The Development of Web-Based Geothermal Learning Community

Abstract

Geothering or Geothermal Sharing is a website designed for geothermal communities of scientist or engineers, students or lecturers, professionals or public, to share their ideas, knowledge, and data, as well as to provide solutions and resolve issues, in an integrated system. Using a tagline of “Embracing Ideas, Engaging Community, Drawing Solutions for Geothermal Energy”, the website is expected to serve as a mean of communication bringing together the communities in a collaborative responsibility and work for a substantial development of geothermal energy. The website enables the internet users to share their knowledge, discuss any issues, teach each other, as well as learn from each other in a forum that is structured for a collaborative work from various sectors which fundamentally discuss the notion of the enhancement of geothermal energy. The website also serves as a database. The awareness of the data quality and reliability should be raised since it is the underpinnings of a qualified science and engineering study. The underlying motive of having a better data management is that it is crucial as the basis of investment decision making, national resource management, and as a well-defined roadmap for the geothermal contribution to the national energy portfolio. This database itself is still continuing to grow to find a better structure for the network system. The foremost challenge is to involve community which comes from many disciplines and institutions as many data and research generated are difficult to access. Ultimately, numerous research efforts should be seen to have the long-term value for future generation to easily utilize these data for their next research which results to innovative findings as awaited.