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Erin R. Anderson

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Erin R. Anderson is a member of the Technology Systems and Sustainability Analysis Group in the Strategic Energy Analysis Center.

Senior Geothermal Analyst
On staff since December 2009
Phone number: 303-275-4235
E-mail: erin.anderson@nrel.gov

Areas of expertise

  • Geothermal energy
  • Geothermal heat pumps
  • Heat transfer and temperature modeling in geothermal borehole drilling

Primary research interests

  • Geothermal heat pump market development
  • Geothermal integration with clean energy and carbon markets
  • Supercritical CO2 as transfer medium/sequestration in geothermal reservoirs

Education and background training

  • MBA concentration in finance, University of Denver, Denver, CO 2009
  • M.S. in renewable energy science (geothermal), RES the School of Renewable Energy Science, University of Iceland & University of Akureyri, Akureyri, Iceland, 2009
  • B.S. in civil engineering, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 2004

Prior work experience

  • Tech Transfer Analyst Intern, NREL, Golden, CO (March - December 2009)
  • Financial Analyst, Denver Growth Partners, Denver, CO (Feb 2007 - Jan 2008)
  • Clean Energy Alliance Graduate Assistant, NREL & Daniels College of Business (Sept - Dec 2007)
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant, Daniels Dept. of Statistics and Technology (Jan - July 2007)
  • Contract Work, AspenBio Pharma Inc., Castle Rock, CO Feb (2006 - Feb 2007)
  • Contract Work, A4S Security Inc., Loveland, CO (Mar - Dec 2006)
  • Civil Engineer II, Hartwig & Associates, Inc., Englewood, CO (Mar 2005 - Feb 2007)
  • Junior Estimator, J.H. Lynch & Sons, Cumberland, RI (April 2002 - Mar 2005, yearly)

Other affiliations

  • Beta Gamma Sigma

Selected publications

Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader

Anderson, E. R. (2009). Aluminum Alloy Drill Pipes in High Temp Hydrothermal Wells. 2009 GRC Annual Meeting (pp. 1-8). Reno, NV: Geothermal Resource Council.

Personal interests/hobbies

Skiing, biking, hiking, tennis, painting