The GRC
GRC Goals
Membership
Governance and Funding
GRC Foundation
Education Program
Annual Meeting
Publications
GRC Library
Staff
The
Geothermal Resources Council
With the experience and dedication of its diverse, international
membership bolstering a 30-year track record, the Geothermal Resources
Council (GRC) has built a solid reputation as one of the world’s
premier geothermal associations. The GRC serves as a focal point
for continuing professional development for its members through
its outreach, information transfer and education services.
GRC Goals
The GRC is a tax-exempt, non-profit, educational association 501(c)(3).
Formed in 1970, the GRC was incorporated in the state of Washington
in 1972, and in California in 1981. With members in 30 countries,
the GRC actively seeks to expand its role as a primary professional
educational association for the international geothermal community.
The goals of the GRC are to:
Encourage worldwide development of geothermal resources
through the collection and timely distribution of data and technological
information.
Promote research, exploration and development of geothermal
energy in ways compatible with the environment.
Serve as a public forum for the world geothermal community,
providing transfer of objective and unbiased information on the
nature of geothermal resources and techniques of geothermal development.
Cooperate with national and international academic institutions,
industry and government agencies to encourage economically and environmentally
sound development and utilization of geothermal resources.
GRC Membership
GRC membership is open to any person, organization, agency or company.
Membership advantages include access to GRC functions, specifically
its Annual Meeting and educational programs; a subscription to the
GRC Bulletin; listing in the GRC Membership Roster and Registry
of Geothermal Services & Equipment; companion membership in
the International Geothermal Association; and the opportunity to
stand for election to the GRC Board of Directors. Membership opportunities
include:
Individual: Regular, Student and Benefactor. Students with
an interest in geothermal resources and development are encouraged
to join the GRC.
Corporate: Company/Institutional, Supporting, Sustaining
and Patron. GRC Corporate Members include major developers of geothermal
energy in the United States and around the world.
Retired: Over 65 years of age and retired. Retired GRC Members
include many geothermal industry pioneers.
Governance and Funding
The GRC is governed by a 28-member Board of Directors, elected
by the general membership to 2-year terms. To provide continuity,
half of the Board is elected every year. All GRC members are eligible
for election to the Board of Directors.
GRC operating funds are derived from its Annual Meeting; corporate
contributions; government grants and contracts; workshops; membership
dues and contributions; and publication sales and advertising.
GRC Foundation
The GRC Board of Directors created the Geothermal Resources Council
Foundation in 1986. Contributions to the Foundation help ensure
future geothermal development through GRC education and information
transfer efforts. The Foundation consists of three specific funds
augmented by tax-deductible contributions and interest on principal:
Education Fund: Provides scholarships, speaker travel expenses
and miscellaneous costs associated with educational activities.
Pioneer Fund: Provides financing (if needed) for GRC operations
and capital expenses.
Publication Fund: Provides loans for production costs of
selected GRC publications.
Education
Program
The GRC develops educational functions on a variety of topics that
are critical to geothermal development. The GRC convenes special
meetings, workshops, and conferences on a broad range of topics
pertaining to geothermal exploration, development and utilization.
Topics include (but are not limited to) business management, direct
(low-temperature) uses, drilling, economics, environmental aspects,
financing, geochemistry, geology, geophysics, heat pumps, operations
and maintenance, power plants, reservoir engineering, and taxation.
In addition, the GRC periodically schedules a basic, introductory
course about geothermal resources and development. On a contract
basis, the GRC can provide comprehensive professional meeting services
to fulfill industry and agency needs.
Annual Meetings
GRC Annual Meetings are the most important yearly event in the
geothermal world, providing an international forum where members,
participants and guests learn about the latest advances in geothermal
technologies through technical and poster sessions. The companion
(U.S.) Geothermal Energy Association Trade Show offers the opportunity
to learn about the latest in geothermal equipment and services while
forming important business contacts. A number of optional events
during GRC Annual Meetings, including field trips and workshops,
provide meaningful and enjoyable social interaction that promote
friendships and collaboration within the international geothermal
community. A convenient searchable CD Transactions offers most technical
papers presented at GRC Annual Meetings, which are convened on a
rotating basis at spacious facilities in Reno, Nevada, and in San
Diego, California—with alternate cities chosen by the Board
of Directors to enhance domestic and international relations.
Publications
The GRC publishes a periodical Bulletin (6 issues per
year), which features articles on technical topics and geothermal
development issues, as well as commentaries and news briefs. The
Bulletin is provided to GRC members and is available to non-members
by subscription. In addition, the GRC publishes an annual Membership
Roster and Registry of Geothermal Services & Equipment,
a unique publication that provides business, consulting and research
contacts throughout the international geothermal community.
The GRC encourages its members and the geothermal industry to advertise
in the Bulletin and the Membership Roster and Registry
of Geothermal Services & Equipment. Advertisements in both
publications reach not only our members, but representatives of
the worldwide geothermal industry, government agencies and research
institutions.
With financial assistance from private and/or government institutions,
the GRC has published a number of Special Reports about
various aspects of geothermal resources and development. As noted
above, the GRC Transactions contain most technical papers
presented at GRC Annual Meetings.
GRC Library
The GRC maintains the most comprehensive geothermal technical library
in the world at its offices in Davis, California, and on its website
at: www.geothermal.org Through keyword search, the GRC Online Library
offers title and author citations for more than 30,000 papers, articles,
books and other geothermal energy publications, with new listings
are added to the database on a regular basis. For its members, the
GRC’s online Geothermal Energy Research Library offers thousands
of GRC-copyrighted technical papers from its Transactions,
Special Reports and Bulletins as downloadable
PDF files.
GRC Staff
Curt Robinson Ph.D. - Email: Executive
Director
Estela M. Smith - Email: GRC Office Manger - Memberships & Meetings
Chi-Meng Moua - Email: Library Associate & Website Management
Anh Lay - Email: Office Associate - Bulletin & Roster Advertising
GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES COUNCIL
P.O. Box 1350 2001 Second Street, Suite 5 Davis, CA
95617-1350 • USA
Email: grc@geothermal.org
• Phone: (530) 758-2360 Fax: (530) 758-2839
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