GreenFire Energy recently appointed Rob Klenner as president, the geothermal startup announced Aug. 7. 

As president, Klenner will be responsible for overseeing GreenFire’s geothermal energy projects and solutions, including the development of the company’s advanced geothermal system GreenLoop.

GreenLoop is a patented closed-loop geothermal technology that can be used for a number of applications to enhance the production of underperforming geothermal wells and new greenfield projects, GreenFire said in the press release.

“GreenFire Energy has tremendous growth potential and I’m delighted to help execute their vision by deploying GreenFire’s GreenLoop,” Klenner said. “Having worked with the company for several years, I believe this technology is poised to be a game-changer in mature geothermal fields.”

Klenner was previously the director of geothermal technology at Baker Hughes and acted as the executive liaison between GreenFire and Baker Hughes, a GreenFire strategic investor. He holds a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science from the Harold Hamm School of Geology at the University of North Dakota.