Workshop: Exploring Utah Geothermal Opportunities

January 20, 2004

Agenda (pdf)

The Utah Geothermal Working Group, the National Geothermal Collaborative, and the Geothermal Resources Council sponsored a one day event, Exploring Utah Geothermal Opportunities on January 20, 2004 at the Marriott downtown at 75 South West Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah.

The purpose of the event was to engage the target audience in an information exchange/dialogue with some of the leading experts in the country, and individuals from Utah with hands-on geothermal experience to explore issues and opportunities pertaining to geothermal development in Utah.

PowerPoint Presentations

Events Influencing Geothermal Development in Utah
Geothermal Resource Development in Utah

Robert Blackett, Utah Geological Survey

Geothermal Lease Sale

Bob Henricks, BLM

Geopowering the West

Robert Neilson, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory

National Geothermal Collaborative

Kathleen Rutherford, Resolve, Inc.

Opportunities and Business Applications
Greenhouse, Aquaculture and Industrial Applications of Geothermal Energy

Toni Boyd and John Lund, Geo-Heat Center, Oregon Institute of Technology

AmeriCulture, Tilapia Aquaculture in the Desert

James Witcher, Southwest Technology Development Institute, New Mexico State University

Geothermal Economic Impact

James Witcher

Relevant Regulations
National Geothermal Policy and Regulation

Gordon Bloomquist, Washington State University Energy Program

US Geothermal Policy, Providing Incentives For and Reducing the Risk of Development

Gordon Bloomquist

US Geothermal Policy, Geothermal Steam Act Revision Under Consideration

Gordon Bloomquist

Utah Geothermal

Gordon Bloomquist

How to Finance Development
Exploring Utah Geothermal Opportunities

Liz Battocletti, Bob Lawrence and Associates

Geothermal project funding opportunities through USDA-Rural Development

Richard Carrig, Rural Business Programs Director, USDA, Utah

What Issues are Developers Faced with that the State Can Influence?
Utah Geothermal

Bob Henricks, BLM

A View from the Field, The Developer's Approach to Geothermal Projects

Daniel Schochet, ORMAT Nevada, Inc.

Potential Policy Options to Advance Geothermal Development
USDA-Rural Development Farm Bill Funding

Richard Carrig, Rural Business Programs Director, USDA, Utah

Geothermal Progress – The Energy Bill and the DOE Geothermal Technologies Program

Robert Neilson, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory

Dept of Natural Resources Dept of Natural Resources