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GRC Bulletin

The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) Bulletin is a periodic publication (6 issues per year) that reaches the association’s worldwide membership and paid subscribers. Current circulation is 1,200.

The GRC Bulletin provides a technology and issues forum for professionals involved in geothermal resource research, exploration, development and utilization. The GRC Bulletin also provides news and information that highlights the environmental and economic benefits of geothermal resource development.

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GRC Bulletin Articles

Training and Research at the Andean Geothermal Centre of Excellence (CEGA)

[May/June 2013 Bulletin]
By Dr. Diego Morata

GRC Finds Their Passports - GRC presents a workshop in Java, Indonesia

[March/April 2013 Bulletin]
By Steve Ponder

36th GRC Annual Meeting: Part Two

[January/February 2013 Bulletin]
By Ian Crawford

36th GRC Annual Meeting: Part One

[November/December 2012 Bulletin]
By Ian Crawford

Spotting Thermal Anomalies from Space

[September/October 2012 Bulletin]
By Ian Crawford

Geothermal Energy in Central America: A New Frontier

[July/August 2012 Bulletin]
by Aisha Espey, Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs

Recent Exploration Activity in Nevada-Spring 2012

[May/June 2012 Bulletin]
by Lisa Shevenell and Richard Zehner

Seismology: A Project, An Organization -
The Salton Seismic Imaging Project

[March/April 2012 Bulletin]
By Susan Fox Hodgson

35th GRC Annual Meeting, Part Two
Awards and Field Trips

[January/February 2012 Bulletin]
By Ian Crawford & Susan Hodgson

Opening Session, 35th GRC Annual Meeting
“Geothermal: Sustainable, Green Energy”

[November/December 2011 Bulletin]
By Ian Crawford

"We Speak, Eat, and Breathe Geothermal"
The National Geothermal Academy in Reno

[September/October 2011 Bulletin]
By Susan Fox Hodgson

The Joseph W. Aidlin Memorial Park

[July/August 2011 Bulletin]
By Susan Fox Hodgson

The Hudson Ranch I Geothermal Project

[May/June 2011 Bulletin]
By Larry Grogan, Senior Vice President Resource and Development, EnergySource LLC

US Trade Development Agency Fosters Latin America and Caribbean Geothermal Relations

[March/April 2011 Bulletin]
By John Galbraith

Remembering-B.C. McCabe and Ben Holt

[January/February 2011 Bulletin]
By Susan Fox Hodgson

GRC Recognizes Presentation, Poster and Photography Excellence

[November/December 2010 Bulletin]
By John Galbraith

Highlights of the 34th GRC Annual Meeting

[September/October 2010 Bulletin]
By John Galbraith

EGS in Australia

[July/August 2010 Bulletin]
By Malcolm Ward

Calpine and The Geysers

[May/June 2010 Bulletin]
By John Galbraith

Environmental and Socio-Economic Issues of Geothermal Development in Kenya

[March/April 2010 Bulletin]
By Martin N. Mwangi, GeoSteam Services Ltd.
Edited by Susan Fox Hodgson

Environment Matters, Geothermal in Costa Rica

[January/February 2010 Bulletin]
By Susan Fox Hodgson

Coso Geothermal Field: 15 Years of Successful Abatement

[November/December 2009 Bulletin]
By Gary J. Nagl, Merichem Chemicals & Refinery Services LLC

Q&A with GRC President Frank Monastero

[September/October 2009 Bulletin]
By John Galbraith

Iceland Deep Drilling Project Finds Magma

[July/August 2009 Bulletin]
By Wilfred A. Elders, Professor Emertius of Geology, Department of Earth Science, University of California, Riverside and Guomundur Omar Frioleifsson, HS Orka hf

Recovery Act Funding for Geothermal Techologies

[May/June 2009 Bulletin]
By Ed Wall, Manager, Geothermal Technologies Program, US Department of Energy

The GRC Advantage - Membership for Success

[March/April 2009 Bulletin]
By John Galbraith

World Geothermal Power Generation 2001-2005

[May/June 2006 Bulletin]
By Ruggero Bertani – Enel, Generation and Energy Management –
Renewable Energy – Geothermal Production

Breathing New Life Into Bottle Rock

[November/December 2005 Bulletin]
US Renewables Group, LLC Intends to Re-Power the Bottle Rock Geothermal Power Plant at The Geysers

Geothermal Energy from the Cascades

[November/December 2005 Bulletin]
By John W. Hook, Registered Professional Geologist

One-Stop Shop

[July/August 2005 Bulletin]
The Great Basin Center for Geothermal Energy Offers Solutions for All of Your Exploration, Leasing, and Assessment Needs
By Lisa Shevenell, Director, Great Basin Center for Geothermal Energy – UNR

Colorful Geothermal Energy Uses Poster Available

[July/August 2005 Bulletin]
Geothermal Education Office Offers New, Free Publication

Clearing the Air

[May/June 2005 Bulletin]
Air Emissions from Geothermal Electric Power Facilities Compared to Fossil-Fuel Power Plants in the United States

Heat Source

[May/June 2005 Bulletin]
Recent U.S. Geological Survey Compilations of Regional Temperature and Heat-Flow Data from the U.S. Great Basin

Pyramid Lake Geothermal

[March/ April 2005 Bulletin]
Native American Tribe Seeks Development Potential at the Pyramid Lake Paiute Reservation in Nevada
By Ted J. Clutter – GRC Executive Director

Geothermal Inventory

[November/December 2004 Bulletin]
A New Study Highlights Geothermal Resources Available for Development in California and Nevada
By Jim Lovekin – Manager of Field Operations, GeothermEx, Inc.

NCPA at the Geysers

[July/August 2004 Bulletin]
Northern California Power Agency Benefits the Public and Its Member/Owners with Reliable, Renewable Geothermal Power
By Murray Grande – NCPA Acting Assistant General Manager for Generation Services; and NCPA Geothermal Staff– Steve Enedy, Bill Smith, John Counsil, and Steve Jones

A First for Canada?

[July/ August 2004 Bulletin]
Work Underway To Confirm the Potential for a Geothermal Power Plant in British Columbia

Lake County Success

[May/June 2004 Bulletin]
Generating Environmental Gains With Geothermal Power
By Mark Dellinger, Administrator, Lake County (CA) Sanitation District, and Eliot Allen, Principal, Criterion/Planners Engineers (Portland, OR)

Geothermal Japan

[March/April 2004 Bulletin]
History and Status of Geothermal Power Development and Production
By Seiki Kawazoe – Thermal and Nuclear Power Engineering Society (TEMPES), and Jim Combs – Geo Hills Associates (Reno, NV)

GeoPowering the West

[March/April 2004 Bulletin]
Getting Organized in the Public Sector to Promote U.S. Geothermal Development
By Roger Hill, GeoPowering the West Technical Director Sandia National Laboratories (Albuquerque, NM)

Upgrading Ormesa

[March/April 2004 Bulletin]
ORMAT Nevada, Inc. Expansion and Improvements Raise Power Production 20%
By Don Campbell, Daniel N. Schochet and Zvi Krieger

Recharging the Geysers

[November/December 2003 Bulletin]
Calpine Corp. and Santa Rosa Celebrate Completion of the World's Largest Wastewater-to-Energy Project

An Unfinished Journey

[September/October 2003 Bulletin]
30 Years of Geothermal-Electric Generation in Mexico
by José Luis Quijano-León and Luis C.A. Gutiérrez-Negrín, Comisión Federal de Electricidad, Morelia, México

Los Azufres II

[September/October 2003 Bulletin]
A New 100-MW Geothermal Power Project Starts Operations Near Morelia, Michoacán in Central Mexico
by Dr. Gerardo Hiriart – Comisión Federal de Electricidad, Mexico City, Mexico

Pioneering Past

[September/October 2003 Bulletin]
Geothermal Development in Mexico Highlighted in Rarely Seen Photographs
Introduction and Captions by José Luis Quijano-León, Comisión Federal de Electricidad, Morelia, México

Geothermal Nicaragua

[July/August 2003 Bulletin]
by Ariel Zúñiga, Instituto Nicaragüense de Energía

Geothermal El Salvador

[July/August 2003 Bulletin]
by José Antonio Rodriguez and Ada Herrera, Geotérmica Salvadoreña, S.A. de C.V.

Costa Rica

[July/August 2003 Bulletin]
Geothermal Update
by Dr. Alfredo Mainieri Protti, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad

Geothermal Guatemala

[May/June 2003 Bulletin]
Past, Present and Future Development of Geothermal Energy in Guatemala
by Enrique M. Lima Lobato (West Japan Engineering Consultants, Inc., Japan); with Julio Palma and Alfredo René Roldán Manzo (Empresa de Generación de Energia Eléctrica, INDE, Guatemala)

Geothermal Energy Reduces Greenhouse Gases

[March/April 2003 Bulletin]
CO2 Emissions from Geothermal Energy Facilities are Insignificant Compared to Power Plants Burning Fossil Fuels
by K. Kit Bloomfield (INEEL), Joseph N. Moore (EGI), and Robert M. Neilson, Jr. (INEEL)

Magic at Maguarichic

[March /April 2003 Bulletin]
New CFE Geothermal Village Power Plant in Mexico Bestows Local Residents with Prosperity—and Children With Ice Cream
by Raúl Sánchez-Velasco, Moisés López-Díaz, Héctor Mendoza and Raúl Tello-Hinojosa – Comisión Federal de Electricidad (Morelia, Mexico)

Geothermal California

[September /October 2002 Bulletin]
California Claims the World's Highest Geothermal Power Output, With Potential for Even More Production With Advanced Techniques
by John Sass and Sue Priest, U.S. Geological Survey (Flagstaff, AZ)

Model for Success

[September/October 2002 Bulletin]
An Overview of Industry-Military Cooperation in the Development of Power Operations at the Coso Geothermal Field in Southern California
by Francis C. Monastero, Geothermal Programs Office, U.S. Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake

Gators in the Sage

[November/December 2001 Bulletin]
Leo Ray's Pioneering Work in Geothermal Aquaculture Has Successfully Established Alligators as a New Cash Crop for Idaho