DOE appoints new Program Manager for Geothermal Technologies Program
DOE Geothermal Technologies Program, Project Database, website snapshot
Alexander Richter
26 Sep 2011
The U.S. Department of Energy appoints Douglas Hollett as new program manager for its Geothermal Technologies Program. Douglas leaves a more than 25 years professional career in the oil and gas industry behind him.
Reported today, the U.S. Department of Energy finally announced a new program manager for its Geothermal Technologies Program.
Douglas Hollett joins the DOE Geothermal Technologies Program from the oil industry. With a professional career of more than 25 years in oil and gas exploration he has until recently been Manager worldwide unconventional new ventures at Marathon Oil Company. His career at Marathon Oil reaches back to 1986.
From 2001 until 2004 he was the Chairman of the Board at Petroleum Research Atlantic Canada, a multi-stakeholder research initiative focused on applied research in energy, safety, and marine science disciplines involved in the offshore industry. PRAC included 35 entities such as energy companies, Canadian federal government, Provincial governments and other involved parties.
Douglas has a Master’s Degree in Project Manager from York University, a Master’s degree in Geology from the University of Utah and a B.S. in Geology from Williams College.
