Philippines Year: 2014 Location: Montelago, Philippines and ISOR offices Client: Emerging Power Inc. Main project features: More than 50 MT and TDEM soundings were performed on Mindoro Island, the data were processed and 1D and 3D inverted. Making a conceptual model and propose well location. s held: Project manager and geophysicist. Activities performed: Organizing the work; Data collection, processing, inversion and report writing; followed by conceptual modelling and locations of wells. Name of Assignment or Project: Conceptual model of the Pico Alto Geothermal Field, Terceira Island, Azores. Year: 2015 Client: EDA, Azores Main project features: Reviewing all existing data and propose what to do next - conceptual modelling and come up with a proposal for future work in the area and well siting. s held: Geophysicist and geothermal expert. Activities performed: Review all existing data from the Pico Alto Geothermal Field conceptual modelling and come up with a proposal for future work in the area and well siting. Name of Assignment or Project: Short course VI in geophysical exploration for geothermal resources Year: 2016 Location: Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores Client: UNU-GTP for EDA Renováveis S.A. in Azores Main project features: A two weeks course on surface geophysical exploration for geothermal resources for young professional. The course included electrical methods, magnetics, gravity, seismics (active and passive), thermal methods, interpretation and presentation of geophysical data, conceptual modelling and field work demonstrating various geophysical equipment. s held: Lecturer and supervisor in surface geophysics. Activities performed: Give lectures organize exercises and discussion periods as well as and field training on geophysics in geothermal exploration. Project: UNU GTP Geothermal Training Year: 1987-1990 & 2007-present Location: Iceland Client: UNU Geothermal Training Programme
Main project features: Training of fellows from developing countries, during 6 months specialized training, including lectures and hands-on training as well as planning of, and supervise during execution of individual research projects. Also training of Master students at University of Iceland, supported by the UNU-GTP. A member of the study board of the UNU-GTP (Geophysical Exploration) since 2013. s held: Lecturer and supervisor in geophysical exploration, on the UNU-GTP study board. Activities performed: Programme planning, lecturing, project supervisor and supervisor in geophysical exploration for several Master students. Certification: I, the undersigned, certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, this CV correctly describes myself, my qualifications, and my experience. I understand, that any wilful misstatement described herein may lead to my disqualification or dismissal, if engaged. Date: February 20 th 2017 Signature of staff member: Full name of staff member: Gylfi Páll Hersir Signature of authorized representative of the staff: Full name of authorized representative: Benedikt Steingrímsson