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Mark your calendar!!!
Upcoming Geothermal Energy Association Events 2009
January 19, 2009:The Green Inaugural Ball, Washington, DC
For more information on this sold out event, please visit www.greenball2009.org.
May 6, 2009: Geothermal Energy Project Showcase, Washington, DC
GEA will be inviting the DC energy policy and technology community to see geothermal energy projects under development in the West at the Newseum in Washington DC. Leading geothermal companies in the U.S. will show their new geothermal projects either near completion or just coming online. Companies will share footage (video or stills) and talk about their projects. A panel discussion with moderator is also expected to be part of this half-day event. For more information contact Kathy Kent at kathy@geo-energy.org.
June 3, 2009: GEA Geothermal Energy West Coast Finance and Development Workshop, Seattle, WA
GEA will hold its next in a highly successful series of Finance and Development Workshops in Seattle, WA on June 3. The agenda of this workshop will include a U.S. Geothermal update, panel of project developers, technology panel, finance panel, community/environmental panel, tribal and power company perspectives, keynote presentations by the Mayor of Seattle and other notable invitees. While encompassing development across the U.S., some presentations will focus on the Pacific Northwest. This event will be promoted nationwide and to the media. For more information contact Kathy Kent at kathy@geo-energy.org.
August 12-13, 2009: GEA Geothermal Energy Direct Use/Small Power Finance Workshop, Klamath Falls, OR
GEA in cooperation with OIT will host a geothermal direct-use and small power workshop in Klamath Falls, Oregon in the summer of 2009. The format would be an all day workshop with a site tour the following day. Included in the workshop agenda will be the how-to’s of financing a small power/direct use project, direct use technology, presentations of small projects and direct use projects today and information about drilling and exploration for such projects. For more information contact Kathy Kent at kathy@geo-energy.org.
October 4-7, 2009: Geothermal Energy 2009 Expo, Peppermill Resort and Casino, Reno, NV
More information and registration coming soon. For speaking and sponsorship opportunities, please contact Kathy at kathy@geo-energy.org.
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New Report!!!
Click here for our brand new report examing changes in federal geothermal revenues since 2005, when amendments were made to the Geothermal Steam Act by the Energy Policy Act
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Quick Fact:
Did you know...
About 6 million people in the U.S. get their household energy through geothermal technology? Half of these, about 3 million, receive electricity from geothermal power plants, and the other half use geothermal heat pumps to provide their heating and cooling needs.