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Utah Geothermal Working Group Meeting
When: April 22 and 23, 2008
Where: Southern Utah University located in Cedar City, Utah
Sharwan Smith Student Center, Cedar Breaks Room
Who: Utilities, energy development companies, government entities, students, general public, etc.
Cost: $30 for both days, $20 for one day;
On-site registration: $35 for both days, $25 for one day;
Free to students
Sponsors: Utah Department of Natural Resources, Utah Geological Survey and the Southern Utah University Department of Physical Sciences

Preliminary Agenda

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

8:30 a.m. -8:45 - Introductions

8:45-9:30 - Geothermal Resources in the Eastern Great Basin of Utah - Joseph Moore, Energy & Geoscience Institute; Robert Blackett, Utah Geological Survey

9:30-10:15 - Developing Geothermal Resources in Utah and Other Western Markets - overview of key issues to address for development - Daniel Fleishmann, Ormat Technologies, Inc.

10:15-10:30 - Break

10:30-11:00 - Utah Renewable Energy Incentives - Jason Berry, State Energy Program/Utah Geological Survey

11:00-12:00 - Blundell Geothermal Power Plant Update - Garth Larsen, Nick Rahn, Michael Saunders, PacifiCorp

12:00-1:15 p.m. - Lunch will be provided. Also note that we will have the presentation listed below during the last part of the lunch hour.

12:30-1:15 - Hot Dry Rock, Geothermal and New Vista Village: A New Paradigm For High Density, Multi-Use, Eco-Friendly, Energy Efficient/Independent, Economically Feasible, Viable and Self Sustainable Community/City Planning and Development - Gary Benson and Tyson Wilde, Novatek Engineering (during lunch break)

1:15-2:00 - ENEL North America, Geothermal Projects in the Western U.S. - John Snow, ENEL North America

2:00-2:45 - Update of Raser Technologies Geothermal Projects in the Western U.S. - Mike Hayter, Raser Technologies

2:45-3:00 - Break

3:00-3:45 - GeoExchange: Application for Low Temperature Geothermal - Cary Smith, Sound Geothermal

3:45-4:00 pm - Wrap-up/discussion of the next day's field trip.

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

8:00 am - 5:00 pm - Field trip to Roosevelt Hot Springs geothermal area (Blundell geothermal plant), Thermo Hot Springs (Raser Technologies well drilling), and Newcastle geothermal area (Milgro Nurseries commercial greenhouse complex). Note: we will assemble at 7:30 a.m. in the parking lot adjacent south of the Sharwan Smith Student Center at SUU, and we will depart at 8:00 a.m. sharp!

For more information contact Jason Berry at (801) 538-5413, or jasonberry@utah.gov.
Dept of Natural Resources Dept of Natural Resources