Utah Geothermal Working Group

April 29 – 30, 2009

Agenda

The 2009 Geothermal Heat Pump (GHP) Workshop was held at the Salt Lake City Library in downtown Salt Lake City on April 29, and April 30, 2009.

This workshop included presentations and discussions on GHP case histories, new drilling techniques, available products and services, water quality, and policy.

This workshop was designed for interested parties and utility staff who wanted to learn about geothermal heat pumps and to compare them with other resource options, or to learn how to improve existing programs.

The workshop was sponsored by the Utah State Energy Program, American Public Power Association (APPA), the Energy and Geoscience Institute, the Great Basin Center for Geothermal Technology, the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), the SMU Geothermal Laboratory, SoundGT, the US DOE’s Geothermal Technologies Program, and Western Area Power Administration (WAPA).

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Agenda
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Attendees (xls)

April 22 – 23, 2008

This workshop focused on southwestern Utah’s geothermal potential for electricity, direct-use, and ground-source heat pumps and was held at Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah on April 22-23, 2008.

This meeting was designed for utilities, municipalities, students, and homeowners – however all interested parties were encouraged to attend.

The highly qualified speakers on the agenda bring a mix of professional experience in all aspects of geothermal energy.

The workshop was hosted by the Utah Geological Survey’s State Energy Program (SEP), Southern Utah University’s Department of Physical Sciences, and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Geopowering the West.

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March 14 and 15, 2007

Summary (pdf)
Agenda (pdf)

This meeting of the Utah Geothermal Working Group was held at the Utah State Library & Blind Center, Multi-Purpose Room, 1950 West 250 North, Salt Lake City, Utah.

The focus of the meeting was geothermal electricity generation.

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March 22 and 23, 2006

Schedule (pdf)
News Release

The Utah Geothermal Working Group sponsored a two-day workshop on ground-source heat pump (GHP) applications and direct-use of geothermal resources at the Quality Inn Airport, Salt Lake City, Utah on March 22-23, 2006.

The first day was devoted to ground-source heat pumps and included talks on utilization history, current installations, case studies, and operational experience in the western United States. The second day was devoted to direct-use application of geothermal resources and included talks on the nature of the resource, geothermal well completion, economics of direct-use projects, and case studies of various direct-use applications in the western United States. Afternoon field trips to GHP and geothermal direct-use sites followed each of the morning technical sessions.

This workshop was co-sponsored by the Utah Geothermal Working Group, U.S. Department of Energy GeoPowering the West, Sound Geothermal, Oregon Institute of Technology Geo-Heat Center, Washington State University Energy Program, University of Utah Energy & Geoscience Institute, and the Utah Geological Survey State Energy Program.

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October 12, 2005

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August 17th, 2005

News Release

The Department of Energy’s GeoPowering the West (GPW) program hosted a Geothermal Power Generation Workshop at the Department of Natural Resources on August 17th, 2005.

The workshop focused on the key benefits and risks of including geothermal power in a utility’s resources portfolio. This meeting was designed for utility resource personnel, however all interested parties were encouraged to attend. The highly qualified speakers on the agenda brought a mix of professional experience in all aspects of geothermal energy.

The workshop was sponsored by the following organizations: American Public Power Association, Geothermal Resources Council, Geothermal Energy Association, Geothermal Education Office, Utah Geothermal Working Group, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Sandia National Laboratory and Western Area Power Administration.

Guy Nelson, UEF (chair), Leon Pexton, UMPA, Garth Larsen, PacifiCorp and Bob Putnam, CH2M-Hill

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February 24, 2005

Minutes (pdf)

The fourth meeting of the Utah Geothermal Working Group was held February 24, 2005 at the Utah Department of Natural Resources, 1594 W. North Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The objectives of this group were to (1) inform and educate members about geothermal resources and development in Utah, and (2) help remove barriers to geothermal development by creating a set of action items to focus the working group.

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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.

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