Empowering Energy Innovators
The Energy Transition Student Days is an in-person course scheduled from 4 to 7 November 2024 during the EAGE GET conference. Registration is free for students, providing a fantastic opportunity to engage with key topics and industry leaders in the energy transition field.
The ‘Energy Transition Student Days‘ provide participants with a broad understanding of technical, economic, and societal aspects of the Energy Transition. What is involved in the development of a Carbon Capture & Storage project or a geothermal project? And how do these compare to an oil field in terms of energy content, emissions, profitability and stakeholder aspects? If you want to increase your understanding of the role of Earth Scientists, Engineers, or Policymakers in the Energy Transition, sign up for this hands-on course led by industry professionals.
You will get an underground map, a well profile and other basic data. You will be guided as a team to propose a development plan for these underground resources. You will have fun reading maps, creating production profiles, discussing the impact of geology on the attractiveness or risks associated with these developments and tackling technical and non-technical challenges. By doing so, you will consider the feasibility of these projects from technical, economic, and societal perspectives. You will also place the contributions of these projects in the context of the energy transition needs in the Netherlands and thus get an idea of the scope of the tasks that lie ahead of us all to meet the Paris Climate goals and national targets.
Pass includes:
Opening Ceremony Plenary Sessions
Technical Programme Exhibition Exhibition Programme Icebreaker Reception Conference Evening Workshops Field Trips Short Courses
Learning is through a blend of lectures covering the basics of subsurface resource development (4 sessions of 3 hours each in the morning), reinforced by practical team-work (1 hour each afternoon) and class discussions of interim results (next day). In this way, learning is reinforced by doing, with a focus on realistic and practical examples.
A basic knowledge of earth sciences is preferred, though not required.
Morning Lecture
10:00- 13:00 CET
Afternoon Exercise
14:30 – 15:30 CET
Morning Lecture
11:00 – 13:00 & 14:00 – 15:00 CET
Afternoon Exercise
16:30 – 17:30 CET
Morning Lecture
9:00 – 12:00 CET
Afternoon Exercise
14:00 – 15:00 CET
*Lunch is included
Morning Lecture
8:45 – 11:45 CET
Afternoon Exercise – 1 hour
Looking forward to welcoming you in Rotterdam, this 27 – 31 October 2025!
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Geologist – Synergeo LLC
Dr. Raymond Franssen is a geologist. He joined Shell in 1989 as a Research Geologist and he has worked in exploration and production units across Europe, U.S.A., Asia, and the Middle East in a variety of roles but always with a strong earth science component.
Since he left Shell in 2020 he refocuses on the role of geosciences in the Energy Transition. He spends most of the time in the Netherlands and Canada, he enjoys hiking, wines, photography and reading.
Geologist – Synergeo LLC
Dr. Raymond Franssen is a geologist. He joined Shell in 1989 as a Research Geologist and he has worked in exploration and production units across Europe, U.S.A., Asia, and the Middle East in a variety of roles but always with a strong earth science component.
Since he left Shell in 2020 he refocuses on the role of geosciences in the Energy Transition. He spends most of the time in the Netherlands and Canada, he enjoys hiking, wines, photography and reading.
Geologist and petroleum engineer
Dr. Manuel Willemse is a geologist and petroleum engineer with a PhD from Stanford. He has worked 30+ years in exploration, development, production, safety and new business development, followed by several senior management positions.
After working in multiple continents and under very different cultural and regulatory settings, he currently works in subsurface energy storage and volunteers as municipal energy transition coach.
Geologist and petroleum engineer
Dr. Manuel Willemse is a geologist and petroleum engineer with a PhD from Stanford. He has worked 30+ years in exploration, development, production, safety and new business development, followed by several senior management positions.
After working in multiple continents and under very different cultural and regulatory settings, he currently works in subsurface energy storage and volunteers as municipal energy transition coach.
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COO, XGS Energy
Co-chair Geothermal Energy Conference
As the Chief Operating Officer at XGS Energy, Dr. Ghazal Izadi plays a pivotal role in driving global operations, spearheading technology advancement, and company expansion efforts. With over a decade of experience, she is a driving force at XGS Energy. Her expertise and leadership are deeply rooted in creating and delivering technology-centric business solutions, marked by exceptional client service.
Before joining XGS Energy in 2022, Dr. Izadi held key technical positions at Baker Hughes, making significant contributions in both Unconventional oil and gas as well as Geothermal domains. Her responsibilities encompassed overseeing reservoir technical services across North and Latin America, Middle East, and APAC regions. This rich background reflects her commitment to a holistic approach, spanning from subsurface insights to well construction and tailored surface geothermal facility design. Dr. Izadi earned her Ph.D. from Penn State University, specializing in a diverse range of areas such as computational geomechanics, fluid transport in fractured and porous media, applied rock mechanics, and Advanced/Enhanced Geothermal Systems. Her profound expertise extends to authoring or co authoring more than 40 technical papers, further cementing her reputation as a notable figure in the field.
Head of Geosolutions at Geocento
Co-chair Geothermal Energy Conference
