The Mexican Center for Innovation in Geothermal Energy (CeMIE-Geo)

Abstract

As part of the Mexican policies to foster the renewable energies in Mexico, the Secretary of Energy (SENER) and the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT) have decided to support academic-industry alliances in order to promote and accelerate the development of geothermal, solar, and wind energy. One of these alliances is the Mexican Center for Innovation in Geothermal Energy, CeMIE-Geo (as stands for its name in Spanish). CeMIE-Geo is a group of 22 institutions consisting of both academic institutes and private companies leaded by CICESE, an institution funded by CONACYT and aimed for scientific research and higher education. CeMIE-Geo group has been funded to conduct scientific research, technological development and to stimulate innovation in all the areas of geothermal industry. In addition we must coordinate the preparation of qualified specialists required by the Mexican industry at all levels, from continuous education courses to PhD graduate programs. In this paper we show the projects and programs of CeMIE-Geo and give a view of our short-term and long-term goals.